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Dr. Florian-Alexander Wesche
Senior Counsel Corporate & Finance
Languages
German, English
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Legal 500 Germany 2025Florian-Alexander Wesche has an in-depth understanding of the energy sector, making him a true asset in providing legal advice.
Since more than 20 years, Florian-Alexander Wesche advises energy companies, businesses in the energy-intensive sectors, the real estate sector, and financial investors on all aspects of German and European energy law, with a particular focus on energy regulation and energy contract law.
Specifically, Florian is experienced in energy supply business, power production and distribution projects (renewable and conventional sources, including contracting), energy procurement and trading concepts and contracts as well as BESS and data center projects and emobility charging solutions. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating energy supply contracts, PPAs and power plant related agreements.
In addition, Florian has wide-ranging expertise of the German Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), energy price relief schemes and energy regulatory compliance monitoring for industrials. He also has an in-depth knowledge of the areas of German and European regulation concerning grid access to gas, power and hydrogen grids, LNG terminals and access to gas storage systems. The complementary advice in relation to all real estate related matters including energy efficiency in buildings and national fuel emissions trading regime (BEHG) is also part of his practice.
Legal 500 Germany 2025Florian-Alexander Wesche has an in-depth understanding of the energy sector, making him a true asset in providing legal advice.
Representative experience
Advise of Calisen International Holdings Limited on a strategic partnership with Octopus Energy Metering Germany GmbH for the financing and operation of smart meters in Germany.
Advise of data center invesor in the development and gird access of a data center including the sale of waste heat in Germany.
Comprehensive advice of a large German utility on all aspects of their PV rooftop business.
Ongoing monitoring of energy regulatory compliance for a German car manufacturer.
An international energy company on drafting and negotiating a long-term PPA to supply RED III-compliant power to a hydrogen facility.*
A German energy company on the regulatory framework for the delivery of renewable power for green hydrogen production, including the role of intermediaries and GHG quota management in Germany.*
International petrochemical company on a long-term large-scale PPA from pooled multiple sources.*
A German truck manufacturer on several long-term PPAs from multiple renewable sources.*
A German car manufacturer on the development and negotiation of master onsite PPAs and rooftop lease agreements for PV plants on all German manufacturing sites.*
An international logistics real property owner on the development and implementation of ev charging infrastructure in 12 European countries. *
Court reperesentation of a chemicals company in its dispute on the payment of the EEG-levy due to the supply of power based on power plant lease contracts (Scheibenpachtkraftwerke). *
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Dusseldorf