Gerd Stuhlmacher | LUTHER Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Gerd Stuhlmacher is a Regulatory and Energy Lawyer based in Munich and heading the Munich energy team. He is highly regarded for his knowledge in all aspects of German and European energy law, including international trading of electricity, gas and LNG. Besides the structuring of all types of commodity transactions including infrastructure investments, he focuses on compliance with regulatory requirements of the energy market. Gerd Stuhlmacher also has first-hand experience in price adjustment disputes, corporate reorganisations and M&A transactions in the energy sector. He advises German and international energy companies as well as investors, energy traders and exchanges.

Compliance & Internal Investigations
Corporate/M&A
Energy Law

Gerd Stuhlmacher joined as a partner in 2020 changing from another international law firm. Before joining private practice, he had been the Director of Legal and Compliance for E.ON Global Commodities SE since 2008, where he was responsible for providing legal support to the group's German and global trading and wholesale activities in gas and power for over ten years. He also served as Head of Legal & Compliance at E.ON Ruhrgas and started his career with E.ON in 1998.

Gerd Stuhlmacher completed his qualification as a German lawyer in 1997. He holds a law degree from Freie Universität Berlin, where he focused on competition, antitrust and corporate law.

JUVE Guide 2018/2019: Recommended in "Energy Law"
The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Mentions in "Industry Focus - Energy" (first recommendation in 2023, first mention in 2021, "Gerd Stuhlmacher is solution-oriented, has extensive specialist knowledge and valuable experience in the energy sector. He’s always a pleasure to deal with."), in "City Focus - Munich" and in the category "Antitrust Law" (first mention in 2021)
Who's Who Legal 2024: Recommendation "National Leader" in "Germany - Competition"
Thomson Reuters 2024: Award as Stand-out Lawyer
"Client Choice Award" 2018 in "Energy Law"

Advising Total Gas & Power on its relocation with regard to market access in various European jurisdictions.
Advising and training for energy traders on compliance in OTC and exchange traded transactions als well as on market abuse and insider trading investigations
Authoring the German Legal Opinion and advising the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) on the enforceability of EFET framework agreements under German law in insolvency scenarios.
Structuring of and advising a financial investor on gas storage swap agreements
Advising E.ON Climate & Renewables on power PPAs and derivative hedging.
Advising an international energy company on the planned acquisition of a European LNG-business.

07.05.2020: Energierecht / Covid19: Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf Energielieferverträge - Vertragsanpassung wegen höherer Gewalt?

Effects of the corona pandemic on energy supply contracts - Contract adjustment due to force majeure or hardship?

Editorial committee of the German monthly "Corporate Compliance Magazine" of C.H. Beck publishers
Sponsoring Association of the Institute for Energy Law at the University of Cologne
Lecturer for European Energy Law at the Fachhochschule Kufstein, University for applied sciences.