BBH EXPERTS

• Energy law (in particular the Energy Industry Act (EnWG), the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), special grid charges)
• Decarbonisation measures (in particular the Federal Climate Change Act (KSG), Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG), Energy Financing Act (EnEfG), Electricity Price Compensation (SPK), State Building Code (LBauO))
• Contract drafting and litigation

Jens Panknin advises energy-intensive companies and public bodies on energy law with a focus on legal questions of energy cost optimisation. His clients also include international industrial companies and public bodies whom he assists in implementing their decarbonisation strategies. In his practice, he also provides regulatory advice to operators of customer facilities and closed distribution networks.
 

• Born in Olpe in 1979
• 2001-2010 studies of law in Marburg and legal traineeship in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf with placements at, among others, the regulatory authority of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and an international commercial law firm specialising in energy and infrastructure
• Since 2010 lawyer at BBH
• Since 2020 partner at BBH
   
• kanzleimonitor.de (2019/202, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025): leading lawyer in the area of energy law and top 100 lawyer 2023/2024 and 2024/2025
• JUVE, Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien (2020/2021, 2021/2022): frequently recommended lawyer for energy law
• The Legal 500 Germany (2021-2023): recommended lawyer in the area of energy
• Lectures widely; numerous publications on the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG)