Dr Malaika Ahlers
Rechtsanwaltin, LL.M. (University of London)
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Dr Malaika Ahlers
Career
Dr Malaika Ahlers is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Berlin office and member of the Public Sector practice group. Her area of activities focuses on energy law. She advises her clients on all issues relating to the planning, implementation and drafting of contracts regarding energy generation and supply concepts as part of the transformation of the energy transition. In particular, she deals with legal questions relating to heating law and contracting, with a focus on local supply and real estate.
Dr Malaika Ahlers studied law at the University of Cologne and was admitted to the German Bar in 1996. At the University of London, she completed her LL.M. degree with a focus on European Law. She wrote a doctoral thesis in comparative law at the University of Bielefeld. Dr Malaika Ahlers initially worked as a lawyer for a civil law firm in Cologne, then worked as a European consultant and managing director at the Federal Association of Liberal Professions (Bundesverband der Freien Berufe). As part of the relocation of the capital, she moved to Berlin, where she later worked as managing director of the international department at the German Bar Association, and as an in-house lawyer at one of the Big Four accounting firms. From 2013 to 2023 she worked as an energy law specialist at Becker Büttner Held (BBH), most recently as Partner Counsel, in Berlin. Dr Malaika Ahlers joined ADVANT Beiten as Partner in 2024.
Memberships
- Berliner Bar Association (BAV)
- Women Network Energy (FNE)
Publications / Lectures
Publikationen:
Legal barriers to the passing on of costs for the use of decentrally generated PV electricity by the real estate industry
Dr Malaika Ahlers, Dr Carolin Schmidt
in: IR 7/2023, p. 146 et seq.
German government adopts framework for heating with renewable energies
Dr Malaika Ahlers, Tim Neumüller
in: IR 6/2023, p. 125 et seq.
Building Energy Act (GEG) to be amended: Federal government specifies fulfilment options for 65 percent renewable energies in heating systems
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen, Tim Neumüller, Roland Monjau and Felix Hoppe
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 21 April 2023
Flat owner not entitled to the installation of a balcony power plant on communal balcony
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Anton Buro
in: IR 5/2023, p. 110 et seq.
Realignment of the funding programme for energy efficient buildings
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen, Tim Neumüller, Felix Hoppe and Lina Taube
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 09 March 2023
Federal government adopts draft law on heating based on 65% renewable energies
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Tim Neumüller
in: EnWZ, volume 5/2023
Real estate industry: New energy law challenges
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen, Hendrik Burbach and Anton Buro
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 20 February 2023
Admin Court of Hannover: No intervention by building supervisory authority against the outdoor unit of an air-to-water heat pump due to insufficient spacing and noise violation
Dr Malaika Ahlers, Anton Buro
in: IR 2/2023, p. 45
New energy law challenges for real estate companies
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Hendrik Burbach
in: #IMMO Zeit, 1/2023, p. 13
The German Act on the Distribution of Carbon Dioxide Costs
Dr Malaika Ahlers, Hendrik Burbach
in: IR 1/2023, p. 2
The German Act on the Distribution of Carbon Dioxide Costs
Dr. Malaika Ahlers with Hendrik Burbach
in: E&M RechtEck, 24.01.2023
German Act on the Distribution of Carbon Dioxide Costs (CO2KostaufG): Landlords will have to bear parts of CO2 costs
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen, Hendrik Burbach and Ina Benedix
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 21 December 2022
Modelling sector-integrated energy supply in local neighbourhoods
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: EnWZ 6/2022
Immediate action programme for the building sector under scrutiny
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen and Dr Markus Kachel
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 02 September 2022
Chances for district concepts
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen and Felix Hoppe
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 06 May 2022
Interface between the real estate industry and energy law
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: Berliner Anwaltsblatt 9/2022, 71st annual volume
Price adjustments in energy supply contracts against the background of price increases and the war in Ukraine
Dr Malaika Ahlers, Dominique Couval
in: Berliner Anwaltsblatt 10/2022
The tenant electricity model: The local answer to rising energy prices?
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Dr Martin Altrock, Ulf Jacobshagen, Dr Wieland Lehnert and Johanne Wilhelmina Mamerow
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 09 February 2022
German government abruptly suspends funding programme for energy efficient buildings through KfW
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen and Dr Markus Kachel
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 27 January 2022
Reducing emissions in the real estate sector: The pressure to act is increasing
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 20 January 2022
German KfW-55-subsidy ceases as of 01 February 2022
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen and Dr Markus Kachel
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 20 December 2021
This country needs housing: New regulations for the housing industry
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen, Veronika Bufo and Björn Jeske
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 02 June 2021
Electromobility in the real estate industry - Legal framework and implementation options
Dr Malaika Ahlers, Simone Mühe
in: IR 6/2021, p. 122 et seq.
The new Building Energy Act (GEG): New legal framework as of 01 November 2020
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 03 November 2020
New hopes for tenant electricity
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Dr Martin Altrock, Ulf Jacobshagen, Dr Wieland Lehnert and Roland Monjau
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 18 September 2020
Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf: Customer facility with 200 end consumers permissible
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Moussah Köster
in: IR 7/2020, p. 180 et seq.
Climate protection/energy law: Concepts for local districts in Berlin
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: Berliner Anwaltsblatt, 7-8/2020, 69th annual volume, p. 249 et seq.
German Bundestag passes Building Energy Act (GEG): Missed opportunity or smooth compromise?
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen, Dr Markus Kachel, Roland Monjau and Jonas von Braunmühl
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 24 June 2020
Federal Court of Justice: On the term "customer facility" defined in section 3 no. 24a German Energy Industry Act (EnWG)
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Moussah Köster
in: IR 4/2020, p. 103 et seq.
Legislative news: The new Building Energy Act (GEG)
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: EnWZ 12/2019
Higher Admin Court of Münster: On exemption from the requirements of the German Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) and the Renewable Energy Heat Act (EEWärmeG) if the required measures are uneconomical
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Sophie Eder
in: IR 12/2019, p. 303 et seq.
Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt: No unilateral amendment of contractual price revision clauses by utility companies
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: IR 6/2019, p. 159 et seq.
Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf: On the geographical belonging of an area within the meaning of section 3 no. 24a lit. a) German Energy Industry Act (EnWG) when crossing a public road
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: IR 10/2018, p. 255 et seq.
Climate-friendly energy supply in flats and districts - Current legal framework
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Jens Vollprecht and Götz Albrecht
in: EnWZ 11/2018, p. 398 et seq.
Climate protection through waste heat utilization
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Ulf Jacobshagen, Marcel Malcher and Felix Hoppe
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 19 January 2018
German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA): On the geographical belonging of an area within the meaning of section 3 no. 24a lit. a) German Energy Industry Act (EnWG) when crossing a public road
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: IR 11/2017, p. 257 et seq.
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWI) study on tenant electricity models
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: Recht der Energiewirtschaft, 3/2017, EnWZ-Aktuell lX
EU approves tenant electricity bonus
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Dr Martin Altrock, Ulf Jacobshagen and Marcel Malcher
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 24 November 2017
German Tenant Electricity Act has been passed
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Jens Vollprecht, Ulf Jakobshagen, Dr Wieland Lehnert, Marcel Malcher and Roland Monjau
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 10 July 2017
International climate protection - Editorial
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: IWRZ 2017, p.1 et seq.
Tenant electricity models - How can tenants actively participate in the energy transition?
Dr Malaika Ahlers and Juliane Kaspers
in: ZNER 2017, p. 173 et seq.
Energy efficiency as a business model for municipal utilities? The hardest part is getting started.
Dr Malaika Ahlers with Prof. Christian Held, Ulf Jacobshagen and Dr Erik Ahnis
in: www.bbh-blog.de dated 04 October 2016
Administrative Court (VGH) of Munich: On the assessment of a basic district heating fee depending on the heat output (basic price)
Dr Malaika Ahlers
in: IR 11/2015
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