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Melissa Sophie Rinck

Melissa Sophie Rinck

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Melissa is a member of the Corporate Practice Area and the Energy Industry Group. Her practice includes advising companies and financial institutions on corporate transactions, financing and general corporate law issues, primarily in the field of renewable energy.

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Since 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2023 Admission as a lawyer
2022 Second state examination, Schleswig-Holstein
2020 - 2022 Legal clerkship, Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court
2020 First state examination, Hamburg
2015 - 2020 Legal studies, University of Hamburg

Career

Since 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2023 Admission as a lawyer
2022 Second state examination, Schleswig-Holstein
2020 - 2022 Legal clerkship, Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court
2020 First state examination, Hamburg
2015 - 2020 Legal studies, University of Hamburg

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PARQ energy on bridge financing for photovoltaic project

Comprehensive legal advice to PARQ energy on the structuring of a bridge loan by Kommunalkredit Austria AG, which will be used for the development of a photovoltaic project with a nominal output of 38 MWp. The project will supply around 11,500 households with sustainable energy per year.

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