Rützel Legal
Long-standing experience with a clear focus
on industry sectors and fields of law
Erna-Pinner-Straße 73
60438 Frankfurt am Main
We offer the support you need.
01. Fields of Law
Contract Law | Construction and Civil Works Law | Sale of Goods | Landlord and Tenant / Real Estate Law | Company Law | Corporate Governance | Restructuring | Due Diligence
02. Industry Focus
Engineering Industry | Renewable Energy | Energy Infrastructure Projects | Data Centers | Real Estate
03. Advising Operating Business
Contract Management | Contract Negotiation | Contract Templates
04. Remuneration
We charge fair and competitive hourly rates.
05. Referenzen
Support of Vensys Energy AG on sale, erection and service agreements for wind farm projects in Germany, Austria, Greece, Portugal and Japan totaling ca. 200 MW.
- Project Freiländeralm in Austria, ca. 140 MW, Turnkey Sales, Erection and Service Agreements
- Project Isiomata in Greece, ca. 17 MW, Turbine Sales and Service Agreements
- Project in Japan, ca. 8 MW, Turbine Sales and Service Agreements
- Project in Japan, ca. 4 MW, Turbine Sales and Service Agreements
- Project III, Paul und Porto Santo in Madeira, Portugal, 19 MW, Turbine Sales and Commissioning Agreements
- Project in Sachsen-Anhalt, 12 MW, Subcontractor Agreement
- Project High-Altitude-Turbine Schipkau-Klettwitz in Brandenburg, Germany, ca. 4 MW, Turbine Sales and Service Agreement. As of to date, this project ist the tallest wind turbine project world-wide with a hub height of 300m and a total hight of 365m. Further information at https://www.gicon.de/gicon_hoehenwindturm (Website Gicon).
You benefit from long-standing professional and domain expertise gained in international law firms and in the industry.
Wir haben langjährige Berufserfahrung in internationalen Großkanzleien sammeln können, zunächst als Associate, Senior Associate und zum Teil als Partner.
We know both sides and we can combine the know-how and experience of an external lawyer / partner of an international law firm with that of a in-house legal counsel / head of the legal department of an international enterprise in the engineering industry and in data centers.
We have special domain expertise in the fields of
Construction of power plants | combined heat and power generation projects | wind energy | e-mobility | data centers | real estate projects | restructuring
Dr. Georg Rützel

Curriculum Vitae
- Since 2022
Rützel Legal, Partner - 2021 – 2023
Special Counsel Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle - 2009 – 2020
Inhouse legal counsel and head of legal departments in international enterprises in the energy and in the data center sector (General Electric, Senvion, NTT Global Data Centers EMEA) - 1994 – 2008
Lawyer / Partner with Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster / Clifford Chance / Sidley Austin - 1993 – 1994
Doctoral thesis (JD) on German / Dutch accounting law, Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität in Münster - 1990 – 1993
Legal clerkship at Regional Court in Münster - 1984 – 1989
Law School at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg i.B. and at Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität in Münster
- Since 2022
g.ruetzel@ruetzellegal.com
+49 170 1714161
Claudia Rützel

Curriculum Vitae
- Since 2022
Rützel Legal, Counsel - 2004 – 2021
Inhouse Legal Counsel in international enterprises in the energy sector (RWE Solutions / SAG / SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa) - 2001 – 2004
Lawyer with Clifford Chance - 1998 – 2000
Legal clerkship at Regional Court Darmstadt - 1993 – 1998
Law school at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main
- Since 2022
c.ruetzel@ruetzellegal.com
+49 179 5210000
