Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Areas of practice
Carsten Beisheim mainly advises on matters related to corporate law and M&A and on selected energy law topics, notably in connection with the unbundling of system operators. He frequently works for companies in the energy industry and for public-sector companies, as well as for public institutions (at federal, state and municipal level).
Vita
Carsten Beisheim studied law at the Universities of Würzburg and Freiburg/Br. (Germany, 1986 to 1992). Afterwards he worked as a research assistant at the University of Freiburg/Br., where he was awarded his doctorate in 1994. He was admitted to the German Bar upon completion of his legal training at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin (1993 to 1995) and has worked as a lawyer ever since. Carsten Beisheim joined Luther in 2000.
Honors and distinctions
- JUVE Guide 2019/2020: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "M&A" (first listed in 2008/2009, "expertise, targeted approach and easy to reach")
- The Legal 500 Germany 2018: Listed in "Energy Industry Focus"
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in “Energy Law” and "Mergers and Acquisitions Law" (first recommendation in 2021)
- Law Firms in Germany (2014): Listed in "Corporate/M&A"
Clients
- Town (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) - advised on the reacquisition in full of the holding in the municipal utilities company and, in this context, on the complete restructuring of the “municipal group” by way of diverse transformations (under the German Transformation Act) and asset deals
- Grid company (Lower Saxony, Germany) - advised on the spin-off (under the German Transformation Act) of the telecommunications business
- Federal ministry - advised on the new strategic orientation of associated companies
- Federal agency - advised on the procurement of accommodation services
- E.ON - advised on the restructuring of the regional distributors Avacon, Bayernwerk, EDIS and HanseWerk
- Regional energy companies (Lower Saxony, Germany) - advised each of these clients on the restructuring of the respective affiliated group to optimise the unbundling regime (establishment of a holding structure by means of transformations)
- Large city and a town (both in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) – advised each of these clients on the reacquisition of a holding in the respective municipal utilities company
- Federal state of Berlin (Germany) - advised on the reacquisition of an indirect holding in Berliner Wasserbetriebe from RWE AG
- Remondis AG & Co. KG - advised on the purchase of all shares in ThyssenKrupp Xervon GmbH and on the proposed purchase of shares in Evonik Steag GmbH within bid auctions
- Numerous regional energy suppliers and municipalities - advised each of these clients on concession award procedures
- Federal company/federal ministry - advised on a large-volume logistics procurement project
- Numerous regional energy suppliers and municipal utilities companies - advised each of these clients on a (new) concept for and the implementation of the unbundling of the energy business
- Town of Salzgitter - advised on the participation of E.ON Avacon AG in the municipal energy supplier WEVG by means of a capital increase for a contribution in kind (contribution of the local electricity supply business)
- SWK Stadtwerke Krefeld AG - advised on the acquisition of RWE Umwelt West GmbH from RWE AG within a bid auction
- Municipal utilities company (stock corporation) - advised on the concept design and bidding procedure for a strategic partner’s participation in the power station business
- German towns of Hilden, Ahlen, Cottbus, Ingolstadt, Solingen (sellers) - advised each of these clients on the partial privatisation of their respective municipal utilities or waste management companies within bid auctions (partly under public procurement law)
Publications
- Pro & Contra - GmbH in Verantwortungseigentum, in: NJW-aktuell, Heft 46/2020, S. 15 (gemeinsam mit Ulrich Burgard)
- Das "vergessene" Amtszeitende von Aufsichtsratsmitgliedern im Jahr (vor) einer Kommunalwahl, in: Kommunaljurist (KommJur), Heft 05/2020, S. 161-200
- Die neue Geschlechterquote für Führungspositionen, in: Der Wirtschaftsführer, Ausgabe 2015·2016, S.47-48
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Rechtliche und operationelle Entflechtung", in: Grundriss zum Energierecht, herausgegeben von Gerd Stuhlmacher, Holger Stappert, Heike Schoon & Guido Jansen, Verlag EW Medien und Kongresse, 2011
- Energieaudits ab 2015, in: PUBLICUS vom 15.08.2015
- Compliance-Verantwortung im Licht der „Siemens/Neubürger“- Entscheidung – auch bei Unternehmen der öffentlichen Hand, in: Kommunaljurist (KommJur), Heft 02/2015, S. 49-53 (gemeinsam mit Andreas Hecker, LL.M.)
- Die gesetzliche Frauenquote kommt: Handlungsbedarf bei mitbestimmten Unternehmen der öffentlichen Hand, in: PUBLICUS vom 15.02.2015
- Aufsichtsräte in kommunalen Unternehmen - Gesetzentwurf NRW: Freiwillige Mitbestimmung soll erweitert werden, in: PUBLICUS vom 15.11.2014
- Bearbeitung der Lektion "Unbundling", in: Schriftlicher Management-Lehrgang "Energierecht aktuell", Euroforum-Verlag, 5. Auflage
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Rechtliche und operationelle Entflechtung", in: Grundriss zum Energierecht, herausgegeben von Gerd Stuhlmacher, Holger Stappert, Heike Schoon & Guido Jansen, Verlag EW Medien und Kongresse, 2011
- Die Praxis des Unbundling – Der Teufel steckt im Detail, in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen (ET), Heft 3/2006, S. 36-41
- Bearbeitung der Lektion "Unbundling und Regulierung", in: Schriftlicher Management-Lehrgang "Energierecht aktuell", Euroforum-Verlag, 2. Auflage
- Herausgeberschaft "Unbundling - Handlungsspielräume und Optionen für die Entflechtung von EVU" (gemeinsam mit Dr. Helmut Edelmann), VWEW Energieverlag GmbH, 2006
- Netze bewerten - Einfluss der Netznutzungsentgelte auf die Netzbewertung, in: Der neue Kämmerer, Heft 3/2005, Sonderbeilage Energie, S. 3
- Unbundling – Gestaltungsmodelle und Handlungsoptionen für Stadtwerke und EVU, in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen (ET), Heft 4/2004, S. 242-247 (gemeinsam mit Matthias Appel, Helmut Edelmann & Roland Kaufmann)
- Überlegungen zur praktischen Umsetzung der Unbundling-Vorschriften, in: ew (Verbandszeitschrift des BDEW), Heft 21/2003, S. 26-29
- Europarechtliche Vorgaben zur Entflechtung von EVU, in: ew (Verbandszeitschrift des BDEW), Heft 20/2003, S. 22-25
- Autor der Dissertation "Eigennutz als Deliktsmerkmal im Strafrecht", Peter Lang Verlag, 1994
Lectures
- 05.05.2014: Von 2001 bis 2014 - Rechte und Pflichten des GmbH-Geschäftsführers, Fachverlag der Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt GmbH, WSF Wirtschaftsseminare
- 07.05.2012: Von 2003 bis 2012 - Rechte und Pflichten des Prokuristen, Fachverlag der Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt GmbH, WSF Wirtschaftsseminare
- 19.05.2005: Ausgewählte rechtliche Aspekte des Unbundling, RWE Netzwerkpartner
- 09.05.2005: Von 2004 bis 2005 - Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen der Energiewirtschaft, Intensivkurs Energiewirtschaft, FORUM Institut für Management
- 27.04.2005: Das neue EnWG und der regulierte Gasnetzzugang, 9. EUROFORUM Jahrestagung Stadtwerke 2005
- 23.09.2003: Gesellschaftsrechtliches Unbundling - Gesellschafts-, steuer-, vertrags- und arbeitsrechtliche Konsequenzen, VBEW Informationstag Unbundling
- 13.03.2003: Gesellschaftsrechtliches Unbundling - Gesellschafts-, steuer-, vertrags- und arbeitsrechtliche Konsequenzen, VDEW Informationstag Unbundling
Memberships
- Zukunft durch Industrie e.V., Düsseldorf
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