Dieter Lang, LL.M.Eur.

Dieter is a specialist lawyer for administrative law with a decade-long focus on complex projects, for which he acts as one face to his clients between administrative authorities and courts. He takes great pleasure in working with cross-functional teams. Dieter focuses his practice on advising clients on all matters relating to project development of real estate and industrial facilities under public law.

He provides companies with required permissions and authorisations and ensures their compliance under administrative law. He solves both regulatory problems relating to, inter alia, environmental law and product law such as REACH and resolves conflicts. In addition, Dieter also represents his clients in legal disputes before the highest German and European courts. He advises his clients on both national and cross-border transactions and is well versed with the requirements of the building industry, the property sector and the chemicals, pharmaceutical, and energy industry. His practice also includes providing high-end regulatory advice to supervisory authorities. As a passionate lawyer for European Community law, Dieter also passes on his knowledge and experience in this legal area to international students.

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Career

Since 2003	Partner, Taylor Wessing
1999 – 2003	Associate, Taylor Wessing
1999	Lecturer, Europa–Institut der Universität des Saarlandes

1996 – 1999	Full–time Research Assistant, Lehrstuhl für Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht und Europarecht of Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. hc.mult. G. Ress, Universität des Saarlandes Saarbrücken
1993 – 1996	Assistant, Arbeitsstelle für Umweltrecht des Zentrums für Umweltforschung der Universität des Saarlandes

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Education

2014	Relocation to Hamburg
1999	Admitted as a lawyer, Frankfurt
1999	Completion of LL.M.Eur., Europe Institute of the University of Saarland

1996 – 1997	Postgraduate study course in “European Integration”, Europe Institute of the University of Saarland
1996	Second state examination
1993	First state examination
1990 – 1993	Legal studies, University of Saarland
1989 – 1990	Legal studies, Ludwig–Maximilians University, Munich
1987 – 1989	Legal studies, university of Mannheim

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Publications

Alternative Energy & Power 2019 – Germany; Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide 2019

Memberships & Associations

Gesellschaft für Umweltrecht
Founding editorial member of ZEuS – Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Services and Groups Environmental, planning & regulatory

Sectors Hotels & leisure Chemicals

Experience

Providing regulatory advice to REWE Group relating to their cross border acquisition of Lekkerland Group	REWE Group on provision of cross border regulatory advice relating to the acquisition of Lekkerland, a multinational wholesale and distributor business. The team advised on all regulatory issues including permits, EHS, dangerous goods and product related requirements such as the Tobacco Directive. The team also provided an in depth analysis of all affected jurisdictions (Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland).
Purchase of an under construction office complex near Berlin	Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) on the purchase of the "NUBIS" office complex in the Adlershof Science and Technology Park in Berlin, some of which is still under construction. The international real estate investment firm Savills IM has acquired the properties for its Savills IM European Commercial Fund (ECF). The transaction is part of an asset deal with Project Immobilien Gewerbe AG. The ensemble consists of three independent multi-tenant buildings with modern and flexible office space. A total of around 17,200 square metres of lettable space are spread across five to six floors. Each house has its own underground car park with a total of 86 parking spaces. The first building has already been completed and occupied by the tenants. The other two properties will be transferred to the Fund's portfolio when it is successively completed in the first half of 2019. In total, long-term leases have already been signed for more than 90 percent of the space. The main tenants are VBU Verkehrsbau Union Berlin GmbH (Eurovia) and TECHEM Energy Services GmbH.
Württembergische Krankenversicherung on the acquisition of a hotel building in Darmstadt	Württembergische Krankenversicherung on their purchase of a planned Holiday-Inn-Express-Hotel in Darmstadt. The seller of the building, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the main railway station, is the project developer Merlin Capital. According to the Hamburg developer, the investment sum for the property, which has nearly 7,300 square meters of usable space, amounts to €14m. The parent company of the health insurer, Wüstenrot & Württembergische, named Tristar GmbH as the long-term tenant of the house with 157 rooms. According to the landlord, construction on the site is imminent, with completion scheduled for spring 2020.

Acquisition of chemical production branch located in the UK on REACH Regulation and the impact of BREXIT	A major challenge of this international cross-border transaction was compliance under REACH regulation of both the UK-located chemical production; the supply chain for chemicals from outside the EU and outside the UK; and the crossborder distribution of chemical products outside the EU and outside the UK in particular post Brexit. Regulatory structuring of the cross-border upscaling of the production was essential. Our team secured the development of the client’s new business by sophisticated seamless cross-border regulatory advice from both the UK and Germany. Our longstanding experience with the multiple national and international regulatory bodies involved and our proactive approach to upcoming changes to the market allowed us to guide the client succesfully through the challenges posed by Brexit.
Advising on the development and construction of various large-scale photovoltaic projects worldwide	Our broad experience includes advising on the development and construction of various large scale photovoltaic projects worldwide including inter alia on plant construction / project contracts, EPC contracts, EEG, planning law, real estate and corporate law.
Defeat of European Commission’s attempt to reduce share in the trade of a chemical substance	A large German-based international distributor of chemicals on successfully challenging a restrictive European Commission decision before the European General Court (T-847/14.-61) in order to protect our client’s share in the trade of specific chemicals subject to F-Gas Directive. The team demonstrated capability and experience by matching high-end regulatory legal advice with our client’s technical input in order to channel their interests successfully through regulatory procedures and before the highest courts.