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Business Law Energy Law Tax and Customs Auditing

ENERGY LAW is a core element of liberalised energy markets, important both for utilities and customers. As former head of the accounting and tax department of a big Austrian electricity and gas utility, listed on the stock exchange, our general partner has specific knowledge of this industry, in particular in Austria. Since 1997 Dr. Schneider has been intensively engaged in dealing with the legal framework of the Austrian liberalised electricity and gas market. He has established excellent contacts both with the regulator and the competent Austrian Ministry of Economics as well as with high ranking representatives of the industry. We advise our clients in the following areas: Regulatory Law We advise on • Licences and permits • Tariffing issues • Grid access matters Energy Contracts • Drafting and reviewing standard contract forms for grid access and energy supply contracts • Drafting and reviewing energy supply contracts • Legal advise on adjusting existing energy supply contracts to the new legal framework Dispute Resolution • Legal representation in dispute resolution procedures before the regulatory bodies • Legal represenation in court procedures with regard to energy contracts and grid access disputes Green Electricity • Advising system operators and wholesale customers on issues regarding the Austrian system to boost green electricity • Advising green electricity producers on all legal matters related to realising green electricity production plants