Posser Spieth Wolfers & Partners, Germany 2025

About

Provided by Posser Spieth Wolfers & Partners

Germany

Firm Overview

Partners: Dr. Wolf Friedrich Spieth, Dr. Herbert Posser, Dr. Benedikt Wolfers, Dr. Burkard Wollenschläger, Niclas Hellermann, LL.M., Katja Schramm, LL.M., Sebastian Lutz-Bachmann, L.L.M., Dr. Frederic Geber, L.L.M.

Number of partners: 8

Number of lawyers: 30

Languages:English, German

Firm Overview:

"Where others stop, pswp is just getting started."

POSSER SPIETH WOLFERS & PARTNERS (pswp) is Germany’s leading law firm for environmental, climate and regulatory law.

Founded by the team behind one of the country’s most influential public law practices, pswp unites three decades of legal excellence with the energy, precision and edge of a new generation.

From coal exit to climate litigation, from industrial restructuring, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence to offshore wind – pswp operates where legal frameworks and political negotiation meet. We advise governments, investors and global companies and industries on the issues that shape the future.

Our clients trust us when the stakes are high – politically, economically, or reputationally. We don’t just argue cases. We structure strategies. We move the law forward..

Main Areas of Practice

The firm is entrusted with groundbreaking project, from negotiating the coal phase-out and its implementation, shaping the transformation of the German industries (chemicals, steel, refineries, etc.) to defending against climate lawsuits alongside the industry, to the future issues of the automotive industry and autonomous driving.

Energy, Climate & ESG:

We shape the legal architecture of the energy transition – from nuclear exit and coal phase-out to hydrogen, offshore wind and emissions trading. Our advice covers every layer of climate regulation, ESG frameworks and decarbonisation strategies.

Industrial Transformation:

We advise and protect Germany’s key industries – chemicals, steel, refineries, automotive – in their shift towards climate-neutral production, circular economy and sustainable investment frameworks..

Automotive & Mobility:

Whether connected vehicles, emissions compliance or autonomous driving – pswp masters the full regulatory spectrum of the mobility transition, from Brussels to Berlin

Climate Litigation:

pswp defends key industries in the strategic arena of climate litigation – with a legal edge and political awareness.

Infrastructure & Permitting:

From regional planning to complex permitting procedures – we secure and defend the projects that matter.

Mining:

With decades of expertise in mining law, mineral extraction and water management, pswp has shaped the legal landscape for mining companies and the state.

Public Finance & Regulation:

We advise public banks, financial regulators and insurance schemes on legal architectures and regulatory frameworks in times of change.

Transaction:

For decades, the team has given advice on transactions whose success hinges on the successful handling of regulatory and environmental law matters; pswp knows the issues and critical situations.

European Union and German Government

Both the state and the European Union change the landscape for companies by regulations and treaties. The firm is more than familiar with these instruments and the opportunities and risks they bring.

Negotiation & Crisis Management:

When the going gets tough and it’s very urgent. When the very existence of a business or an entire sector is threatened. When political sensitivity, experience, total commitment and a willingness to fight are required – we stand by your side. In politically sensitive or legally uncharted territory, clients rely on pswp to craft settlements, lead high-level negotiations and rebuild legal certainty. We are often the firm called upon when things have already gone wrong – or when they must not go wrong.

We translate urgency into clarity, and pressure into legally robust decisions.

With trusted access to key decision-makers and decades of experience at the political interface, pswp knows how to navigate the corridors of power – and how to make complex legal arguments matter. We are fluent in law, policy and business – and know how to get things done in Berlin, Brussels and beyond.

We don’t believe in standard advice. We believe in ideas that work.

Offices

Berlin and Düsseldorf

www.pswp.de