Dr Holger Stappert

Dr Holger Stappert

Areas of practice

Dr Holger Stappert has always focussed on antitrust law in his work as a lawyer, providing advice to clients during high-profile merger control, abuse of dominance and antitrust fine proceedings at German and European levels. He has for many years provided antitrust compliance advice and carried out internal investigations. As a result of further specialisation, Holger Stappert also has extensive knowledge and many years of experience in all areas of energy law and energy contract law and coordinates the Energy sector at Luther. He is an experienced advisor when it comes to providing transaction advice and representing clients before antitrust and regulatory authorities, in state courts and in arbitration proceedings.

Read more Read less

Vita

Dr Holger Stappert studied law in Bielefeld and Bonn (Germany) from 1989 to 1995. After completing an internship in the Legal Department of the German American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta (USA), he worked as a Research Assistant for the German Parliament from 1996 to 1998. His legal training included working for the German Federal Cartel Office and renowned business law firms, amongst others.

Holger Stappert was admitted to the German Bar in 2001, working for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from 2001 to 2007. In 2005/2006, he spent several months advising an international energy trader as part of a secondment. Holger Stappert joined Luther as a Partner in 2007 and has since been heading Luther’s energy practice at a national level, as well as within Luther’s international network of law firms.

Holger Stappert is a frequent publisher on current issues in antitrust and energy law and a regular speaker at seminars, conferences and symposia.

Honors and distinctions

  • Chambers Germany 2025: Ranking in "Energy: Regulatory", Band 1 (first ranking in 2010, "Holger Stappert is excellent and experienced in regulatory matters relating to traditional energy sources, including grid issues, pipeline regulation as well as commercial contracts.", "It is always a pleasure to work with Holger Stappert; he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience.")
  • JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Award "Leading Name in Energy Law: Regulatory" (first awarded in 2013/2014, "great expertise at the interface between energy and antitrust law", "thinks economically", "very good project management", competitor) and listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Regulated Industries - Energy Law" (first listed in 2008/2009) and "Antitrust Law" (first listed in 2008/2009, "good content work", client)
  • The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Award "Leading Name" (first award in 2019) in the category "Industry Focus - Energy" (first mention in 2014, "Holger Stappert: very well-versed, pragmatic, communicates to the point, always engaging; good at liaising with authorities, which can be a game changer.", "The cooperation with Holger Stappert is fantastic."), mention in the category "Antitrust Law" (first recommendation in 2022, first mention in 2014, "Holger Stappert: incredibly good overview, always stays calm even under stress.", "Very experienced, good industry knowledge and excellent tactician.") and in "City Focus Düsseldorf" (first recommendation in 2023)
  • Lexology Index 2025 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Recommendation "National Leader" in "Germany – Energy“ (first recommendation in 2015) and  "Germany - Competition" (first recommendation in 2024)
  • Lexology Index 2024 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Recommendation "Global Leader" in "Energy – Oil & Gas" and "Energy – Power/Electricity" (first recommendations in 2022)
  • kanzleimonitor.de 2018/2019: Recommended in "Energy Law" (first recommended in 2016/2017)
  • Best Lawyers 2026: Recommended in "Energy Law" (first recommended in 2009), "Competition/Antitrust Law" (first recommended in 2010), "Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice" (first recommended in 2023) and "Regulatory Practice" (first recommended in 2025)
  • Best Lawyers 2012: Award "Lawyer of the Year" in "Energy Law"
  • WirtschaftsWoche 2024: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "Energy Law" (first recommended in 2023)
  • Expert Guides 2021: Recommended in "ENergy and Natural Resources" (first recommended in 2012) and "Competition and Antitrust" (first recommended in 2013)
  • Guide to the Wolrd"s Leading Energy Attorneys 2013: Award "Outstanding Practicioner in Germany" (first award in 2012)
Read more Read less

Clients

  • Schmolz + Bickenbach - Representation in antitrust proceedings against steel producers 

  • Carcoustics International - Representation in antitrust proceedings for acoustically effective components
  • Dual System - Antitrust advice on volume clearing under the dual systems
  • Uniper Global Commodities – Defense against allegation of market abuse pursuant REMIT
  • TrailStone - Sale of the direct marketer e2m Energy2market to the French EDF Group
  • Eneco - Acquisition of LichtBlick SE
  • MEAG Munich Ergo Asset Management - Participation in Steag-Fernwärme
  • Open Grid Europe - Acquisition of TSO jordgasTransport from Statoil in JV with Gasunie
  • E.ON - Post-Merger Integration of Innogy SE into the E.ON Group
  • E.ON – Reorganisation of Avacon, Bayernwerk, EDIS and Hanse-Werk
  • Vertically integrated gas wholesale company – reorganisation and strategic re-positioning
  • Financial investor - Indirect participation in Nord Stream 2-project and EUGAL pipeline
  • Avacon - Innovation project with Salzgitter and Linde on for emission-free steel production from "green" hydrogen
  • Statkraft - Network connection of pumped-storage power plant Erzhausen
  • Aurubis - Harbour City district heating project in Hamburg
  • E.ON Energy Projects - Industrial power plant project for DSM Nutritional Products at the Grenzach-Wyhlen site
  • WEMAG Netz - Application for concession agreement in Ludwigslust and Grabow
  • Avacon Netz - Application for concession agreement in Stuhr und Weyhe
Read more Read less

Publications

Read more Read less

Lectures

Read more Read less

Memberships

  • Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
  • German Arbitr­ation Institute (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit)
  • Member of the advisory board of the Cologne Institute of Energy Law (Institut für Energiewirtschaftsrecht - EWIR)
  • Member of the advisory board of the Forum Contracting e.V.
Newsroom
More Experts
Ahmed Zoughbi

Ahmed Zoughbi

Associate

Dusseldorf

Lara Zölck

Lara Zölck

Senior Associate

Berlin

Jan Zimmer

Jan Zimmer

Senior Associate

Singapore

Prof. Christian Zanner

Prof. Christian Zanner

Partner

Berlin

David Wölting

David Wölting

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Simon Wickel

Simon Wickel

Associate

Dusseldorf

Dr Mirjam Weiße

Dr Mirjam Weiße

Of Counsel

Frankfurt a.M., Munich

Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)

Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)

Partner

Dusseldorf

Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)

Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)

Associate

Hamburg

Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)

Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)

Associate

Frankfurt a.M.

Julia Walther

Julia Walther

Associate

Leipzig

Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)

Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)

Partner

Berlin, London

Dr Andreas Vath

Dr Andreas Vath

Partner

Munich

Dr Angelo Vallone

Dr Angelo Vallone

Partner

Dusseldorf

Marc Urlichs

Marc Urlichs

Counsel

Dusseldorf

Severin Uhsler

Severin Uhsler

Associate

Munich

Henrike Sophie Tröger

Henrike Sophie Tröger

Associate

Leipzig

Volkan Top

Volkan Top

Senior Associate

Hamburg

Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)

Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)

Senior Legal Consultant

Hamburg

Dr Frederic Tewes

Dr Frederic Tewes

Partner

Dusseldorf

Dr Johannes Teichmann

Dr Johannes Teichmann

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Arne Stumpe

Arne Stumpe

Associate

Hamburg

Gerd Stuhlmacher

Gerd Stuhlmacher

Partner

Munich

Benedikt Stücker

Benedikt Stücker

Senior Associate

Hanover

Daniel Stracke

Daniel Stracke

Associate

Berlin

Dr Holger Stappert

Dr Holger Stappert

Partner

Dusseldorf

Dr Jan Sonntag

Dr Jan Sonntag

Associate

Berlin

Dr Björn Simon

Dr Björn Simon

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Markus Sengpiel

Dr Markus Sengpiel

Managing Partner

Cologne

Benjamin Schwenker

Benjamin Schwenker

Counsel

Dusseldorf

Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)

Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)

Partner

Hamburg

Sophie Schulz

Sophie Schulz

Senior Associate

Leipzig

Christoph Schnoor

Christoph Schnoor

Senior Associate

Hamburg

Leif Dustin Schneider

Leif Dustin Schneider

Counsel

Ho Chi Minh City

Georg Scherpf

Georg Scherpf

Partner

Hamburg

Dr Daniela Salm

Dr Daniela Salm

Counsel

Brussels

Selin Sahin

Selin Sahin

Associate

Dusseldorf

Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald

Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald

Of Counsel

Berlin

Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.

Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.

Partner

Munich

Benedikt Rechner

Benedikt Rechner

Counsel

Berlin

Tim Rauschning

Tim Rauschning

Partner

Hamburg

Stephanie Quaß

Stephanie Quaß

Counsel

Frankfurt a.M.

Ulf-Dieter Pape

Ulf-Dieter Pape

Partner

Hanover

David Nückel

David Nückel

Associate

Dusseldorf

Paulina Noppeney

Paulina Noppeney

Associate

Berlin

Daniel Naumann

Daniel Naumann

Partner

Leipzig

Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.

Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.

Partner

Cologne

Pauline Müller

Pauline Müller

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Mee Foo Moh

Mee Foo Moh

Of Counsel

Singapore

Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut

Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut

Of Counsel

Dusseldorf

Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit

Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit

Associate

Berlin

Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)

Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)

Senior Associate

Hamburg

Andreas Mally

Andreas Mally

Counsel

Leipzig

Dr Mathias Mailänder

Dr Mathias Mailänder

Counsel

Hamburg

Simone Lersch

Simone Lersch

Counsel

Cologne

Elisabeth Lepique

Elisabeth Lepique

Managing Partner

Cologne

Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger

Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger

Partner

Dusseldorf

Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)

Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)

Senior Associate

Brussels

Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)

Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)

Senior Associate

Brussels

Pauline Kummer

Pauline Kummer

Associate

Munich

Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)

Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)

Partner

Munich

Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.

Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.

Of Counsel

Singapore

Karsten Köhler

Karsten Köhler

Partner

Leipzig

Oliver Köhler

Oliver Köhler

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Stefan Kobes

Dr Stefan Kobes

Partner

Berlin

Dr Rolf Kobabe

Dr Rolf Kobabe

Partner

Hamburg

Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)

Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)

Berlin

Philipp Kersting

Philipp Kersting

Partner

Jakarta

Lena-Annika Kauer

Lena-Annika Kauer

Senior Associate

Hamburg

Dr Jana Karras

Dr Jana Karras

Associate

Leipzig

Tillmann Kamp

Tillmann Kamp

Associate

Cologne

Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)

Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)

Partner

Brussels, Dusseldorf

Dr Guido Jansen

Dr Guido Jansen

Partner

Dusseldorf

Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Partner

Munich

Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation

Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation

Counsel

Frankfurt a.M.

Ekkehard Hübel

Ekkehard Hübel

Counsel

Hamburg

Marie Hoster, LL.B.

Marie Hoster, LL.B.

Associate

Essen, Dusseldorf

Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)

Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)

Partner

Berlin

Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.

Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.

Partner

Berlin

Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst

Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst

Associate

Dusseldorf

Dr Richard Happ

Dr Richard Happ

Partner

Hamburg

Dr André Große Vorholt

Dr André Große Vorholt

Partner

Munich

Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)

Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)

Counsel

Dusseldorf

Dennis Gerdes

Dennis Gerdes

Senior Consultant

Hamburg

Alexandra Gebauer

Alexandra Gebauer

Associate

Munich

Dr Stefan Galla

Dr Stefan Galla

Partner

Essen

Nicole Fröhlich

Nicole Fröhlich

Partner

Frankfurt a.M.

Ann-Kristin Freiheit

Ann-Kristin Freiheit

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Cosima Flock

Cosima Flock

Counsel

Dusseldorf

Dr Martin Fleckenstein

Dr Martin Fleckenstein

Partner

Berlin

Henrik Fischer

Henrik Fischer

Associate

Leipzig

Lukas Erdmann

Lukas Erdmann

Associate

Berlin

Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel

Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel

Partner

Hamburg

Dr Benjamin Effler

Dr Benjamin Effler

Associate

Berlin

Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.

Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.

Partner

Cologne

Jacqueline Dutz

Jacqueline Dutz

Senior Associate

Leipzig

Verena Dimarch

Verena Dimarch

Counsel

Munich

Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)

Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)

Partner

Cologne

Dr Sabrina Desens

Dr Sabrina Desens

Partner

Leipzig

Marx Dauth, LL.M.

Marx Dauth, LL.M.

Partner

Cologne

Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Partner

Berlin

Prof. Dr  Christian Burholt, LL.M.

Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.

Partner

Berlin

Dr Jürgen Bremer

Dr Jürgen Bremer

Partner

Dusseldorf

Dr Michael Bormann

Dr Michael Bormann

Partner

Dusseldorf

Lilith Boos

Lilith Boos

Associate

Dusseldorf

Lars Bollensen

Lars Bollensen

Partner

Hamburg

Dr Valerie Blettenberg

Dr Valerie Blettenberg

Associate

Munich

Tarik Bilici, LL.M.

Tarik Bilici, LL.M.

Junior Consultant

Dusseldorf

Dr Sebastian Berndt

Dr Sebastian Berndt

Associate

Munich

Dr Carsten E. Beisheim

Dr Carsten E. Beisheim

Partner

Dusseldorf

Dr Arndt Begemann

Dr Arndt Begemann

Of Counsel

Essen

Dr Johannes Becker

Dr Johannes Becker

Partner

Cologne

Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.

Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.

Partner

Cologne

Eva Bader

Eva Bader

Associate

Munich

Yelena Bade

Yelena Bade

Senior Associate

Dusseldorf

Sabrina Aurnhammer

Sabrina Aurnhammer

Associate

Munich

Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)

Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)

Partner

Dusseldorf

Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)

Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)

Counsel

Dusseldorf

Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.

Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.

Junior Consultant

Leipzig

Dr Konrad Adenauer

Dr Konrad Adenauer

Partner

Cologne

Hans-Christian Ackermann

Hans-Christian Ackermann

Partner

Dusseldorf