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Luise Pelzer
Counsel

Dr. Luise Völschow

Rechtsanwältin

Hamburg, Germany
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Norwegian-Nynorsk
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Luise Völschow joined CMS in 2018 and specializes in corporate/M&A and energy. She advises national and international investors, banks, utilities and manufacturers in the renewable energy sector from a corporate and energy law perspective.

She has particular expertise in structuring and advising on acquisitions and divestments of energy and infrastructure projects in the field of onshore and offshore wind, photovoltaics, LNG and hydrogen as well as advising on joint venture structures. In addition, she advises on the drafting and negotiation of EPC and service contracts in the energy sector.

She joined CMS in 2018 and has been a counsel since 2023.

Relevant experience

CV general

  • Greencoat | On the acquisition of a 50% stake in offshore wind farm "Borkum Riffgrund I”
  • Hanseatic Energy Hub | On the planned LNG terminal in Stade
  • Partners Group/InfraRed Capital/GE/DEME/ADEME | Advising all shareholders on the sale of the “Merkur” offshore wind farm
  • Rostock EnergyPort Cooperation | On a joint venture for a 100MW production plant for the generation of green hydrogen
  • Shell | On the acquisition of Next Kraftwerke, a provider of virtual power plant solutions

Education

  • PhD at Osnabrück University
  • 2014 - 2016: Trainee lawyer at Hamburg Higher Regional Court, including placements at a commercial law firm in Hamburg, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency and the German Embassy in Oslo
  • 2013 - 2014: Research assistant at an international commercial law firm
  • 2012: First state examination in law
  • Law studies at the University of Bonn and the University of Muenster
Practice Areas
Corporate / M&A Mergers & Acquisitions
sectors
Energy & Climate Change

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Deals Germany

CMS advises KfW on the acquisition of 25.1 % of Germany's largest transmission system operator TenneT

03 Feb 2026 2 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises WBS Power on the sale of Germany's largest co-location BESS and solar PV project to Prime Capital and on strategic joint venture for hyperscale data centre

08 Dec 2025 1 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises CIP on majority stake in H2APEX's hydrogen electrolysis project in Lubmin

08 Aug 2025 2 min read
Deals Germany

CMS advises on project financing for land-based terminal in Stade

25 Mar 2024 3 min read
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