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Watson Farley & Williams

Energy: Transactional

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Watson Farley & Williams

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Provided by Watson Farley & Williams

Watson Farley & Williams is a leading international law firm in the energy sector. Our services are based on deep industry knowledge combined with significant transactional experience including banking and finance, corporate and tax law.

The energy and utility sector is in transformation. Market players need to address an ever-changing set of regulatory and environmental framework conditions, impacts of fuel prices, technologies and investment models. 

As leading energy experts, we have been helping a wide range of well-known domestic and international banks, investors, energy utilities and developers to manage the challenges of this tremendously dynamic market. 

Our experience includes working on a variety of pioneering energy and infrastructure transactions and projects in Europe, the United States and Asia.

We frequently lend our legal expertise to legislative projects which – in combination with our industry knowledge and expert know-how in the energy sector – allows us to provide clients with pragmatic solutions to progress their projects.

Our energy clients include:

  • banks and other financiers
  • financial investors including infrastructure and private equity funds
  • energy utilities
  • developers
  • insurers and pension funds.

Clients (6)

  • PNE WIND AG
  • HSH Nordbank AG
  • Commerz Real AG
  • Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF)
  • Strabag OW EVS GmbH
  • WKN AG

Industries (7)

  • Banks
  • Construction & Materials
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Real Estate
  • Utilities

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Energy: Transactional - Germany


What the Team is Known For

Watson Farley & Williams is a well-respected law firm in the German energy market with a particularly strong standing in the financing of renewable energy projects. Its strength in offshore wind fields is especially noteworthy. The team is equally present in complex and often cross-border sales and acquisitions of energy assets, acting on behalf of asset managers and energy corporates. Clients also benefit from the law firm's strength in the comprehensive handling of large renewable projects. Furthermore, the team represents clients in energy arbitration. In addition to acting for prominent corporates, Watson Farley & Williams also advises prestigious banks and consortiums.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist

Watson Farley & Williams ist eine renommierte Kanzlei auf dem deutschen Energiemarkt mit einer besonders starken Position bei der Finanzierung von Projekten im Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien. Besonders hervorzuheben ist ihre Stärke in Offshore-Windfeldern. Das Team ist gleichermaßen bei komplexen und oft grenzüberschreitenden Verkäufen und Übernahmen von Energieanlagen tätig und handelt im Auftrag von Vermögensverwaltern und Energieunternehmen. Mandanten profitieren zudem von der Stärke der Kanzlei in der umfassenden Abwicklung von Großprojekten im Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien. Darüber hinaus vertritt das Team Mandanten in Energieschiedsverfahren. Watson Farley & Williams ist nicht nur für namhafte Unternehmen tätig, sondern berät auch namhafte Banken und Konsortien.

Work Highlights

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  • Watson Farley & Williams advised Eternal Power on the planning and development of its Dummerstorf green hydrogen project.

  • Watson Farley & Williams beriet Eternal Power bei der Planung und Entwicklung ihres Projekts zur Erzeugung von grünem Wasserstoff in Dummerstorf.

Strengths

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  • Watson Farley & Williams has broad experience and extensive regulatory knowledge, even when it comes to rare and very specific issues.

    Energy: Transactional respondentGermany
  • Watson Farley & Williams has an excellent sector knowledge combined with strong technical expertise.

    Energy: Transactional respondentGermany
  • Watson Farley & Williams has a well organised and resourced team that is approachable and responsive.

    Energy: Transactional respondentGermany
  • Watson Farley & Williams' service and responsiveness are perfect and its team is extremely knowledgeable, prudent and agile.

    Energy: Transactional respondentGermany
  • Watson Farley & Williams is able to think ahead as to what we as a client need in a transaction, which is very valuable.

    Energy: Transactional respondentGermany
  • Der Service und die Reaktionsschnelligkeit von Watson Farley & Williams sind perfekt, und das Team ist äußerst kompetent, umsichtig und flexibel.
    Energy: Transactional respondentGermany

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Malte Jordan
    Band 2Malte Jordan

    Malte Jordan

    Malte Jordan is based in Hamburg and well known for his expertise in the sale and acquisition of renewable energy projects, as well as related financing mandates. Infrastructure funds and energy companies alike belong to his prestigious clientele.

    Malte Jordan lebt in Hamburg und ist bekannt für seine Expertise im Verkauf und Erwerb von Projekten im Bereich der erneuerbaren Energien sowie den damit verbundenen Finanzierungsmandaten. Infrastrukturfonds und Energieunternehmen gehören gleichermaßen zu seinem namhaften Kundenkreis.

    • Malte Jordan is a great lawyer who is very commercial and approachable.

      Energy: Transactional respondentGermany
    • Malte Jordan ist ein hervorragender Anwalt, der sehr wirtschaftlich denkt und zugänglich ist.

      Energy: Transactional respondentGermany

Ranked Individuals at Watson Farley & Williams (1)

Germany

Members

Provided by Watson Farley & Williams

  • Christine Bader

  • Gerrit Bartsch

  • Sebastian Baum

  • Marcus M. Bechtel

  • Sven Fretthold

  • Stefan Hoffmann

  • Stefan Kilgus

  • Verena Scheibe

  • Sebastian Wulff

  • Wolfram Böge

  • Carolin Woggon

  • Christian R. Schindler

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