Taylor Wessing’s planning and environment practice, part of the Real Estate group led by Johannes Callet, continues to deliver structured regulatory guidance across retail and renewable energy mandates. Its advisory scope spans approval and development procedures, waste and emissions regulation, and sector-specific compliance, supported by Oliver Klöck’s healthcare regulatory expertise. The team also benefits from Norbert Kämper’s infrastructure focus, where he advises on the entire lifecycle of projects.
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  • ‘In recent years, we have worked closely with Jörg Henkel in the field of special administrative law, particularly in the area of municipal law. Jörg Henkel advised us on the issue of compulsory connection and use and successfully represented us in court. We particularly appreciate his availability, quick comprehension, and ability to solve problems quickly without losing sight of the practicality of the solution.'

Key clients

  • C. East Energy GmbH
  • Elite Partners Capital
  • C. CEE Group
  • C. Encavis Asset Management AG
  • C. BWE (Bundesverband Windenergie e.V.)
  • C. BVES (Bundesverband Energie-speicher Systeme e.V.)
  • ECE Group
  • Garbe Group

Work highlights

Advising East Energy GmbH on the development of the Finsterwalde/Brandenburg sector coupling project (approx. 200 MW photovoltaic, approx. 65 MW wind farm, approx. 50 MW electrolysis hydrogen/biomethanol, approx. 50 MW battery storage); advice in particular on the drafting of the land- use and zoning plan for the PV plant and on the creation of planning law (regional planning/land use planning) for the wind farm or, alternatively, on the implementation of a plan approval procedure.
Advising Elite Partners Capital on the acquisition of a large-scale logistics park in the vicinity of Karlsruhe on all matters relating to the transaction, including tax.
Practice head

Johannes Callet

Other key lawyers

Norbert Kämper; Roland Schmidt-Bleker; Dieter Lang; Christoph Janssen; Jörg Henkel; Nele Sutmeier; Julia Wulff; Kris Breudel