BBH EXPERTS

• Energy law
• Transport law
• Antitrust and regulatory law

Prof. Dr. Christian Theobald currently focuses on matters concerning the access to grid infrastructures, particularly in the energy and transport markets, as well as the drafting of contracts associated therewith. He also deals with business and grid transactions in these areas. Furthermore, his practice includes advice on merger control cases.

• Born in Heidelberg in 1966
• Married with one son
• Vocational training as a bank clerk at Deutsche Bank Mannheim
• 1988-1995 studies of law and administrative sciences as well as legal traineeship in Freiburg, Speyer and London; research associate at Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law (MPICC) in Freiburg i.Br.
• 1995-1998 research assistant and dissertation at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer including research visit at The World Bank in Washington
• 1999 doctorate at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
• Since 1998 lawyer at BBH Berlin
• Since 2001 partner at BBH
• Ranking by Handelsblatt and the US publisher Best Lawyers: recognition as “lawyer of the year 2016” in the area of energy law
• Ranking by Handelsblatt and the US publisher Best Lawyers: recognition as one of “Germany’s top lawyers” 2015 to 2024 in the area of energy law and, in 2020 to 2024, also in the area of regulatory law
• Ranking by WirtschaftsWoche: recognition as "top lawyer" 2023 as well as 2024 in the area of energy law
• JUVE, Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien (2002 to 2015): listed as “leading lawyer” for energy law
• JUVE, Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien (2015/2016 and 2016/2017): listed as “leading lawyer” for regulatory law
• JUVE, Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien (2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024): frequently recommended lawyer for energy law
• The Legal 500 Deutschland (2016 to 2023): listed as “leading lawyer” in the energy sector
• Who’s Who Legal Germany (2016 to 2020 and 2022): recommended for his expertise in the area of energy
• Chambers Europe Germany (2016 to 2020): recommended in the practice area Energy:Regulatory
• Lectures regularly at various universities
• Since 2008 lecturer and since 2012 honorary professor at the German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
• Regular expert advice to the German Bundestag
• Spokesman of the research group “Infrastruktur-Regulierung Energie - Telekommunikation - Verkehr - Wasser” at the University of Bonn
• Editor of a series on energy and infrastructure law; editor and editor-in-chief of the journals InfrastrukturRecht (IR) and Zeitschrift für das gesamte Recht der Energiewirtschaft (EnWZ), all published by C.H. Beck
• Editor (in cooperation with Jürgen Kühling) of Standardkommentar Energierecht, a six-volume commentary on energy law published by C.H. BECK since 1937
• Editor of the journal Die öffentliche Verwaltung (DÖV)
• Editor of European Networks Law & Regulation Quarterly (ENLR)
• Scientific advisor for the journal Netzwirtschaften & Recht (N&R)
• More than 250 specialist publications; lectures widely