Kaufmann joined Dentons' Berlin office in June as Of Counsel. In this role, he will serve as a subject matter expert on select topics.
Prior to that, Kaufmann had served as a member of the German Bundestag for 13 years, until he left Parliament in March 2025. From the summer of 2020 through August 2022, he also served as “Green Hydrogen” Innovation Officer for the former Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) . In this role, he helped implement the National Hydrogen Strategy.
Businessman Plans to Expand Energy Practice
With his experience in federal politics and his work advising industrial companies on issues related to the energy transition, Kaufmann is well-equipped to expand Dentons’ energy practice.
He is expected to contribute his expertise in the decarbonization of energy and industrial systems. His work will focus, among other things, on expanding production capacity for green hydrogen, developing the necessary storage and transportation infrastructure, and deploying hydrogen technologies and integrating them throughout the value chain.
Drawing on his professional career as a lawyer and politician, Kaufmann also brings expertise in working with ministries and government agencies, particularly in the context of approval processes for large-scale infrastructure projects.
Energy Team Supports Hydrogen Projects
Thomas Schubert, an attorney at Dentons, said: “Kaufmann supports our clients as a key source of inspiration and a valuable sparring partner on strategic and operational issues related to energy transition processes. We are very pleased to have him join our team.”
According to the firm, its German energy team comprises more than 15 attorneys. It is part of the firm’s global energy group, which has over 1,000 professionals, including more than 150 in Europe. The energy team provides multidisciplinary support for transactions and infrastructure projects in the energy sector, including hydrogen technologies.
