Noerr advises Northvolt on the construction of a German battery gigafactory

A Noerr team led by Volker Land is advising the battery manufacturer Northvolt on the construction of a gigafactory for electric vehicle battery cells in Germany.

Besides providing advice on corporate structuring and corporate governance, the engagement also comprises legal advice on financing the construction of the production site in Heide, Schleswig Holstein. Furthermore, Noerr is advising Northvolt on a range of legal areas, including public, construction, contracts, real estate, State aid and tax law.
 
On 8 January 2024, the EU Commission approved State aid for the construction of a battery cell factory. This followed the German federal government and the state government of Schleswig-Holstein expressing their willingness to support Northvolt’s construction of a gigafactory in May last year. Northvolt plans to start producing the first battery cells in Heide in 2026.

Advisors to Northvolt: Noerr

Lead: Volker Land (partner, Corporate/Capital Markets), Hamburg

Corporate/Capital Markets: Jan Hoffmann Linhard (senior associate), Stephan Schulz (partner, Hamburg), Dominik Kloka (partner, Frankfurt), Moritz Koch (associated partner), Jörg-Peter Kraack (associated partner), Juri Stremel (senior associate, all Hamburg)

Finance: Nikolai Warneke (partner, Frankfurt)

State Aid/Antitrust &Competition: Sarah Blazek (partner, Munich), Annika-Kristin Stamer (associate, Munich), Lucas Gasser (senior associate, Berlin), Johanna Krauskopf (senior associate, Frankfurt)

Construction and Project Contracts: Volker Bock (partner, Dresden), Mansur Pour Rafsendjani (partner, Munich), Markus Zeibig (counsel, Dresden), Johann Bruder (senior associate, Dresden), Fabienne Wendik (associate, Düsseldorf)

Real Estate: Tim Behrens (partner, Frankfurt), Philipp König (senior associate, Frankfurt)

 Commercial: Felix Muhl (partner, Hamburg), Jasmin Schulzweida (senior associate, Hamburg), Severin Bauer (senior associate, Frankfurt)

Tax: Michael Tommaso (partner, Berlin), Christian Garz (counsel, Berlin), Paul Gurr (senior associate, Berlin), Antonia Rondón Díaz (associate, Berlin), Constanze Wetzel (associate, Munich)

Regulatory: Holger Schmitz (partner, Berlin), Martin Geipel (partner, Berlin), Peter Bachmann (partner, Munich), Carsten Bringmann (associated partner, Düsseldorf), Hendrik Schlutt (counsel, Berlin), Max Helleberg (senior associate, Berlin), Ines Mittermeier (senior associate, Düsseldorf), Filiz Wölfle (associate, Berlin), Florian Rast (associate, Munich)

Employment & Pensions: Boris Blunck (partner, Frankfurt), Yannick Bär (senior associate, Düsseldorf), Johanna Bruckamp (associate, Hamburg)

IP: Sebastian Wündisch (partner, Dresden)