Energy and environment

The environmental and energy law practice of our office ranks among the firm’s fastest growing practice areas. Our environmental and energy expertise is enhanced by our experience in related areas such as real estate and construction, M&A and corporate law, commercial law, banking, finance and capital markets, competition, restructuring and insolvency and employment.

ENERGY

Our lawyers have extensive experience in regulatory issues concerning relations in the energy sector, thanks to which we offer our clients comprehensive legal services reflecting the specifics of the energy business. Our advisory covers particularly the following areas:

• regulation and proceedings before the Energy Regulatory Office and the Office for Regulation of Network Industries
• generation, distribution and purchase and sale of electricity, gas and heat
• renewable sources of energy
  • solar plants
  • wind power plants
  • hydroelectric plants
  • biogas stations
  • biomass combustion facilities
• the extraction, storage and processing of mineral resources (coal, oil, gas)
• energy exchanges and trading with emission credits

ENVIRONMENT

We provide legal services in all areas of environmental law, both under Czech and EU law. Our practice covers particularly the following environmental areas:

• liability for environmental damage, including transfers of liability for environmental damage to third persons and historical environmental burdens
• environmental licensing and registration procedures
• dispute resolution and administrative delicts in environmental issues
• packaging and waste regulation
• water supply and sewage regulation
• soil and water protection regulation
• air pollution regulation
• genetically modified organisms