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Dr Martin Hamer

Work Department
Government Law & Policy
Position
Partner/Shareholder
Career
Martin Hamer is a Partner in the Environmental Group in Germany. He focuses on environmental matters including soil and groundwater contamination, environmental permits, nature protection, waste management, mining and climate protection. Martin represents clients in complex permit procedures vis-à-vis public authorities, environmental liability litigation and public law contract negotiations. In addition, he advises on environmental and other regulatory matters in corporate and real estate transactions. Amongst his clients are manufacturers, real estate companies, private equity funds, energy suppliers and business associations.
Martin also specialises in public planning and building law matters. He represents investors, project developers and housing companies in planning and building permit procedures vis-à-vis municipalities and authorities. He regularly lectures on public planning and building law at the EBS University for Economics and Law in Wiesbaden.
Martin has been recognized in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in Germany in the category Environmental Law. He has published numerous articles on environmental and planning matters. For example, he recently published an article on a mining and environmental law topic in the Fall 2019 edition of the American Bar Association’s online journal Natural Resources & Environment. Furthermore, Martin is co-author of the legal commentary on the German Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Act in the publication Berliner Kommentar zum Energierecht.
Prior to joining the firm, Martin worked as a partner at the UK law firm Olswang in Berlin and spent more than ten years with the environmental, planning and regulatory group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Concentration
Land development projects
Soil/groundwater contamination
Energy efficiency in the real estate sector
Real estate transactions
Climate change/emissions trading
Capabilities
Environmental
Real Estate
Energy & Natural Resources
Land Development
Energy Transactions
Renewable Energy
Energy Project Finance & Development
Germany
Languages
German
English
Italian
Education
- Ph.D., Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg/Germany, 2001
- Second Legal State Exam, Oldenburg/Germany, 1999
- First Legal State Exam, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg/Germany, 1997
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Öffentliches Recht > Wirtschaftsverwaltungsrecht
Von Greenberg Traurig Germanys wirtschaftsverwaltungsrechtlichen Fähigkeiten profitierten zuletzt vermehrt Unternehmen aus Einzelhandel, Infrastruktur und Gesundheit im Rahmen von Markteintritten und Großvorhaben, jedoch ist die Praxis weiterhin für insbesondere regionale Wohnungsbaugenossenschaften und -verbände in Verwaltungs- und Verfassungsverfahren aktiv. Das Team begleitete zudem vermehrt haushaltsrechtliche Belange und wird von dem in der Wohnungsmarktregulierung und dem Verfassungsrecht versierten Martin Hamer (zudem Abfallwirtschaft, Immissions- und Klimaschutz) sowie dem regelmäßig zu Infrastruktur- und Energieprojekten beratenden Dieter Neumann geleitet. Counsel Johann-Frederik Schuldt ist ebenfalls in der Wohnungsmarktregulierung sowie in grenzüberschreitenden umweltrechtlichen Themen erfahren.
Deutschland > Branchenfokus > Energie
Die Unterstützung von Mandanten bei Projekten im Feld erneuerbarer Energien stellt den Schwerpunkt der Tätigkeit von Greenberg Traurig Germany dar, wobei das Team unter der Leitung von Dieter Neumann und Martin Hamer ein vielseitiges Themenspektrum abdeckt, welches M&A, Finanzierungen und Vertragsverhandlungen ebenso abdeckt wie regulatorische Beratung. Martin Borning ist ein Experte für Wasserstoffprojekte und verfügt gleichzeitig über Erfahrung in der Beratung zu Batteriespeichersystemen, Energiehandel und Asset Management.
Deutschland > Öffentliches Recht > Umwelt- und Planungsrecht
Greenberg Traurig Germany überzeugt in der Beratung von Projektentwicklern, Akteuren der öffentlichen Hand und Verbänden zu Logistik-, Städtebau- und Quartiersentwicklungsvorhaben. Dabei ist das Team in der Begleitung immissionsschutz- und wasserrechtlicher Genehmigungsverfahren sowie Themenstellungen rund um Boden- und Grundwasserverunreinigungen versiert. Die Beratung zu Naturschutz- und Klimaschutzrecht, Abfallwirtschaft und umweltrechtlicher Compliance sind weitere Kernkompetenzen des Teams, das von dem im Bergrecht und Immissionsschutz versierten Martin Hamer geleitet wird.
Germany > Public sector > Planning and environment
Greenberg Traurig Germany excels in advising project developers, public sector players and associations on logistics, urban development and district development projects. The team is well versed in emission control and water law approval procedures as well as in soil and groundwater contamination issues. Advice on nature conservation and climate protection law, waste management and environmental compliance represent additional core competencies of the team. It is led by Martin Hamer, who is adept in mining law and emission control.
Germany > Public sector > Commercial administrative law
Greenberg Traurig Germany‘s economic and administrative law skills have recently benefited companies from the retail, infrastructure and health sectors seeking advice on market entry and large-scale projects, while the practice also continues to assist with administrative and constitutional proceedings, particularly for regional housing cooperatives and associations. The team has further increasingly been involved in budgetary law matters and is led by Martin Hamer, who is well versed in housing market regulation and constitutional law (also waste management, emissions and climate protection), and Dieter Neumann, who regularly advises on infrastructure and energy projects. Counsel Johann-Frederik Schuldt is also experienced in housing market regulation and cross-border environmental law issues.
Germany > Industry focus > Energy
Supporting clients in renewable energy projects is the focus of Greenberg Traurig Germany‘s practice, with the team led by Dieter Neumann and Martin Hamer covering various topics, including M&A, financing and contract negotiations as well as regulatory advice. Martin Borning is an expert in hydrogen projects and also has experience in advising on battery storage systems, energy trading and asset management.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial administrative law Germany > Public sector
- Energy Germany > Industry focus
- Planning and environment Germany > Public sector
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Media > Entertainment
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Public sector > Commercial administrative law
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Industry focus > Telecoms
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Banking and finance > Investment funds
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Private equity > Venture capital
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Data protection
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Private equity > Transactions