BBH GROUP WELCOMES DR. TOBIAS TRAUPEL AS NEW PARTNER OF COUNSEL

Dr. Tobias Traupel, former director general at a state ministry, joined the BBH group in July 2026 as partner of counsel. He will strengthen the group’s expertise in EU State aid and public procurement law as well as the rules governing the allocation of funding and foreign trade law.

Dr. Tobias Traupel brings on board decades of experience in public administration and senior positions, most recently at the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. As an acknowledged expert in European State aid law, foreign trade law, public procurement law and the rules governing the allocation of funding, he is joining the State aid team led by Christoph von Donat, lawyer and BBH partner, and Gabriele Quardt, lawyer and partner of counsel. He will also be working with the public procurement team led by Malte Müller Wrede, lawyer and BBH partner, Roman Ringwald, lawyer and BBH partner, and Daniel Altenburg, lawyer and BBH partner.

Christoph von Donat comments: “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Tobias Traupel, an expert in EU State aid law, to our team as partner of counsel. With his experience and in-depth knowledge of the political and regulatory framework, he is a great asset and will support our clients with his expertise and foresight, particularly regarding the legal and strategic challenges posed by the energy transition and the transformation of the economy.”

With more than 1,000 employees, 7,000 clients and 7 offices, the BBH group is a leading provider of advisory services to energy and infrastructure companies and their customers. Energy and supply companies, particularly public utilities, municipalities and local authorities, industrial companies and international groups are among its core clients. The BBH group assists these and many other companies and organisations with legal, business and strategic advice. 

Contact:
Prof. Dr. Ines Zenke
Rechtsanwältin/Lawyer, Partner
Phone +49 (0)30 611 28 40-179
ines.zenke@bbh-online.de

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