Moritz has a broad public law practice and advises investors and companies in all public law matters. He has many years of experience with regulatory issues in M&A transactions and in the context of restructurings, including licensing, environmental, state aid and investment control law. His work in the energy sector has been a key focus, including the acquisition of EVG (2014), the acquisition of Netz Veltheim (2015), the innogy IPO (2016), the acquisition of Vattenfall's lignite division (2016), the acquisition of Mehrum coal-fired power plants (2017), the public takeover of Uniper (2017), the Tata and Thyssenkrupp joint venture (2017) and the Siemens Energy IPO (2020). More recently, hydrogen ramp-up issues have increasingly been added, such as advising CIP on its investment in the electrolysis company Sunfire (2022) as well as regulatory advice and contract drafting for H2 start-up projects.

In addition to transactional advice, Moritz advises companies on regulatory issues, primarily in the energy, hydrogen, aviation, food and beverage sectors, and represents clients in complex civil and administrative litigation, including defence against damages claims and challenging supervisory measures by regulatory authorities.

Career

  • Admitted to bar 2013
  • Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn (Dr. jur.)
  • University of Stellenbosch (LL.M.)

Practice Areas

Publications

  • Das Energierecht in der Transaktion, RdE Sonderheft 2020, 46 ff.
  • Die Regulierung von E-Inhalationsprodukten, KSzW 2017, 119-124 (together with Dirk Uwer)
  • Energierechtliche Rahmenbedingungen, in: Matzen/Tesch, Industrielle Energiestrategie, 2016 (together with Dirk Uwer)
  • Geschäftsführung und Unternehmensleitung im entflochtenen Energieversorgungskonzern, 2015
  • Das verfassungsrechtliche Rückwirkungsverbot bei der Bekanntmachung bankaufsichtlicher Maßnahmen nach § 60b KWG, BKR 2015, 145-149 (together with Dirk Uwer)
  • The New EU Tobacco Products Directive and European Fundamental Rights, European Law Review 2015, 35-51 (together with Dirk Uwer)
  • Die Begrenzung der EEG-Umlage für selbständige Unternehmensteile, REE 2013, 141-146 (together with Dirk Uwer)
  • Hochspannungs-Gleichstrom-Übertragung – technischer Hintergrund und rechtliche Grundlagen für den Netzausbau nach EnWG, EnLAG und NABEG, RdE 2013, 145-151 (together with Matthias Lang)
  • Begriff und Pflichten von Speicheranlagenbetreibern im EnWG, RdE 2013, 201-206 (together with Carlos Robles y Zepf)
  • Carbon Capture & Storage – Sektorale und föderale Regulierungsfragen der Kohlendioxidspeicherung in Deutschland, KSzW 2011, 293-299 (together with Dirk Uwer)