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Dentons
MARKGRAFENSTRASSE 33
10117 BERLIN
Germany
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Work Department

Co-Head of Europe Energy Regulatory, Corporate

Position

Thomas Schubert, LL.M. (Boston) is a Corporate / M&A partner in Dentons’ Berlin office. He is head of the European Venture Technology Group and co-head of the European Energy Regulatory Group. Thomas focusses on advising national and international companies and investors on M&A transactions, corporate reorganizations and insolvencies. Furthermore, he advises clients on private equity transactions, venture capital investments and joint ventures. Thomas’ main area of expertise lies within the technology sector. He has a particular focus on the energy and renewable energy industry. Further engagements of Thomas include advising clients from the IT industry as well as the biotech and automotive branch. He also represents corporates as well as aspiring growth companies on the implementation of innovative digital business models, including blockchain technology, and innovative technologies such as hydrogen. Prior to joining Dentons, Thomas was a partner at another leading technology focused law firm.

Career

  • Partner, Dentons, Berlin, 2015 to date
  • Partner, Olswang, Berlin, 2013-2015
  • Mayer Brown, Berlin/Düsseldorf/Houston (Texas), 2006-2013
  • White & Case, Dresden, 2005-2006

Memberships

  • Member, Bundesverband WindEnergie e.V.
  • Member, Berlin-Brandenburg Energy Network e.V.
  • Member, GDANSA e.V.
  • Founding member, goerlitz21 e.V.
  • Member, Boston University alumni network

Education

Boston University School of Law, 2012, LL.M.

Admitted to the bar, Germany, 2005

Legal clerkship, 2003-2005, Berlin, Brussels and Dresden

University of Cantabria, 1999-2000, Legal studies

Technical University Dresden, 1997-2002, Legal studies

Lawyer Rankings

Deutschland > Branchenfokus > Energie

Bei Dentons steht weiterhin Beratung zu sektorspezifischen, oftmals grenzüberschreitenden, Transaktionen im Vordergrund, wobei jedoch auch regulatorische Themen, etwa im Zusammenhang mit dem Gesetz für die Wäremeplanung und zur Dekarbonisierung der Wärmenetze, beherrscht werden. Thomas Schubert leitet das Team und versinnbildlicht den Transaktionsfokus der Kanzlei mit seiner M&A-Expertise, welche überwiegend im Rahmen von erneuerbaren Energien und insbesondere im Bereich Offshore-Wind zur Anwendung kommt. Nach den Abgängen der Transaktionsexperten Thomas Dörmer und Tim Heitling  im Januar 2024 zu Hogan Lovells International LLP und von Michael Krömker  zu Pinsent Masons Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB im Dezember 2023, wechselte Gabriele Haas (Regulatorik und Compliance) im September 2024 zu Noerr.

Germany > Industry focus > Energy

Dentons focuses on energy-related transactions, including cross-border aspects, as well as regulatory issues such as matters pertaining to the heat supply planning legislation and the decarbonistion of heating networks. Thomas Schubert heads the team and offers M&A expertise, which is regularly called upon in connection with renewable energies, particularly ​​offshore wind energy. Following the departure of transaction experts Thomas Dörmer and Tim Heitling to Hogan Lovells International LLP in January 2024 and Michael Krömker to Pinsent Masons Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Solicitors Partnerschaft mbB in December 2023, Gabriele Haas (regulatory and compliance) moved to Noerr in September 2024.