Philipp Berg

Philipp Berg advises on all issues relating to energy and regulatory law, with a particular focus on grid connection regulation, renewable energies and contract drafting. In addition to ongoing regulatory advice, this most recently concerns the integration of battery energy storage systems into the German transmission and distribution grid and the development of flexible connection agreements (FCAs). He also advises on insolvency law issues arising in this context.

In addition to network operators (TSOs and DSOs), his clients include suppliers, plant operators and project developers in the field of renewable energies. Philipp Berg represents his clients in all matters relating to contract drafting, the out-of-court enforcement or defence of claims, and in administrative and civil court disputes. In addition, he advises network operators in administrative proceedings before regulatory authorities and in appeal proceedings before higher regional courts and the Federal Court of Justice.

Philipp Berg studied law at the University of Bonn. His studies focused on German and European antitrust and energy law. He completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne, with stations at the Federal Cartel Office (8th Decision Division) and the Administrative Court of Cologne, among others. He worked as a research assistant at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the antitrust and energy law practice group in Cologne and Düsseldorf, as well as at Flick Gocke Schaumburg in Bonn. Philipp Berg was admitted to the bar in 2021 and has been a lawyer at LEITFELD Rechtsanwälte ever since. During this time, he spent six months on secondment advising the internationally operating Greening Group on day-to-day energy regulatory matters, contract drafting and the development of solar and wind farm projects.

Philipp Berg regularly publishes articles on energy law and regulatory issues, most recently on the regulatory requirements for Agri-PV systems and their impact on contract drafting, as well as on the collection of building cost contributions for grid-connected battery energy storage systems. He is co-author of Beck's online commentary on the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) by Greb/Boewe/Sieberg (eds.) and gives lectures on energy and regulatory law.