Expertise

Jacob is specialised in public law. His practice focus is on regulatory law in the energy sector, foreign trade law, subsidies and state aid as well as building, planning and environmental law. He advises in M&A-transactions with a public law focus and in real estate project developments, particularly in the energy and retail sectors.

Vita

Jacob studied at the Universities of Oxford and Mannheim and has been a partner at Gleiss Lutz since 2016. Up until 2010 he worked for an international law firm in Düsseldorf. In 2010 Jacob became a certified administrative law attorney.

He is a member of the German Bar Association’s Administrative Law Working Group (DAV) and the German Society for Construction Law (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht).

Jacob speaks German and English.

Presentations
06/28/2017 06/28 12:00 PM Office Munich Munich
06/27/2017 06/27 12:00 PM Office Frankfurt Frankfurt
Presentation: German Foreign Investment Control M&A Gesprächskreis – CFIUS and Foreign Investment Controls in the EU – the Trump Factor in cross-border M&A Transactions Presentation
German Foreign Investment Control M&A Gesprächskreis Presentation

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News
Gleiss Lutz advises Rheinmetall on the sale of its division Power Systems to AEQUITA Mandate
Case law update I/2026: Court rulings on onshore wind turbines Article
BESS tariff update: Bundesnetzagentur issues update on reform of network tariff system (AgNes) Article
Funding guidelines for Germany’s industrial electricity price now in force Article
European Commission clears Germany’s industrial electricity price Article
Foreign trade law update: 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia Article

All news

Expertise

Jacob is specialised in public law. His practice focus is on regulatory law in the energy sector, foreign trade law, subsidies and state aid as well as building, planning and environmental law. He advises in M&A-transactions with a public law focus and in real estate project developments, particularly in the energy and retail sectors.

Vita

Jacob studied at the Universities of Oxford and Mannheim and has been a partner at Gleiss Lutz since 2016. Up until 2010 he worked for an international law firm in Düsseldorf. In 2010 Jacob became a certified administrative law attorney.

He is a member of the German Bar Association’s Administrative Law Working Group (DAV) and the German Society for Construction Law (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Baurecht).

Jacob speaks German and English.

News
Gleiss Lutz advises Rheinmetall on the sale of its division Power Systems to AEQUITA Mandate
Case law update I/2026: Court rulings on onshore wind turbines Article
BESS tariff update: Bundesnetzagentur issues update on reform of network tariff system (AgNes) Article
Funding guidelines for Germany’s industrial electricity price now in force Article
European Commission clears Germany’s industrial electricity price Article
Foreign trade law update: 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia Article

All news

Presentations
06/28/2017 06/28 12:00 PM Office Munich Munich
06/27/2017 06/27 12:00 PM Office Frankfurt Frankfurt
Presentation: German Foreign Investment Control M&A Gesprächskreis – CFIUS and Foreign Investment Controls in the EU – the Trump Factor in cross-border M&A Transactions Presentation
German Foreign Investment Control M&A Gesprächskreis Presentation

All presentations