We are pleased to announce a new Partner and the appointment of a Counsel

December 2020

 

Partner Schramm

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Katja Schramm has been elected partner as of January 1, 2021. Katja, who completed her legal training at Bucerius Law School and at the professorship of Prof. Michael Fehling in Hamburg and Prof. Christian Waldhoff in Bonn, has been an attorney since 2013 and a Master of Laws in Environmental and Regulatory Law (LL.M, Nottingham) since 2017. Her professional focus is on environmental and planning law with a particular focus on the energy industry. She will primarily strengthen the Düsseldorf office of our firm after her return from parental leave. We are extremely pleased to have a partner like Katja in our ranks.

 

Partner Bachmann

We are also very pleased to announce the appointment of Sebastian Lutz-Bachmann as Counsel as of January 1, 2021. Sebastian, who studied at the Universities of Passau and Bonn and worked, inter alia, at the professorship of Prof. Udo Di Fabio, has been a lawyer since 2014 and has also been a Master of Laws of Nottingham Law School since 2017. He primarily advises on administrative and constitutional law as well as environmental law with a focus on renewable energies. We are very pleased that Sebastian is now working for us as Counsel.

Congratulations to both of them!

Further areas of expertise:

Energy and climate regulation

We have been at the forefront of important energy law projects and have helped to shape Germany’s energy transition.

Automotive and new mobility

The regulatory challenges in the automotive sector are international and carry high liability risks. We know the technical foundations as well as all the hurdles and phases where regulatory advice is needed.

Industry and environment

We have got vast expertise in obtaining approval for major industrial projects and we give advice on the entire range of environmental law relating to industrial production.

Finance and insurance

We advise on transactions and structural questions for public banks and insurance companies as well as on the regulation of financial markets, European banking supervision and bank liquidation.

Infrastructure and transport

If you need help with the making, securing and defending of your infrastructure project, we can guide you safely to your goal, whether you are an investor or directly engaged in the project.

Mining, water and raw materials

With our decades of expertise in mining law, raw-material extraction and water management, we have shaped the legal landscape for companies and the state.

State and Europe

Both the state and the European Union change the landscape for companies via regulations and treaties. We are more than familiar with these instruments and the opportunities and risks they bring.

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