Energy, Infrastructure, and Environment

Kellerhals Carrard has proven expertise and many years of experience in energy law, as well as in-depth knowledge of sector-specific policy issues and regulatory frameworks in the transmission and distribution of electricity, gas and heat, and water supply.

Our clients include energy suppliers and traders operating at international, national, and local levels, power plant operators, large-scale energy consumers and producers with their own supply (own consumption), property companies, as well as authorities and other public institutions.

Our broad team of specialists enables us to offer our clients support tailored to their needs. This encompasses not only the field of market regulation or regulatory management, but also contractual aspects within the energy sector, antitrust proceedings, M&A transactions, reorganisations and restructurings, data protection issues, licensing or authorisation procedures.

Expertise

Electricity and gas market regulation

The regulation of liberalised and partially liberalised markets is extremely complex. We support companies and other stakeholders, for example, in the area of compliance, in the development of new business models, or in administrative procedures with regulatory authorities (ElCom or the Swiss Federal Office of Energy).

Finally, we have extensive experience in legislative drafting and prepare draft laws and ordinances for local authorities.

General energy law

Energy law contains numerous provisions on the promotion, support and expansion of renewable energies. We advise applicants throughout the relevant procedures, assist large-scale energy consumers with energy tax refunds, support prosumers in implementing their own consumption projects, and assist energy suppliers in the field of energy contracting.