Dörte Fouquet joined BBH as partner in January 2011 and heads the Brussels team.

She is a recognized international expert in the areas of energy, environmental and competition law. She has a particular focus on renewable energy, energy system transformation and expertise in the fields of chemicals, waste and waste management. Dr. Fouquet is renowned specialist in Renewable Energy support schemes with focus on Feed-In Mechanisms with their different variations and developments. During the famous debate on the first German FiT Scheme between 1997 and 2001 she was legal advisor to the German Ministry of the Environment.

In addition to the cooperation with the European institutions, she works for international organisations like the World Bank and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Her client base includes government authorities, non-profit organisations, academic institutions and private companies. For example, for the German government she is working on renewable electricity trade with the MENA region and has been assessing the conditions for renewable energy support in those countries.

At present she is senior expert in a contract with the German BMU on the further development of the German FiT.

Further, Dr. Fouquet has been representing Director of the European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF) for more than 11 years now, and is thus constantly working with renewable energy associations on national and European level.