Max Helleberg
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer), Associated Partner
Dr. Max Helleberg advises on a broad range of matters in public commercial and regulatory law. A principal focus of his practice is foreign direct investment (FDI) screening, including the coordination of cross-border filings across multiple European jurisdictions. He further advises companies on regulatory aspects of complex transactions and represents them in licensing and permitting proceedings before public authorities and the courts. In addition, he regularly supports the public sector — in particular the German federal government — on complex and landmark infrastructure projects, notably in connection with the energy transition. A further focus of his practice lies in compliance advice for the public sector, with particular emphasis on the deployment of artificial intelligence.
Projects
- Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) in connection with the lignite phase-out, the electricity price cap, and the nuclear phase-out
- Liwathon on the FDI screening aspects of its acquisition of shares in the PCK refinery, including successful representation before the Administrative Court of Berlin
- Advising Northvolt in connection with subsidies totalling EUR 700 million from the Climate and Transformation Fund for the construction of its battery cell factory
- Advising a US investor on post-acquisition compliance matters in public subsidy and grant law
My insights
Career
Publications
- Chapter on foreign investment control law, in: Baums/Thoma/Verse (eds.), Commentary on the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz) (together with Bärbel Sachs, forthcoming 2026)
- Further Amendment of the Energy Security Act, UKuR 2022, p. 339 et seq. (together with Melina Lehrian)
- Amendment of the Energy Security Act, UKuR 2022, p. 129 et seq. (together with Holger Schmitz)
- Comment on OVG Berlin-Brandenburg, Decision dated January 31, 2022 – OVG 1 S 10/22 (foreign investment control of the acquisition of a manufacturer of wafers), NZG 2022, p. 423 et seq. (together with Johannes Schäffer)
- Nuclear Energy Phase-out - State and Companies between Laws and Consensual Solutions, NVwZ 2017, p. 1332 et seq. (together with Holger Schmitz and Stefan Martini)
- Diesel and the State - Lawsuit against the Federal Republic of Germany with many Hurdles, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung dated 16.08.2017 (together with Holger Schmitz)
- Guiding Principles oriented Interpretation of the Constitution - Survey and Criticism with special Attention to the Freedom of Assembly, Berlin 2016
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