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Nicolas Brennecke
Associate

Nicolas Brennecke, LL.M. (University of Cape Town)

Rechtsanwalt

Hamburg, Germany
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
Social media

Nicolas Brennecke specialises in environmental and planning law, advising German and international companies on complex approval and planning approval procedures for energy and infrastructure projects. He also regularly represents his clients in administrative law disputes.

Nicolas joined CMS from another commercial law firm in 2024.

Publications

  • Novelle der Erneuerbare-Energien-Richtlinie (RED III) – Auswirkungen auf Onshore-Windenergie und Photovoltaik, Umwelt- und Planungsrecht (UPR) 2024, 1
  • Wasserrechtliche Herausforderungen der zunehmenden Trockenheit, Umweltrechtliche Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis (UWP) 2023, 15
  • Auswirkungen der aktuellen Planungsbeschleunigungsgesetze auf die Erneuerbaren Energien: Umsetzung der VO (EU) 2022/2577 und Novellen der VwGO und des ROG, EnK-Aktuell 2023, 01076
  • Notfallgenehmigungen in Zeiten der Energiekrise: Die neuen Sonderregelungen zur Gasmangellage nach §§ 31 a ff. BImSchG, EnK-Aktuell 2022, 01131
  • Beschleunigung des Windenergie-Ausbaus – Behebung der Defizite in der Raum- und Bauleitplanung, Umweltrechtliche Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis (UWP) 2022, 121
  • Klimaschutz vs. Artenschutz - Abstrakter Vorrang der Erneuerbaren Energien? – „Öffentliches Interesse" und „öffentliche Sicherheit" im Lichte der Rechtsprechung unter Berücksichtigung des BVerfG-Beschlusses zum Klimaschutzgesetz, Umweltrechtliche Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis (UWP) 2021, 108
  • Tagungsbericht Forum Umweltrechtsschutz 2021 – Neues zum Rechtsschutz in Umweltangelegenheiten in Zeiten von Corona, Umweltrechtliche Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis (UWP) 2021, 61

Memberships & Roles

  • Berliner Forum Umweltrecht (association of environmental lawyers in Berlin)
  • Junges Forum Umweltrecht e.V. (association of young environmental lawyers)

Education

  • 2019: Second state examination in law
  • 2017 - 2019: Trainee lawyer at Berlin Higher Regional Court, including placements at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Luther and Clifford Chance
  • 2016 - 2017: LL.M. at the University of Cape Town (UCT)
  • 2015: First state examination in law
  • 2009 - 2015: Law studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Practice Areas
Public Commercial Law & Procurement Infrastructure, Project Developments and Public Construction Law Environmental Law Real Estate Legal asset management

Insights by Nicolas

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Legal Update Germany

Planning law requirements for H2 ramp-up

12 Sep 2025 11 min read
Legal Update Germany

Accelerating approval: Coalition remains vague

03 Jul 2025 7 min read
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