Alexander Ehrle

Lawyer/Attorney

Panellist

Alexander is an international lawyer based in Germany and Brussels and admitted in the US. Alexander advises clients on the international, European and public law governing international trade and geopolitics, including foreign direct investments and their screening by national and European security regulators. Alexander handles FDI and FSR applications and clearances in M&A transactions in the EU, Germany and globally and has been recognized for his work as one of 40 under 40 lawyers worldwide for foreign investment control by the Global Competition Review. His practice also encompasses advising on international sanctions and export controls at all stages of investigations, audits and court proceedings. Alexander is also an expert in ESG legislation and advises client on the compliance with the CSDDD, the LkSG, the CSRD and ESRS, and other EU Green Deal Regulations, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation, the EU Forced Labor Regulation and CBAM.

Alexander studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Montpellier (France), Mainz, Munich and New York (NYU) specializing in Public International and European Law. He worked as advisor and member of a delegation of a developing country at the United Nations before qualifying for the German bar, which he did, working with the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Middle East Department in Berlin and the German embassy in Tokyo as well as with international law firms in Frankfurt, Berlin and Milan.