Dr Angelo Vallone
Areas of practice
Dr Angelo Vallone has advised clients on all matters relating to energy management law, including renewable energy law, since 2006. He has since actively concerned himself with the significant market changes and the related legislative changes that were necessitated by the liberalisation of the energy markets brought about by European law, and with numerous state interventions in the course of the “energy transition”. As a result, he has a wealth of experience in the energy industry and in-depth market knowledge. His clients include energy-intensive undertakings, energy providers, system operators, plant operators, direct sellers, project developers and financial investors, amongst others.
A focus of his advisory services is the “special equalisation scheme”, i.e. the procedures to obtain a limitation of the renewable energy surcharge (“EEG surcharge”) for power-intensive undertakings at the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control. Angelo Vallone advises companies already before they file their application in order to ensure that their application for a limitation is capable of being approved; however, he also represents his clients in pending application and appeal proceedings. In many cases, his advisory services have helped his clients obtain an approval notice despite prior announcements that such approval would be denied. Furthermore, he advises companies on restructuring issues with a view to ensuring that an existing limitation of the EEG surcharge is not put at risk or that such a limitation can be claimed in future. In addition to this, Angelo Vallone advises energy-intensive undertakings on other privileges in relation to the surcharge, on possible ways to reduce the network fees, and on network connection and network usage matters.
Another focus of his work is providing regulatory advice to electricity grid and gas network operators, in particular with regard to incentive regulation issues and access to grids and networks. Angelo Vallone has represented his clients in a large number of successful appeal proceedings before the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf and the German Federal Court of Justice since 2006, and he has in-depth knowledge of the regulatory developments that have taken place since the introduction of network regulation in Germany.
Angelo Vallone additionally has extensive experience regarding energy-related M&A and financing transactions. In the past 15 years, he has acted as an advisor in numerous network transactions and advises both project developers and financers on the development of photovoltaic systems and wind turbines in Germany. Furthermore, he has advised on the development of gas power station projects in the past and continues to advise industrial companies in connection with the construction and financing of, and with obtaining funding for, cogeneration plants. Angelo Vallone is also very experienced when it comes to representing his clients in energy disputes before German courts and arbitral tribunals.
Vita
Dr Angelo Vallone studied law at the University of Bonn (Germany), where he also gained his doctorate with honours for a thesis on an antitrust law topic. He was admitted to the German Bar in 2006 and has since worked exclusively in the area of energy management law. From 2006 to 2010, he worked for the Cologne office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he focused on energy regulation and antitrust law. Subsequently, Angelo Vallone worked for a large German power utility company in the civil and antitrust law department. He joined Luther in 2011 and has been a Partner since 2017. Angelo Vallone is a frequent publisher on current issues in energy law and a regular speaker at seminars, conferences and symposia.
Honors and distinctions
- Chambers Europe 2024: Ranking in "Energy: Regulatory", Band 3 (first ranking in 2019, "Angelo Vallone covers everything around energy law; he understands the sector and has a lot of experience.")
- JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Award "Leading Name in Energy Law: Regulatory" and listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Regulated Industries - Energy Law" (first listed in 2008/2009, "experienced energy lawyer, particularly in advising energy-intensive companies")
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Award "Next Generation Name" in the category "Industry Focus - Energy" (first award in 2019, "Angelo Vallone is an excellent lawyer with in-depth knowledge.", "Angelo Vallone is characterised by a broad detailed understanding of the entire range of energy law issues and is able to penetrate even very complex issues incredibly quickly. His ability to think outside the purely legal box is very valuable in practice.") and mention in "City Focus - Düsseldorf"
- kanzleimonitor.de 2024/2025: Recommended in "Energy Law" (first recommendation in 2022/2023)
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommended in "Energy Law" (first recommended in 2021), "Regulatory Practice" (first recommended in 2022) and "Competition / Antitrust Law"
- WirtschaftsWoche 2023: Recomendation "Top Lawyer" in "Energy Law"
Clients
- Aurubis: advising on the extraction of industrial waste heat and the supply of this heat to Hafencity Ost (multiple award-winning project for an efficient transition to a climate-neutral supply of heat)
- Chemical company: advising on subsidies under the German Combined Heat and Power Act
- Chemical company: advising successfully on a procedure before the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control upon announcement of the intention to reject the application for limitation of the levy under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act
- Eiffel Investment Group: advising on the financing of a large number of photovoltaic projects and onshore wind projects
- Eneco: advising on the acquisition of Lichtblick
- E.ON: advising on the sale of E.ON Netz to TenneT
- EEW: providing successful representation in a lawsuit against the connection system operator regarding adequate compensation for curtailments (redispatch)
- Ferrero: advising on electricity tax law and on the preferential treatment of energy produced for one’s own needs under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act
- Tile manufacturer: providing successful representation in a procedure to obtain a limitation of the levy payable by an independent part of an undertaking under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act
- Power station operator: providing representation vis-à-vis the transmission system operators when examining whether to apply the “grace rule” pursuant to Section 104(4) German Renewable Energy Sources Act
- Gas system operator: successfully defending claims for damages for alleged delayed connection to the system
- OGE: advising on the acquisition of Jordgas
- INGKA Holding: advising on the acquisition of a stake in the Veja Mate offshore wind farm
- Industrial company: advising on how to significantly reduce the system charges by means of purchases made on a commercial accounting basis
- Industrial company: advising on the requirements under the German Collective Energy Act (“measuring and estimating”)
- TenneT: providing representation in abuse of dominance proceedings before the German Federal Network Agency and in the subsequent appeal proceedings
- Animal feed manufacturer: advising on restructuring pursuant to Section 67 German Renewable Energy Sources Act
Publications
- Die Netzentgeltbefreiung für Energiespeicher nach § 118 Abs. 6 EnWG, in: Recht der Energiewirtschaft (RdE), Heft 2/2015, S. 62-69
- Grüner Wasserstoff und synthetisches Methan bei der Berechnung der Biokraftstoffquote 2015, in: Recht der Erneuerbaren Energien (REE), Heft 1/2015, S. 18-21 (gemeinsam mit Cosima Hippel)
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Systemverantwortung", in: Grundriss zum Energierecht - Teil 2, herausgegeben von Gerd Stuhlmacher, Holger Stappert, Heike Schoon, & Guido Jansen, Verlag EW Medien und Kongresse, 2015
- Kommentierung der Verordnung über Allgemeine Bedingungen für den Netzanschluss und dessen Nutzung für die Elektrizitätsversorgung in Niederspannung (Niederspannungsanschlussver-ordnung – NAV), in: Praxiskommentar zum EnWG, herausgegeben von Peter Rosin, Mario Pohlmann, Andreas Metzenthin, Andreas Böwing & Andrees Gentzsch, EW Medien und Kongresse, 2014
Memberships
- Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V.
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig