Benedikt Rechner
Areas of practice
Benedikt Rechner specializes in advising companies and individuals on all aspects of energy law. He has a particular focus on advising energy suppliers, plant operators, project developers, financiers and investors, especially in the field of renewable energies. Benedikt Rechner combines in-depth knowledge of the regulatory and energy law framework with extensive experience in advising clients, particularly in the context of the establishment and (further) development of their business models in Germany. In addition to ongoing advice on energy law issues, Benedikt Rechner regularly advises on transactions and in the area of project financing for wind energy, biogas and photovoltaic plants, including energy law support for SPA negotiations and the coordination and implementation of legal due diligences. One of his main areas of expertise is the drafting, review and negotiation of renewable (local) PPAs as well as advising on self-supply and direct supply models with electricity from photovoltaic and wind energy plants.
Vita
Benedikt Rechner joined Luther in 2018 and works exclusively in energy law. After studying law at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster from 2010 to 2015 and completing an additional degree (Fachspezifische Fremdsprachenausbildung – FFA) in the field of Common Law, he completed his legal traineeship in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf. During his legal traineeship, Benedikt Rechner worked for the Federal Cartel Office, a Düsseldorf commercial law boutique and the compliance department of a large German industrial company.
Publications
Blog posts
- Navigating Europe's Onshore Wind Regulations: International Onshore Wind Study
- The Clean Industrial Deal – The European Commission's new roadmap for strengthening competitiveness and decarbonising European industry
- EEG 2021 Easter Package – new stimulus for the expansion of solar and wind energy?
- Amendment of the EEG 2021 - New energy for the expansion of photovoltaics in Germany?
Lectures
- 12.03.2025: Solar Talks „Kombiniere, kombiniere – PV-/Speicher-Anlagenkombinationen – Legal Update im Lichte der Energierechtsnovelle 2025“
- 20.06.2024: Luther Webinar – „Real Estate Talks – Grüne Welle für mehr Nachhaltigkeit im Mietrecht – Verankerung der ESG-Grundsätze in Ihren Mietverträgen"
- 17.06.2024: Espresso Gespräch des Forum Contracting – Photovoltaik: Die vertragliche Ausgestaltung von PPA-Onsite-Projekten
- 26.09.2023: „Solar Talks“ I Legal Update Solar – Solarpaket I
- 10.05.2023: „Solar Talks“ I Update IT-Sicherheit und Datenökonomie in der Solarbranche
- 20.04.2023: „Solar Talks“ I Legal Update Solarenergie – EEG 2023, Solarpflicht, Genehmigungsbeschleunigungsgesetze und Photovoltaik-Strategiepapier
Memberships
- Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Daniel Stracke
Associate
Berlin
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf