Gerd Stuhlmacher
Areas of practice
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.
Vita
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.
Honors and distinctions
- JUVE Guide 2018/2019: Recommended in "Energy Law"
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Mentions in "Industry Focus - Energy" (first recommendation in 2023, first mention in 2021, "Gerd Stuhlmacher knows the energy industry like no other. This applies not only to Germany and Europe, but also to his global network and stakeholders in the legal profession, companies and authorities. An outstanding legal and energy expert.", "Gerd Stuhlmacher is solution-oriented, has extensive specialist knowledge and valuable experience in the energy sector. He’s always a pleasure to deal with."),
- The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Mention in "City Focus - Munich" and in the category "Antitrust Law" (first mention in 2021)
- Lexology Index 2025 (former WWL Who’s Who Legal): Recommendation "National Leader" in "Germany - Energy" (first recommendation in 2024) and recommendation "Global Elite Thought Leader" in "Client Choice - Energy"
- Thomson Reuters 2024: Award as Stand-out Lawyer
- "Client Choice Award" 2018 in "Energy Law"
Clients
- 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.
Publications
- Energierecht / Covid19: Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie auf Energielieferverträge - Vertragsanpassung wegen höherer Gewalt?, in: Luther Blog from 07. May 2020 (together with Samira Altdorf)
- Energy trading contracts under stress testing, in: E.M.W., Issue 3/2009 (together with Michael Cieslarcyk)
- Co-Author of the chapter "Energy Trading Contracts", in: Vertragshandbuch Stromwirtschaft, herausgegeben von Thomas Schöne, VDE Verlag, 2. Auflage 2016
- Co-Author of chapter "Energy and commodity derivatives, , in: Handbuch Finanzderivate,edited by Jean-Claude Zerey LL.M., Nomos, 4. Auflage 2016
- Author of the chapter "Insider Trading Prohibition at Energy Markets - a complete new world?", in: Berliner Kommentar zum Energierecht, herausgegeben von Franz Jürgen Säcker, Deutscher Fachverlag, 1. Auflage 2004
- Author of the German Chapter of “Gas Regulation”
- Editor of the textbook "Introduction to Energy Law", EW Medien und Kongresse, 1. Auflage 2010, 2. Auflage 2015 (together with Holger Stappert, Heike Schoon & Guido Jansen)
Lectures
- 26.04.2023: Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH I Energiepreisbremsen: Aktuelles & To Do’s für die Immobilienwirtschaft
- 21.03.2023: Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH I Energiepreisbremsen: Aktuelles & To Do's für die Industrien
- 09.02.2023: Webinar Energiepreisbremsen - Status quo und To-dos
- 06.12.2022: Update Gas- und Strompreisbremse
- 26.10.2022: Update zur Gaspreiskommission und Strompreisdeckel
- 16.09.2022: Nord Stream 1 versiegt, Entlastungspaket auf den Weg gebracht: Wie geht es jetzt weiter?
- 25.07.2022: Gaskrise: Was passiert nach der Wartung von Nord Stream 1?
- 27.06.2022: Webinar „Alarmstufe: Was jetzt?“
- 08.06.2022: Webinar „Gaskrise: Checkliste für Industrieunternehmen“
- 24.05.2022: Novelle EnSiG
- 17.03.2022: Russland. Ukraine. Europa. Rechtliche Auswirkungen für Ihr Unternehmen – Update
Memberships
- 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.
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Mirjam Weiße
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M., Munich
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Cologne
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Claus Trenner, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Delhi-Gurugram
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Eric Sublon
Senior Partner
Luxembourg
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (University of Auckland)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Karl-Christian Stopp
Of Counsel
Leipzig
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Leon C. Schmitter, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Thi Thuy Trang Phan, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.
Counsel
Cologne
Dominika Peter
Associate
Berlin
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Paulina Noppeney
Associate
Berlin
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Alexander Mönnig, LL.M. (Manchester), E.M.L.E.
Counsel
Hamburg
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Moritz Mentzel
Counsel
Berlin
Dragana Mendes-Bozic
Luxembourg
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Clemens Leitner, LL.M. (UCL)
Partner
Singapore
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
Martin Lawall, LL.M. (University of Glasgow)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Pauline Kummer
Associate
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Isabel Hoyer
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr André Große Vorholt
Partner
Munich
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Verena Dimarch
Counsel
Munich
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Pascal Brinkmann, LL.B. (London), LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Dr Sebastian Berndt
Associate
Munich
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Eva Bader
Associate
Munich
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf