Dr Katrin Prechtl

Kathrin advises and represents clients in and out of court in all areas of private construction law and on project development issues. Key practice areas include energy projects, especially wind and solar projects. Here she advises on all civil law issues (in particular for securing land and for the construction and operation of plants). She also advises on project structuring, contract drafting and project transactions.

Recent work

Providing project-related advice on securing land, construction and operation of numerous wind and solar park projects, including the assertion of claims for defects
Advising buyers and sellers on the acquisition and sale of renewable energy plants including project rights
Advising various municipalities on securing land for community wind energy projects
Advising property developers on the development and realisation of projects

Curriculum vitae

Studied law as a scholarship-holder of the Hanns Seidel Stiftung at the University of Passau, 2010 to 2016
Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Munich, including a seat at the public prosecutor's office Ingolstadt, 2016 to 2018
Research assistant at the Institute for Legal Education at the University of Passau, 2018 to 2020
PhD on sanctions law at the University of Passau
Lawyer at Kapellmann since 2020

Further qualifications and memberships

Member of Women of New Energies e.V.
Training as a Business Mediator, Munich, 2016 to 2017
Member of the Interest group for Medium-sized Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and Employees (Interessenverband mittelständischer Unternehmer, Freiberufler and Arbeitnehmer e.V.)

Practice groups

Sector groups

Expertise

Project development and project management law
Construction contracts

Publications

Books and book contributions

Windenergierecht

Articles

2020

Prechtl, Tagungsbeitrag zur Tagung des Instituts für Rechtsdidaktik zum Thema: „Juristenausbildung 2.0 - Digitalisierung in Praxis, Studium und Prüfung“, in: ZDRW (im Erscheinen)

2019

Prechtl, Entscheidungsanmerkung zu BGH, Beschl. vom 8.5.2019 - 5 StR 146/19 in: ZJS 6 (2019), 522

Podcast

2025

Was macht eigentlich ein Anwalt für Erneuerbare Energien? | anwaltwerden.de | Folge 31 mit Dr. Julia Herdy