Sebastian_Meyn

Sebastian Meyn

Environmental and Planning Law Managing Associate, Berlin

Overview

Professional experience

Education and qualifications

Overview

Sebastian specialises in public law, in particular environmental and planning law. He regularly advises clients in relation to environmental compliance requirements and on questions of permitting and environmental law in M&A transactions, inter alia regarding emissions control law, water and soil protection law, mining law as well as liability risks under environmental law and their contractual allocation. Furthermore, Sebastian also advises on questions regarding climate change, ESG and product-related environmental law (mainly chemicals law).

He is a member of the Linklaters ESG Working Group.

Quotations & Rankings

Leading Associate – Planning And Environment, Legal500 Germany 2025

Work highlights

  • Glennmont Partners: advising on permitting and environmental law in connection with the acquisition of a 50% share in Ørsted’s offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 3.
  • Carrier Global: advising on permitting and environmental law in connection with the acquisition of Viessmann Climate Solutions.
  • Volkswagen AG: advising on environmental and regulatory law in connection with the IPO of Porsche AG.
  • TenneT TSO: advising on the planning procedures for high-voltage power lines SuedLink and SuedOstLink.
  • Automotive Cells Company (ACC): advising on environmental and permitting law in connection with the 4.4 billion euros project financing for three EV battery gigafactories in Europe.
  • Silgan Holdings Inc.: advising on environmental and permitting law in connection with the acquisition of Weener Plastics Holdings B.V., a leading manufacturer of plastic packaging and dosing solutions for cosmetics, household, food and healthcare products.

 

Professional experience

Sebastian has been working at Linklaters since 2015, since 2019 as a Managing Associate. In 2024, he spent several months advising BP Europa SE as part of the legal department in Bochum.

Education and qualifications

Sebastian studied law at the University of Potsdam and the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense.

He speaks German, English and French.