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Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer
Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer

Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer

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Tillmann is head of the international industry group Energy & Infrastructure at Taylor Wessing. He specialises in providing legal support throughout national and international M&A transactions as well as in providing extensive consultancy services with respect to corporate law.

 

His clients include companies, family business owners and family offices, as well as internationally operating investors, including private-equity and venture-capital companies. He has successfully managed and completed a number of transactions in the areas of technology, logistics, real estate, and energy over the past few years.

Expertise

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets
General corporate
Joint ventures

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Private wealth
Energy & infrastructure
Battery Storage
Oil & gas
Power plants
Energy regulation
Energy contracts
Renewable energy & cleantech
Energy storage/Power-to-X
Cross border energy & infrastructure M&A
Data centres

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CV

Since 2007 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2002 – 2007 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2005 Doctoral degree under Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. mult. h.c. Klaus Hopt zum Thema "Die Inhaltskontrolle von Franchiseverträgen", Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg
2002 Established as a lawyer, Hamburg
2000 Second state examination, Hamburg
1999 – 2000 Legal clerkship, Schleswig
1998 Additional studies in commercial law, University of Hamburg
1992 – 1997 Degree in law, University of Hamburg

Career

Since 2007 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2002 – 2007 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2005 Doctoral degree under Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. mult. h.c. Klaus Hopt zum Thema "Die Inhaltskontrolle von Franchiseverträgen", Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht, Hamburg
2002 Established as a lawyer, Hamburg
2000 Second state examination, Hamburg
1999 – 2000 Legal clerkship, Schleswig
1998 Additional studies in commercial law, University of Hamburg
1992 – 1997 Degree in law, University of Hamburg

Publications

"Projektkäufe und -verkäufe" in Erneuerbare Energien - Cross-Border-Strategien und Länderberichte, Frankfurt School Verlag 2014

Die Inhaltskontrolle von Franchiseverträgen: Eine Untersuchung konkreter Vertragsklauseln nach den §§ 305 ff. BGB, Baden Baden 2005

Memberships & Associations

Bundesverband für Solarwirtschaft
Energiecluster Hamburg

Additional languages

English

Awards

JUVE 2025/2026

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Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A

JUVE 2025/2026

with Hanseatic composure to the best possible goal, client, JUVE 2025/2026

The Best Lawyersâ„¢ in Germany 2025

Best lawyers: Mergers and acquisitions law

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer for energy law

Frequently recommended lawyer for energy law - regulation

Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A

Leading individual: Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Recommended lawyer industry focus energy

Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A

Frequently recommended lawyer: energy law

"understands the energy industry", competitors

Leading individual: Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Frequently recommended lawyer for M&A

Stand-out Lawyer

"very accomplished attorney", client

Leading individual: Mergers and acquisitions

Experience

Impax Asset Management on the acquisition and sale of various wind and PV projects

Regular advice to UK-based asset manager Impax Asset Management on the acquisition and disposal of wind and PV projects in Germany and other European countries, including advising on joint ventures with project developers for the joint development and implementation of renewable energy projects.

Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer

Pflege.de on its sale to the Hartmann Gruppe

Comprehensive legal advice to the shareholders of web care LBJ GmbH, operator of the Hamburg service portal Pflege.de, the leading German online platform relating to home care and living in old age, on the sale of the company to the Hartmann Group, a producer of medical and care products.

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Dr. Tobias Schelinski
Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Dipl.-Volkswirt
Dr. Daniel Werner (geb. Jarzembowski)

Taylor Wessing advises Insolvency Administrator on the sale of the Veritas Group to HDT Automotive Solutions

The US based supplier HDT Automotive Solutions is acquiring in the course of the insolvency proceedings the German automotive and industrial supplier including the international subsidiaries in Asia, North America and Europe.

Dr. Martin Heidrich, LL.M.
Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer
Tobias Rhode, LL.B.
Dr. Daniel Graske
Timo Stellpflug
Dr. Jan Kern
Hannes Tutt
Niels Heim
Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Dipl.-Volkswirt

GARBE Group

Advice to the GARBE Group regarding rooftop PV systems on existing logistics properties (in particular roof leases, EPC contracts as well as the maintenance and operation management contracts and electricity supply contracts).

Dr. Anja Fenge, LL.M.
Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer

Development and construction of various large-scale photovoltaic projects worldwide

Various investors, developers and operators of photovoltaic projects on the development and construction of various large scale photovoltaic projects worldwide. Our advice includes providing advice on plant construction/project contracts, EPC contracts, EEG, planning law, real estate and corporate law.

Dr. Janina Pochhammer
Dr. Tillmann Pfeifer
Dieter Lang, LL.M.Eur.
Dr. Markus Böhme, LL.M. (Nottingham)

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