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Dr. Jochen Lamb

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Theodor-Heuss-Straße 29
70174 Stuttgart
Germany
Languages German, English

Jochen Lamb has extensive experience advising German and international investors and banks as well as energy suppliers on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions and projects. He also advises his clients on restructuring their businesses and complex corporate law issues. His industry focus is the energy sector, in particular the renewable energies.

Jochen joined CMS in 1990, was seconded to a US law firm in Chicago in 1992/1993 and became a partner in 1995. The JUVE guide for commercial law firms in Germany regularly lists him as a “frequently recommended lawyer“ for corporate law and M&A.

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„Oft empfohlen“ für Energiewirtschaftsrecht

JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024

Listed for Corporate

Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers

Listed for Mergers and Acquisitions

Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers

"Recommended" for Energy Law

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)

"Recommended" for Energy Law

JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2021 (GCLF)

Relevant experience

Renewable energy sector: offshore wind energy

  • Advising EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG on structuring the offshore wind farm project Hohe See and on selling a 49,9% share to Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge Inc.
  • Advising EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG on structuring the offshore wind farm project Baltic 2 and on selling a 49,9% share to Australian financial investor Macquarie
  • Advising Stadtwerke München GmbH on acquiring a stake in the offshore wind farm project Sandbank 24 from Vattenfall
  • Advising HEAG Südhessische Energie AG (HSE) and Stadtwerke München GmbH on each acquiring a 24,9% share in the offshore wind farm project Global Tech I

Renewable energy sector: onshore wind energy

  • Advising EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG on the structuring of a portfolio of 14 onshore wind farms (133 MW) and the sale of a 49.9% stake to Commerz Real's Impacfonds Klimavest
  • Advising Stadtwerke München GmbH on acquiring Jasna onshore wind farm project in Poland with 39 wind turbines by wind farm developer WKN and its subsidiary Sevivon
  • Advising Axpo Power on acquiring Volkswind GmbH, a wind farm project developer in Germany and France
  • Advising EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG in the bidding process to acquire the insolvent Prokon Regenerative Energien GmbH which was part of an insolvency plan proceeding
  • Advising BKW Energie AG and its Swiss partner plant HelveticWind on acquiring four wind farm portfolios consisting of seven wind farms with altogether 88 wind turbines
  • Advising EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG on reorganising the entire German wind farm portfolio with 17 wind farms and altogether 89 wind turbines and on selling a stake of altogether 49,9% to various public utilities
  • Advising Stadtwerke München GmbH on acquiring a shareholding in the European onshore wind farm activities of wpd AG, a wind farm project developer with a portfolio of 1600 MW
  • Advising EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG on acquiring two wind farm portfolios consisting of nine wind farms with altogether 64 wind turbines from PNE Wind AG
  • Advising Stadtwerke München GmbH on acquiring two wind farm portfolios consisting of altogether 14 wind farms and 108 wind turbines from wpd AG

Renewable energy sector: photovoltaic

  • Advising EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG on the structuring of a portfolio of 16 solar parks (597 MW) and the sale of a 49.9% stake to Alte Leipziger Hallesche Versicherungsgruppe

Renewable energy sector: geothermal energy

  • Advising Sadtwerke München GmbH on acquiring two geothermal power plants from a joint venture consisting of HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH and BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH

Conventional energy sector

  • Advising Gasunie on acquiring a stake in the pipeline project EUGAL from Gascade
  • Advising Bayerngas GmbH on a strategic joint venture with Stadtwerke München GmbH and the British energy and services company Centrica plc. regarding the European oil and gas exploration and production business
  • Advising a bidding consortium on acquiring Thyssengas GmbH’s gas transmission network
  • Advising EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG on selling an RDF plant to Progroup AG
  • Advising the shareholders of gas supplier Goldgas on the sale to financial investor bluO

Restructurings and other transactions

  • Advising Modine Manufacturing Company on the restructuring of the European part of the Modine Group
  • Advising HEAG Südhessische Energie AG on the spin-off of transmission grids to set up a subsidiary and on its refinancing via issuing a corporate bond
  • Advising the City of Mannheim on selling a stake in MVV Energie to Rheinenergie
  • Advising the City of Darmstadt on reorganising its utility companies in connection with restructuring its municipal services

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Memberships & Roles

  • Academic Association for Business and Corporate Law (VGR Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht e.V.)
  • Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
  • Rechtsanwaltskammer Stuttgart, Vorsitzender des Prüfungsausschlusses für die Verleihung des Fachanwalts für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht
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Publications

  • "Herausforderung Infrastrukturprojekt oder Wann dreht sich endlich das Windrad?", in Explorer Spezial, Investments in der Energiewirtschaft, 26.03.2015, p. 10 ff, together with Dr Carolin Armbruster
  • Warum sich eine "sorgfältige (rechtliche) Prüfung" lohnt – Worauf Energieversorger und Stadtwerke bei der Bewertung von Windparkprojekten achten sollten, Energie & Management 17/2010, together with Dr Carolin Armbruster
  • Branchenführer M&A Erneuerbare Energien 2009
  • Hoffnung auf Klärung beim Cash-Pooling, Börsenzeitung Nr.10/2006
  • Kapitalaufbringung im Rahmen des Cash-Poolings, Der Betrieb 2006, p. 879 ff
  • Neues Spruchverfahren Hilfe für die Praxis?, Börsen Zeitung 2003
  • Mantelkauf als wirtschaftliche Neugründung, Der Syndikus 2003, p. 25 ff
  • Die Neuregelung des Spruchverfahrens durch das Spruchverfahrensneuordnungsgesetz, Der Betrieb 2003, p. 1259 f
  • Rechtliche Restriktionen für kommunale Unternehmen beim Stromhandel, Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen 2000
  • Die "Vorfinanzierung" von Kapitalerhöhungen durch Voreinzahlungen auf eine künftige Einlageverpflichtung, 1990
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Education

  • 1990: PhD under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Peter Ulmer on a corporate law topic
  • 1988: Second state examination in law
  • Trainee lawyer while also working as a tutor for law students and a law firm
  • 1985: First state examination in law
  • Research assistant to Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hefermehl
  • Law studies in Heidelberg
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