von Bredow Valentin Herz Rechtsanwalte

What von Bredow Valentin Herz Rechtsanwalte does

von Bredow Valentin Herz Rechtsanwälte (vBVH) is a Berlin-based partnership of lawyers (Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB) specializing exclusively in German energy law with a focus on the energy transition. The firm advises on renewable energy, energy trading, energy storage, heat utilization, mobility, sector coupling, construction/planning law for energy projects, and public law. Its client base spans plant operators, project developers, electricity traders, direct marketers, energy suppliers, municipal utilities, plant manufacturers, investors, financing banks, property owners, and public sector entities throughout Germany and beyond.

The firm operates with approximately 25 team members organized as seven partners (Dr. Hartwig von Bredow, Dr. Florian Valentin, Dr. Steffen Herz, Dr. Bettina Hennig, Dr. Jörn Bringewat, Dr. Katrin Antonow, Dr. Tilman Petersen), four counsel, nine attorneys, and a secretariat/administrative team. Several lawyers hold LL.M. degrees from international institutions (Columbia, UCL, Cape Town, Stockholm, Brussels) and prior experience at German federal ministries, the Federal Constitutional Court, the European Commission, BDEW, GIZ, and the Umweltbundesamt. The firm is independently owned by its partners with no external parent, subsidiaries, or funding rounds; it operates from a single headquarters office in Berlin-Mitte.

Revenue is generated through professional legal advisory services billed on hourly rates or fixed fees, with court-mandated fees governed by the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG). The firm acquires clients via a partner-led direct advisory model reinforced by thought leadership activities: it publishes legal analyses on its website, contributes to specialist journal ZNER, hosts webinars through EE-Hub and GoTo Webinar, speaks at industry conferences (Windenergietage, BWE seminars, Berlin Energy Days), maintains membership in major industry associations (BEE, BWE, BVES, BSW Solar, Biogasrat+, bne, DWV), and co-organizes the Berlin Talks on Energy Law and Energy Policy with the Research Centre for Sustainability and Climate Policy.

Name

von Bredow Valentin Herz Rechtsanwalte

Legal name

von Bredow Valentin Herz Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB

Website

https://vbvh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

von Bredow Valentin Herz is a Berlin-based boutique law firm providing specialized legal advisory on renewable energy, energy trading, storage, and energy transition law to plant operators, project developers, utilities, traders, investors, and public sector clients throughout Germany and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Law Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Policy & Regulatory Strategy (National/State/Local) (EUAMANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grid Interconnection, Transmission Policy & Market Rules (EUAMANAC), Tariffs, Net Metering & Distributed Generation Regulation (EUAMANAD), Incentives, Subsidies & Tax Policy (ITC/PTC, FiTs, Auctions/CfDs) (EUAMANAE), Corporate & Voluntary Procurement Policy (PPAs, Green Tariffs, 24/7 CFE) (EUAMANAH), Carbon Policy Interface for Renewables (ETS/Offsets/Carbon Taxes) (EUAMANAI)

Keywords

• Renewable energy law
• Energy trading law
• Energy transition law
• Construction planning law
• Energy regulatory advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services billed on hourly rates or fixed fees for legal advisory, contract drafting, regulatory compliance, litigation, and transaction support in the energy sector. Fees are governed by the Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (German Lawyers' Remuneration Act) for court matters and by private agreement for out-of-court work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

von Bredow Valentin Herz is a Berlin-based specialist law firm (Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB) providing dedicated legal advisory services for the energy transition. The firm advises companies throughout Germany and beyond on all legal issues relating to electricity, heat and gas generation, storage, supply, transport and use from renewable energies, covering EEG (Renewable Energy Sources Act), EnWG (Energy Industry Act), PPA negotiation, construction and permitting law, heat networks, sector coupling, and energy storage regulation.

Product overview

von Bredow Valentin Herz is a law firm (Rechtsanwaltskanzlei) providing specialized legal advisory services for the energy sector. Their offering consists of legal consulting services rather than software products. The core service is comprehensive energy law advisory covering renewable energies, with specialized modules for energy trading and supply, construction and infrastructure, heat utilization, mobility/storage/sector coupling, and district development. The firm serves companies throughout Germany and beyond on all legal issues relating to electricity, heat and gas generation, storage, supply, transport and use—preferably from renewable energies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Renewable Energy Legal Advisory
• Energy Trading and Supply Legal Advisory
• Construction, Environment and Infrastructure Legal Advisory
• Heat Utilization Legal Advisory
• Mobility, Storage and Sector Coupling Legal Advisory
• District Development and Decentralized Energy Concepts Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• Published authoritative legal analyses on EnWG amendments, EEG subsidy frameworks, THG quota reforms, NIS-2 implementation, and redispatch compensation changes that are widely cited by industry participants
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Research Centre for Sustainability and Climate Policy (Forschungsstelle Nachhaltigkeit und Klimapolitik, FNK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince the founding of the firm, vBVH has maintained a close cooperation with the Research Centre for Sustainability and Climate Policy. Together they organise the Berlin Talks on Energy Law and Energy Policy, a regular event series bringing together practitioners, academics and policymakers. This partnership provides the firm with access to academic research and policy development, while contributing thought leadership to the energy law community.
• German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE)coreOthersvBVH is a member of the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE), which serves as the lobby group for the renewable energy sector in Germany. BEE works to improve conditions for renewable energies and enforce their priority over other energy sources.
• German Wind Energy Association (BWE)coreOthersvBVH lawyers Dr. Steffen Herz and Pavlos Konstantinidis serve on the legal advisory board of the German Wind Energy Association (BWE), which has over 20,000 members. BWE promotes the sustainable and efficient expansion of wind energy in Germany. The firm's membership provides direct access to wind energy sector developments and policy discussions.
• Biogasrat+ e.V.coreOthersvBVH is a member of Biogasrat+ e.V., the association of leading companies in the biogas industry and decentralized energy supply, based in Berlin. Members represent the entire value chain of the biogas/biomethane industry.
• BSW Solar (German Solar Industry Association)minorOthersvBVH is associated with BSW Solar, the German Solar Industry Association, which promotes solar energy in Germany and important target markets abroad through close member collaboration.
• BVES (German Energy Storage Association)coreOthersvBVH partner Dr. Florian Valentin serves as Spokesman of the Energy Law Department of the German Energy Storage Association (BVES). BVES represents companies developing and marketing energy storage systems in electricity, heat and mobility sectors. The firm actively contributes to BVES's work on regulatory frameworks for storage.
• bne (German New Energy Industry Association)minorOthersvBVH is associated with bne, which stands for competition and innovation in modern energy solutions including photovoltaic, storage systems, linked services, and heating and mobility offers. bne advocates for efficient grid operation and framework conditions for digitalization and flexibilization.
• German Biogas Association (Fachverband Biogas e.V.)coreOthersvBVH lawyer Dr. Hartwig von Bredow is a member of the legal advisory board and the Working Group 'Gas feed' of the German Biogas Association (Fachverband Biogas e.V.), which unites operators, manufacturers and planners of biogas plants and advocates for increased use of biogas technology.
• dena (German Energy Agency) - Biogas partnerminorOthersvBVH is connected to the German Energy Agency (dena) as a biogas partner, contributing to dena's role as the competence centre for energy efficiency, renewable energies and intelligent energy systems.
• German Association for Housing, Urban Development and Spatial Planning (DV)minorOthersvBVH is associated with the German Association for Housing, Urban Development and Spatial Planning, a dialogue platform for integrated urban development. The association is involved in political and professional dialogue on housing, urban and spatial development in Germany and Europe.
• DWV (German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association)minorOthersvBVH is associated with the German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (DWV), the umbrella organization for hydrogen and fuel cell technology in Germany, coordinating interested individuals and companies and informing experts, the public and political decision-makers.
• Berlin-Brandenburg Energy Network e.V.minorOthersvBVH is associated with the Berlin-Brandenburg Energy Network e.V., the association of renewable energy and related scientific institutions in the capital region, promoting exchange between science, business and politics.
• Forum Contracting e.V.minorOthersvBVH is associated with Forum Contracting e.V., which promotes energy contracting as an instrument for financing and optimising energy generation plants and energy efficiency, with activities in law, economics and taxes.
• LEE Schleswig-Holstein (Renewable Energy Association)minorOthersvBVH is associated with the Schleswig-Holstein Renewable Energy Association (LEE), which stands for the diversity and joint strength of the renewable energy sector, committed to a 100% renewable energy supply for Schleswig-Holstein.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hengeler Mueller: Premier German full-service firm advising on energy transactions, regulatory matters, and disputes. Competes with vBVH for sophisticated energy mandates among large German corporates and utilities.
• White & Case: Global law firm with a leading German energy practice covering renewables project finance, M&A, and regulatory matters. Competes with vBVH for institutional client mandates in the German market.
• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: German full-service law firm with a dedicated energy and renewables practice advising project developers, utilities, and investors. Competes with vBVH for mid- to large-cap German energy mandates.
• Linklaters: Global law firm with a leading German energy practice covering renewables transactions, regulation, and dispute resolution. Overlaps with vBVH on PPA, regulatory, and project work for institutional clients.
• Noerr: European law firm with a German energy practice covering regulatory, transactions, and disputes in renewables and conventional power. Competes with vBVH across the German energy value chain.
• Osborne Clarke: International law firm with a German energy and renewables practice advising utilities, project developers, and investors. Overlaps with vBVH on PPA, regulatory, and project work in Germany.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: International magic-circle firm with a German energy and infrastructure practice advising on M&A, project finance, and regulatory matters in renewables. Competes for larger transactional mandates in the same client base vBVH serves.
• CMS Hasche Sigle: Major German full-service law firm with a significant energy and renewables practice advising on transactions, regulation, and project development. Competes with vBVH for high-end German energy mandates but offers a much wider practice footprint.
• DLA Piper: Global law firm with a German energy practice advising on renewables transactions, regulatory matters, and project development. Competes with vBVH for cross-border German energy mandates.

Direct peers

• Becker Büttner Held: Leading German boutique law firm specializing in energy and infrastructure law, advising utilities, regulators, and project developers on EEG, EnWG, and grid matters. Closest direct competitor to vBVH in the German specialist energy-law market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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