Jörg advises German and international clients on all areas of energy law. His practice focuses on representation of clients in proceedings before regulatory authorities and courts, M&A transactions and other complex regulatory matters. In addition, Jörg advises companies on German and European competition law, particularly in regulated sectors.
Jörg has advised in several energy-related M&A transactions, namely EPH on its acquisition of Vattenfall’s lignite business and on power plants Mehrum from Enercity (2018) and Schkopau from Uniper (2020), Fortum on the public takeover of Uniper (since 2017), RWE on the sale of RWE Dea (2014), as well as E.ON on the sale of Open Grid Europe (2012) and of Ferngas Nordbayern (2013). In addition, Jörg has advised TenneT Holding on several transactions including in particular the acquisition of Netz Veltheim (2015), the establishment of joint ventures with KfW regarding the Interconnector NordLink between Norway and Germany (2014) and with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners regarding the construction and operation of the offshore connection line DolWin3 (2014).
