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Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen

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Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen advises industrial customers, energy suppliers, banks, financial investors and the public sector on national and European energy law issues since more than 20 years. This includes energy contracts, legal issues regarding energy trading including emissions trading, renewable energy generation, and energy and electricity tax law. Recently she focuses on the regulatory framework for the energy transition, i.e. the marketing of energy storage facilities and e-mobility.

Before joining WTS Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen was a salary partner with an international law firm from 2008 bis 2017. Before she was part of the Sal. Oppenheim investment banking team "energy/public sector" from 2001-2007, and expert for EU law and energy trading at the German Association of Municipal Utilities (VKU)from 1994-2001.

Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen is a guest lecturer for energy law at the University of Applied Sciences HRW (Muelheim/Ruhr).

Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen is ‘a very knowledgeable and pragmatic energy lawyer with an excellent network of contacts’ - The Legal 500, 2017

Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen is ´always mindful of political developments´ and ´has a feel for practical solutions’ - The Legal 500, 2015

She is ´an often recommended lawyer in the energy sector´- JUVE 2013

Areas of Expertise

Green Tax & Energy law (energy sector related regulation)

Legal advice on interfaces between energy law and tax law

German and EU law regarding the transformation of the energy sector, with regard to all parts of the value chain (generation, energy trading, grid use, sales, services)

Contract law (energy supply, grid contracts, contracting, lease of power plants etc.)

Renewable energies (EEG surcharge reduction, compliance, new business models)

Energy and emissions trading regulation

Excise tax litigation

Energy tax CMS and process documentations

Education

Second State Exam and PhD (Germany)

University of Bonn

Professional Experience

Since 1.11.2017 Partner at WTS

2008–09/2017 Local Partner at White&Case, Energy Team, Düsseldorf

2001–2008 Investment Banking Energy M&A, Sal. Oppenheim, Cologne

1994–2001 European Energy Law expert, Association of Municipal Utilities (VKU)

WTS

Dr. Sabine Schulte-Beckhausen

Partner

Green Tax / Energy Law

Germany

Sachsenring 83
50677 Köln

+ 49 221 348936 205

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