Markus heads our German environmental and planning law practice. He specialises on permitting procedures for industrial and infrastructure projects, regularly advises on relevant aspects in transactions, joint ventures and project financings and assists clients on EHS compliances topics. A further focus lies on advising on climate change related matters in the course of the energy turnaround and the necessary transformation of businesses models.
He has been named for many years as a leading environmental lawyer in JUVE, Chambers Legal, Legal 500 and Who is Who legal.
Markus joined Linklaters in 2010 as a counsel and was appointed partner in 2014. Before joining Linklaters, he has worked several years for another magic circle firm. Since 2012, Markus is also lecturer on planning law at the University of Halle-Wittenberg.
Markus studied law at the University of Kiel. He also holds a Master of Law in Environmental, Planning and Regulatory Law (LL.M) from Nottingham Trent University and is a certified specialist lawyer for administrative law (Fachanwalt für Verwaltungsrecht).
He speaks German and English.
Markus regularly gives lectures and workshops on environmental and planning law aspects. He also regularly publishes in German and English-language journals and commentaries on his practical fields of expertise (e.g. on planning approval law, emission control law, water law, nature conservation law and climate change aspects).
Commercial law firm directories such as JUVE, Chambers, Legal 500 and Who is Who legal have listed Markus for many years as one of the leading environmental partners in Germany; he was also named by LegalBusiness as Legal 500 Green Ambassador in 2025 and 2026 and by BestLawyers as Environmental Lawyer of the Year 2026 Germany.
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