CV
• Born in Meisenheim am Glan in1961
• Married; two children
• Since 1992 lawyer at BBH in Berlin
• Since 1993 partner at BBH
• Ranking compiled by Handelsblatt in cooperation with the US publisher Best Lawyers: Listed among “Germany’s top lawyers” 2015 and 2016 in the area of energy law
• The Legal 500 Deutschland (2016 and 2017): distinguished in the category of regulatory/energy law
• Since 2012 lecturer at the University of Applied Siences Bingen, becoming honorary professor in 2017
• Chairman of Associated European Energy Consultants e. V. (AEEC)
• Vice President of GEODE, the European Association of Independent Electricity and Gas Distributors
• Deputy Chairman of the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility – Law, Economics and Politics (IKEM)
• Chairman of the supervisory board of invra Treuhand AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
• Member of the supervisory board of Becker Büttner Held Consulting AG
• Arbitrator for the Energy Arbitration Center Switzerland (EACS)
• Managing Shareholder of the winery Klostermühle Odernheim/Nahe
• Lecturer on energy law, environmental energy law and energy policy at the University of Applied Sciences Bingen
• Co-editor of Schriftenreihe zum Energie- und Infrastrukturrecht, a series of publications on energy and infrastructure law, and the journal InfrastrukturRecht – IR (published by C. H. Beck)
• Publishes and lectures widely on energy law
• Managing partner of the Weingut Klostermühle Odernheim/Nahe

MAIN FOCUS
• Energy law, especially in the area of gas
• Company law

Prof. Christian Held is currently dealing with the foundation of companies and transactions. Another focus of his work is the contractual form of grid access in the area of gas as well as all questions regarding the contractual implementation in the area of power plants.

– Partner since 2001
– Joined the Firm in 1995
– Born in Barcelona in 1968
– Law Degree from the University of Barcelona in 1992
– Studies Political Science and Sociology at the Universidad Autónoma of Barcelona
– Erasmus Scholarship studies at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg(Germany), specialising in International and European Community Law, 1990-91- Postgraduate studies in Business Management Techniques at the University of Barcelona Business School, 1992-1993
– Member of the illustrious Barcelona Bar Association since 1993
– Speaks Spanish, Catalan, English, French, German, and Italian
– Legal Areas of Specialisation: Energy Law, Water Law, Public Law, Contractual Law, European Law and Family Law

Head of Energy & Projects

Andrew is the head of our team and has many years of experience drafting and advising on the GB industry codes and agreements. He has advised the GB system operator on its balancing services contracts since the early 1990s and also looks after the day to day contractual requirements of a number of our energy supplier clients.

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Mag. Jure Levovnik

Partner
T: +386 1 234 25 20
E: jure.levovnik@jadek-pensa.si

Main areas of activity: Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Corporate Law, Electronic Communications and Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Energy
Master of Science (Commercial Law),
University of Ljubljana Law School (2005),
University Degree Bachelor of Law,
University of Ljubljana Law School (2001)
Career: After traineeship at the Ljubljana Court, Jure Levovnik joined Law Office Jadek & Pensa in 2004 where he became a partner in 2006.
His expertise includes representation of clients in most complex commercial disputes as well as advisory services to local and international clients on various issues related to electronic communications, energy, corporate law and intellectual property (in particular copyright and related rights). Jure has also been actively involved in numerous major M&A deals in Slovenia.
Publications: Telecommunication Laws in Europe (chapter on Slovenia), sixth edition, Bloomsbury Professional Limited, 2013; The International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecommunication Laws and Regulations 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, Global Legal Group Ltd., London, (co-author); Telecommunication Laws in Europe, Tottel Publishing, 2005 (co-author); Sport & Law, GV Založba, Ljubljana, 2008 (co-author), Law in the Information Society, GV Založba, Ljubljana, 2014 (co-author), author of several articles and presentations on intellectual property, corporate law, etc.
Member of Slovenian Bar, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Slovenian Sports Law Association, International Bar Association (since 2013), European Trade Mark and Design Attorney (since 2013)