Christian Drage

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Christian Drage

Christian Drage

Partner

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Christian Drage

Christian Drage

Partner

Christian Drage

Partner

London

T: +44 (0) 20 3400 4947

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Biography

Christian has over 20 years of experience in advising on planning and project law and the delivery of major redevelopment and infrastructure projects including some of the largest urban regeneration projects in Europe.  He is a go to person for a number of the UK’s largest promoters of commercial development and energy/transportation infrastructure.  Christian’s current caseload includes advising on a number of the country’s largest nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs/DCOs), over station development (including the £7bn One Euston project) and several new settlements both within or on the fringe of cities or new villages/towns in the Green Belt.

Chambers & Partners rank Christian as a leading individual and quoted client testimonies include: “Christian is extremely approachable, highly knowledgeable, collaborative and agile.”

Christian is recognised by Legal 500 UK 2024 as a leading individual for Real Estate: Planning. 

Areas of Focus

  • Logistics & Industrial

Christian Drage is exceptional in his no frills, practical approach to problem solving and advice, using his many years of experience to the benefit of the client. He provides a high-level of confidence and clarity of advice in response to often daunting and complex situations. 

Legal 500 2024

Admissions

  • England and Wales

Related Practice Areas

  • Real Estate Sector

  • Real Estate Life Sciences

  • Data Center & Digital Infrastructure Team

  • Brownfields

  • Citizen Suits/NIMBY

  • Clean Air Act

  • Clean Water Law

  • Compliance Audits and Internal Investigations

  • Cost Recovery Litigation (Superfund/CERCLA and State equivalents)

  • Criminal Enforcement

  • Oil, Gas and LNG

  • Collegiate Sports Practice

  • Olympic & National Governing Body Practice

  • Professional Sports Team Practice

  • Sports & Entertainment Contract, Endorsement & Celebrity Representation Practice

  • Anti-Doping Practice

  • Sports & Event Venue Real Estate Infrastructure and Operation

  • Naming Rights & Sponsorship Practice

  • Sports & Entertainment M&A Practice

  • Sports & Entertainment Litigation Practice

  • Sports & Entertainment Specialty Counseling Practice

  • Entertainment Industry Practice

  • Sports & Event Financing

  • Redevelopment

  • Environment

  • Real Estate

  • Infrastructure

  • Sports & Entertainment

  • Commercial Real Estate

  • Planning & Zoning

  • Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Logistics & Industrial

  • Endangered Species (ESA)

  • Environmental Review (NEPA and State EIS laws)

  • Hazardous Materials Transportation (HMTA)

  • Hazardous Waste (RCRA)

  • Insurance Counseling

  • International Environmental Law

  • Oil Spills

  • Pesticides (FIFRA)

  • Reporting Requirements (EPCRA, CERCLA, Prop 65 and other state laws)

  • Safe Drinking Water (SDWA)

  • Solid Waste and Landfills

  • Toxic Substances Regulation (TSCA)

  • Transactional Work, Including SEC Disclosures

  • Underground Injection Control (UIC)

  • Water Rights

  • Wetlands

  • Mobile Source Emissions and Fleet Management

  • Zero Emission Vehicles & Charging Infrastructure

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