CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz has wide-ranging experience in numerous fields of the energy industry. We advise leading domestic and international companies from this industry, both within Austria and throughout Southeast Europe. Our lawyers in this practice area specialise in various areas of the law, thus facilitating integrated legal advice to clients. Where necessary, specialised lawyers from other legal fields are called in, such as from the realm of labour or tax law.

Within CMS, the Energy Industry Group is made up of legal specialists and tax consultants from all of the CMS partner firms across 28 jurisdictions. Our international teams advise well-known clients on energy, power supply and infrastructure matters worldwide. 

Collective Expertise

When you’ve worked in an industrial sector for as long as we have, your collective expertise becomes a very powerful tool. We work closely with governments, utilities, independent systems operators, power exchanges, financial institutions and public and private companies throughout the world.

We’ve advised on all types of issues and our clients come from a wide range of sectors, including:

• Electricity industry
• Oil and gas industry
• Renewable energy
• Climate change (Kyoto Protocol)
• Emissions trading 

* in cooperation with Bulgarian lawyers