Under Thomas Voland’s leadership, Clifford Chance’s state aid and regulatory team provides advice on constitutional, compliance, and regulatory matters at both German and European levels. The team’s work spans mobility, infrastructure, healthcare, technology, energy, and defence sectors, with particular focus on projects supporting the energy transition, including net zero investments, grid expansion, and battery factory construction. Increasingly, clients seek out the firm for guidance on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation in cross-border transactions and public funding.
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Key clients
- Haier smart home
- MB Energy Holding GmbH
Work highlights
Advised Haier Smart Home on the global regulatory filings for its acquisition of Carrier's Commercial Refrigeration business (CCR) for an enterprise value of USD 775 million.
Advising a manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles on EU state aid issues regarding a joint development project with a supplier of battery materials. The project also concerns questions regarding the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act and state aid granted thereunder.
Advising a private equity investor on questions of state aid under the European Defence Fund (EDF) concerning one of its portfolio companies.
Practice head
Thomas Voland
Other key lawyers
Caroline Scholke; Zaid Mansour; Arne Gayk; Laura-Isabell Dietz; Steffen Amelung