30 September 2026
European battery supply chain: Clifford Chance advises Volkswagen Group on strategic expansion of battery partnership between PowerCo and Gotion
Advising firms
Deal team
32 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg Rhiel Lead | Clifford Chance | Partner | Corporate/M&A | Frankfurt |
| Felix Groppenbächer | Clifford Chance | Senior associate | Corporate/M&A | Frankfurt |
| Frank Scholderer | Clifford Chance | Of counsel | Corporate/M&A | Frankfurt |
| Thomas Voland | Clifford Chance | Partner | Corporate/Regulatory | Düsseldorf |
| Laura-Isabell Dietz | Clifford Chance | Senior associate | Corporate/Regulatory | Düsseldorf |
| Holger Lutz | Clifford Chance | Partner | Commercial Contracts | Frankfurt |
| Michael Kümmel | Clifford Chance | Counsel | Commercial Contracts | Frankfurt |
| Stephanie Giek | Clifford Chance | Associate | Commercial Contracts | Frankfurt |
| Dominik Engl | Clifford Chance | Partner | Tax | Frankfurt |
| Leonie Gebauer | Clifford Chance | Other | Tax | Frankfurt |
| Bettina Steinhauer | Clifford Chance | Partner | Debt Finance | Frankfurt |
| Christoph Nensa | Clifford Chance | Partner | Debt Finance | Frankfurt |
| Nicolas Cookson | Clifford Chance | Partner | Project Development, Finance | Düsseldorf |
| Amrei Fuder | Clifford Chance | Counsel | Real Estate | Frankfurt |
| Claudia Milbradt | Clifford Chance | Partner | IP | Düsseldorf |
| Nicolas Hohn-Hein | Clifford Chance | Counsel | IP | Düsseldorf |
| Yannick Dabie | Clifford Chance | Associate | IP | Düsseldorf |
| Guillermo Guardia | Clifford Chance | Partner | Corporate | Barcelona |
| Pablo Serrano de Haro | Clifford Chance | Partner | Tax | Madrid |
| Fernando Escribano | Clifford Chance | Counsel | Tax | Madrid |
| Frédéric Giancarli | Clifford Chance | Partner | Corporate | Casablanca |
| Aolaia Snaiba | Clifford Chance | Associate | Corporate | Casablanca |
| Michal Jašek | Clifford Chance | Partner | Corporate/M&A | Prague |
| Simona Rapavá | Clifford Chance | Senior associate | Finance | Prague |
| Dávid Herich | Clifford Chance | Trainee | Not stated | Prague |
| Edward Bretherton | Clifford Chance | Partner | Real Estate | London |
| Tom Pemberton | Clifford Chance | Senior associate | Real Estate | London |
| Valerie Kong | Clifford Chance | Partner | Corporate | Singapore |
| Lewin Lim | Clifford Chance | Senior associate | Corporate | Singapore |
| Kelly Gregory | Clifford Chance | Partner | Corporate | Shanghai |
| Julia Peng | Clifford Chance | Partner | Disputes | Shanghai |
| Fang Bao | Clifford Chance | Counsel | Corporate | Beijing |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- Not stated
- What the figure measures
- Not stated
- Client
- Volkswagen GroupJoint venture party
- Counterparties
- PowerCo Group (Joint venture party)
Gotion High-tech (Joint venture party)