The energy sector is changing. Our team of highly specialized experts supports you in this process and helps you to seize the opportunities. We are at the top of the latest legal and energy policy developments and have a profound entrepreneurial understanding of the industry. You can benefit from our interdisciplinary advice on transactions in the energy sector and infrastructure projects.

Key service areas

At the nexus of technology, economy and law, we advise you especially in the following areas:

• Corporate/M&A
• Renewables
• Project finance
• Trade and distribution, PPAs
• Sector coupling and decarbonization
• Regulatory (grid/storage/trade)
• Energy antitrust and merger control 
• Power stations/pipeline projects
• Restructuring
• Arbitration

Insights

Supplement to Dentons’ Guide to Investing in renewable energy projects in Europe

July 2020

The first half of 2020 has seen a number of significant market and regulatory developments in the European renewables industry, but in this sector, as in the rest of the economy, the impact of COVID-19 and responses to it have been the dominant feature.

The EU Hydrogen Strategy – Another remarkable step towards creating a hydrogen industry at a European-wide level

July 15, 2020

In line with a series of hydrogen-focused initiatives of the EU and its member states, the European Commission has published the “Hydrogen Strategy for a climate-neutral Europe” on 8 July 2020.

German coal phase-out – Another step towards decarbonization of the power sector and beyond

July 7, 2020

On Friday, July 3, 2020, the German Bundestag and Bundesrat finally passed the law on the phase out of coal. The phase-out was announced by the German government at the beginning of the year, and the underlying legislation is now enacted.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons appoints three partners to European leadership roles

July 21, 2020

Global law firm Dentons has announced the appointment of three partners to European practice and sector leadership roles. Anita Horváth will co-lead the Europe Energy sector group, Christopher Rose will lead the Global Private Services sector group within Europe, and Thomas Schubert will lead the Europe Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies group.

Partners Thomas Dörmer and Tim Heitling join Dentons’ Energy and Infrastructure practice with their team of transactional and regulatory lawyers

July 1, 2020

Global law firm Dentons has bolstered its Energy and Infrastructure group in Berlin with the addition of a team of four lawyers, led by partners Dr. Thomas Dörmer and Dr. Tim Heitling. They joined along with associate Annekathrin Markert on July 1, 2020.  Dr. Daniel Neudecker will join as counsel in August. The team, which was previously with Baker McKenzie, brings significant experience in both transactional and regulatory work in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Dentons promotes 20 partners across Europe and Central Asia

April 9, 2020

Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has announced the promotion of 20 new partners from across continental Europe and Central Asia. The new partners represent a range of practices, sectors and industries.

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