Silke specialises in energy law and climate change. She advises on clean energy transactions, energy infrastructure and climate-related matters across the UK, EU and internationally. Silke is the Global Head of ESG/Sustainability working with clients on sustainability strategies, emissions trading and climate governance.
Contact details when in Paris (+33 1 53 57 76 69) or Germany (+49 211 975 59016)
Silke has worked in the energy sector for over two decades, supporting clients in the energy, infrastructure, and extractives sectors. Her work spans regulatory frameworks, project development, M&A, as well as contentious matters, including litigation before the European Court of Justice. She has advised on landmark interconnector and battery storage projects, as well as on ESG disclosure, carbon markets and climate risk management.
Silke has worked in the firm’s Paris and Frankfurt offices, as well as on secondment to major energy clients. Silke advises in English, French, German and Dutch.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- advising National Grid on the sale of its electricity system operator to the UK Government
- supporting lenders on NeuConnect, the first project-financed interconnector between England and Germany
- advising on battery energy storage projects, including Statera Energy’s 300MW facility in Thurrock
- representing Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A in proceedings before the EU General Court regarding ACER decisions
- advising on regulatory frameworks for interconnectors and OFTOs
- supporting FTSE 100 clients on climate strategy, sustainability reporting, and regulatory alignment
- advising on ISSB, CSRD, and CS3D compliance across global subsidiaries
- providing guidance to governments on Paris Agreement implementation and environmental law reform
- advising on Scope 3 and Nature Position Statement for global mining and metals sector
- working with Legal Response International on UNFCCC negotiations
Background
- Silke is admitted in Germany, France, and England & Wales, and is a member of the Irish Law Society
- Doctorate in Law, University of Groningen (2023) – Brexit & Energy Sector
- Visiting Professor of EU Energy Law – Queen Mary University of London
- Professor – University of Groningen (Climate & Energy Market Law)
- Associate Professor II – University of Oslo (Oceangrid Project, 2022–2024)
- Ranked Band 1 in Environmental, Social & Governance Risk globally by Chambers & Partners 2025
- Recognised in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame in Power (including Electricity and nuclear) at present.
- Recognised in The Lawyer Hot 100 in 2022
- Named Energy, Projects and Natural Resources Lawyer of the Year in 2020
Publications
- "Linking UK and EU's ETS: legal and practical considerations" in IFLR, 19 May 2025, available here: https://www.iflr.com/article/2et65ey1qaw1dx4v1ux34/esg/linking-uk-and-eus-ets-legal-and-practical-considerations
- "Planning issues in the UK hydrogen sector", in: Ruven Fleming (ed): "Hydrogen Regulation in Europe: Emerging Issues and Best Practices for the Clean Energy Transition", Oxford University 2025. Chapter co-written with Martyn Jarvis of Town Legal.
- Catherine Banet et. al. Market design alternatives and cost and revenue sharing models for hybrid offshore wind projects between Norway and Europe, Green Platform Ocean Grid, Milestone M.1.2, June 2024. (co-author), available here: https://oceangridproject.no/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/M1-2-Market-conditions-SP1-3-as-of-05-07-2024.pdf
- Catherine Banet and Silke Goldberg, Mapping of regulatory barriers to hybrid offshore wind projects between Norway and Europe, Green Platform Ocean Grid, Deliverable D1.6, February 2024, available here: https://oceangridproject.no/mapping-of-regulatory-barriers-to-hybrid-offshore-wind-projects-between-norway-and-europe
- "Taking back control of the energy sector? A legal analysis of Brexit and the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement", RUG Press, December 2023
- Brexit and Energy Law (Routledge, January 2023) (edited by Silke Goldberg and Ana Stanic)
- Chapter on "Energy", Silke Goldberg and Patricia Nacimiento in "Handels-und Zusammenarbeitsabkommen EU/VK", Kübek, Tams, Terhechte (Hrsg.), Nomos 2022 (German language commentary on the TCA)
- "The ethical contribution of the EU’s ESG disclosure regime", (co-authored with Jannis Bille) book chapter in “Research Handbook on Energy Law and Ethics”, edited by Malik Dahlan and Rosa Maria Lastra, Edward Elgar November 2022
- "Single Asset Interconnectors: Regulatory Issues and Recent Case Law, in: A Force of Energy: Essays in Honour of Professor Martha Roggenkamp, Ruven Fleming, Kars de Graaf, Leigh Hancher, Edwin Woerdman (eds.), University of Groningen Press, October 2022
- S. Goldberg; J. Bille; "Fit For 55 - The RED II Proposal - Power Up", OGEL 1 (2022), www.ogel.org, URL: www.ogel.org/article.asp?key=4007 **
- “Gas and oil trading: financial regulation and control of market abuse”, with Katherine Dillon, in T. Daintith and D. Willoughby: United Kingdom Oil & Gas Law **
- Goldberg, Silke, and Anne Eckenroth. "Governance of the energy market in the European Union." Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2021. 169-179.**
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