Energy & Natural Resources | Europe

Loyens & Loeff hosts a top-notch energy practice which is particularly adept in regulatory mandates. It has a vibrant practice in relation to offshore wind and solar projects, alongside strong litigation capabilities within the energy sector. The team is well regarded for its corporate practice, which covers a range of matters, including acquisitions and joint ventures, and is especially well placed to advise on a variety of tax-related issues in the energy industry. Clients include major players in the renewable energy market.

Stek is a top-tier regulatory law firm advising energy distribution companies and prestigious domestic energy players on regulatory issues in and out of court. Its lawyers frequently represent clients in litigation before the Authority for Consumers and Markets and the Administrative High Court for Trade and Industry. The team also has experience advising regulators and the state on the electricity and gas markets, and has an integrated transaction and project offering, especially in the renewable sector, and often works on geothermal, wind and solar projects.

A&O Shearman has a strong practice with impressive regulatory and transactional specialism. The team handles major contentious mandates in the regulatory space, including high-profile challenges against the Dutch State, as well as representing major energy suppliers in ACM investigations. Moreover, the law firm is frequently seen on complex and high-value transactional work, with the team handling cases in battery storage, energy infrastructure and LNG.

Houthoff provides expertise in transactional and regulatory matters, acting for energy and utility companies, as well as government entities. The team frequently acts on M&A transactions, financings and litigation in the oil and gas sector. It is well versed in the renewable energy sector and with project contracts, including PPAs and EPCs, as well as supply and development agreements. The team also collaborates closely with the law firm's other departments, including in relation to competition, environmental law and litigation.

Pels Rijcken has a specific focus on regulatory matters, advising key public sector clients, including central and local governments, on high-profile and often politically sensitive energy-related issues. The law firm additionally receives frequent instructions from leading domestic and international energy companies and project developers. It is particularly well equipped to assist with heat transmission and wind farm projects, as well as matters concerning the electricity grid and climate change.

Clifford Chance has a respected transactional practice with a strong focus on project finance in the renewable energy sector, particularly offshore and onshore wind farms, as well as projects in the solar power space. The practice offers additional strength in carbon capture and storage projects. The team regularly handles M&A and financing transactions, advising energy companies and financial institutions. It is able to capitalise on its international strength to advise on large cross-border projects and transactions.

NautaDutilh has a long-standing transactional energy practice, regularly entrusted by leading oil and gas companies, as well as project sponsors and government entities. The law firm handles a range of acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, restructurings and private equity deals. It draws on its extensive experience in the oil and gas industry to advise on the full spectrum of upstream, midstream and downstream matters. The practice is equally equipped to handle cases in the renewable energy space, acting on solar and offshore wind projects. The team is able to combine transactional and regulatory expertise to provide a full service to clients.

Van der Feltz advocaten assists clients with a broad scope of regulatory issues, including those relating to damages claims, mineral extraction and collective heating projects. The team offers particular expertise in contentious cases, representing clients in disputes before administrative courts relating to gas exploration and the enforced closure of power plants. Clients include domestic energy companies, state entities and grid operators.

AKD has a growing energy practice that regularly advises clients on heat-related matters and hydrogen projects, as well as on disputes relating to grid congestion. The team is mandated to assist with a broad scope of transactional and regulatory mandates. It offers particular expertise in the renewable energy sector, notably solar and wind projects, as well as environmental law. The team is experienced in advising clients in the public domain, as well as energy and infrastructure companies.

CMS has an impressive track record in transactional energy mandates, often acting on behalf of energy and infrastructure companies and investment firms. The law firm handles sophisticated and high-value M&A transactions in relation to offshore wind and solar projects, as well as biomass and battery storage mandates. The team boasts further expertise in the establishment of EV charging networks, carbon capture and storage projects and heat supply agreements.

HabrakenRutten displays a strong portfolio of regulatory energy work. The law firm frequently acts on behalf of notable energy companies and suppliers on grid congestion matters, compliance with tariff regulations, licensing agreements and discussions with the energy regulator. The team is particularly well placed to handle contentious mandates arising from regulatory issues. Clients benefit from the team's close collaboration with the law firm's leading construction practice to assist with EPC and project financing agreements in the energy space. It also advises project developers active in the renewable energy field, especially in relation to wind, solar and hydrogen facilities.

HVG Law has a prominent team advising on a range of renewable energy project development matters, with additional expertise in utilities and infrastructure questions. Clients include distribution system operators, developers and international energy companies. HVG Law also benefits from its close relationship with EY Tax to offer clients assistance with cross-border matters.

Ploum has a transactional team with expertise across a variety of renewable energy mandates, from heat and hydrogen projects to offshore solar technology. The law firm's scope of expertise covers M&A deals, contracts and joint ventures. The team regularly acts for both domestic and international energy companies, providing a full service through its integration with the law firm's environmental and planning, public procurement and regulatory departments.

Van Doorne is well placed to assist clients with transactional and regulatory matters. The team offers particular skill in heat supply and legislative issues, with additional expertise acting on joint ventures and acquisitions on behalf of energy companies. The lawyers also advise on carbon capture, grid connection and hydrogen-related projects, as well as tariff cases. The team has further capabilities in EU compliance mandates and is active in both the renewable energy and oil and gas spaces.