Markus Gerz

Markus Alexander Gerz

Corporate/M&A Associate, Berlin

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Markus is specialised in M&A transactions and projects in the energy sector. Furthermore, he advises on regulation, renewable energies as well as on energy industry and contract law.

Work Highlights:
  • Ongoing advice in the context of corporate transactions on both the seller and buyer sides, in particular carrying out legal due diligence and preparing transaction documents
  • Ongoing advice on energy projects, especially in the areas onshore and offshore wind as well as photovoltaics, with particular consideration of regulatory requirements
  • Ongoing advice in the context of corporate transactions on energy law issues 

Professional experience

Markus has been working as an Associate at Linklaters since 2024. He completed his legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin with placements including the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., USA.

Education and qualifications

Markus studied law in Munich and Coimbra, Portugal.

From August 2020 to December 2023 he worked as a Legal Assistant at Linklaters. Previously, he worked as a research assistant at Humboldt University of Berlin, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, as well as at another leading international law firm in the corporate law/M&A sector.

He speaks German, English, Portuguese and Spanish.