BBH EXPERTS

• Energy law (with a particular focus on the Energy Industry Act (EnWG), Combined Heat and Power Act (KWKG), Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG))
• Economic administrative law and environmental law
• Contract drafting

Dr. Markus Kachel advises clients on energy law with a special focus on site-specific energy management (energy generation, supply and grid operation), contracting, matters of energy-intensive companies as well as energy efficiency and climate protection.

• Born in Hamburg in 1976
• Married
• 1996-2001 studies of law at Universität Hamburg
• 2002-2003 research associate at Seminar für Öffentliches Recht und Staatslehre (centre for public law and political science), Universität Hamburg
• 2003-2004 LL.M. programme at University College London (UK) specialising in European and international environmental law
• 2004-2006 doctorate with a scholarship from a Max Planck Society research training group
• 2006-2008 legal traineeship in Berlin
• Since 2008 lawyer at BBH Berlin
• Since 2018 partner at BBH
• Ranking by Handelsblatt and the US publisher Best Lawyers: recognition as one of “Germany’s top lawyers” in the area of energy law 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
• JUVE, Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien (2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024): frequently recommended lawyer for energy law
• kanzleimonitor.de (2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2024/2025): leading lawyer in the area of energy law
• Since 2005 editor and since 2013 co-editor-in-chief of the environmental law journal “Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht”
• Member of the Society for Environmental Law (GfU) and the association Forum Contracting e.V.
• Lectures widely; numerous publications on matters of energy and environmental law