Praised for its energy industry experience, White & Case LLP is adept in cross-border M&A and financings for power plants, hydrogen terminals and battery storage projects. Thomas Burmeister runs the group, advising on aspects of European regulation. Burmeister is well supported by Petra Iffert, who is key for energy regulatory advice, particularly regarding hydrogen production. Aside from advising energy companies on corporate structure and on the regulatory side, the group is engaged in some disputes before EU Court and represents transmission system operators in federal proceedings. Elsewhere, Hans-Georg Schulze is instrumental in the group’s advice on joint ventures or high-volume acquisitions in the energy sector, as well as in the purchase agreements associated with them.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Highly professional team with practical hands-on and client-focussed approach combined with deep industry experience.’
- ‘Highly skilled and engaged team which assisted us in a major M&A deal in Germany.’
- ‘Hans-Georg Schulze is one of the best lawyers I've ever worked with. Great experience, good command of the negotiations, best-in-class business acumen and excellent availability and engagement.'
Key clients
- EnBW
- Baltic Cable AB
- Statkraft AS
- Statkraft Markets GmbH
- TransnetBW GmbH
- Amprion GmbH
- Tennet TSO GmbH
- 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
- Nowega GmbH
- EWE
- Erdgas Münster GmbH
- E.ON SE
Work highlights
Advising Snam S.p.A. on the €920 million equity value acquisition from Infinity Investments of a 24.99 percent stake in the share capital of Luxembourg-based Vier Gas Holding S.à r.l. (VGH), which indirectly owns the entire share capital in Open Grid Europe (OGE).
Represented four of the five German electricity transmission system operators before the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf in model proceedings to determine the equity interest rates for the fourth regulatory period and subsequent representation in appeal proceedings before the Federal Court of Justice.
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Practice head
Thomas Burmeister
Other key lawyers
Florian Degenhardt; Petra Iffert; Thyl Haßler; Hans-Georg Schulze