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Benedikt Rechner

Lawyer │ Counsel

Berlin

+49 30 52133 14078

benedikt.rechner@luther-lawfirm.com

Areas of practice

Energy Law

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Energy

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.

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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.

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