Alexander supports national and international companies, in particular US-corporations, with the expansion or restructuring of their business in Europe. He is a German lawyer and specialist in employment & labour law.

With his pragmatic approach, Alexander manages restructurings and staff reduction measures, including the negotiation and conclusion of works agreements on company, group, and local level. With his in-depth expertise, he helps companies with issues relating to operational and corporate co-determination.

Additionally, Alexander advises in-house counsel and HR managers of technology-orientated companies on the development and implementation of digital HR solutions for the future of work, as well as on dealing with low-performers in the company. Shareholders and board members also trust Alexander in time-critical separation negotiations with managing directors.

Alexander is a lecturer for further training courses for specialist lawyers in labour law, holds seminars and webinars for industry associations and trains HR business partners.

He specialises in the tech media comms, retail and consumer goods sectors. He has in-depth industry knowledge in the gaming & esports sector.

Alexander has lived in Zimbabwe during his school, university and traineeship and has worked for lawyers in Belfast, Cologne, Istanbul and South Africa. His international approach has steadily developed to the point where he successfully advised our US clients from our New York office from 2022-2024.

Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world

I help our clients with quick and practical solutions for all their international challenges, especially concerning their employment and labour relations.

Nani Verladetechnik

Osborne Clarke has advised on the sale of the manufacturer of loading and lifting technology, Nani Verladetechnik, to Esidock, a global provider of loading systems. Read more.

Likeminded

Osborne Clarke has advised the mental health start-up Likeminded on its merger with nilo.health. The merger creates the new market leader for corporate mental health applications in the DACH region. Read more.

HESA Solutions (MySchleppApp)

Osborne Clarke has advised HESA Solutions (MySchleppApp) on the sale to hlpy S.p.A., an Italian company in the field of digital roadside assistance, repair and maintenance of vehicles. Read more (in German).

Personalwirtschaft Gastbeitrag

Hannah-Maria Merkle and Alexander Schlicht explain the legal requirements for a reduction in working hours by the employer. Read the article here in the German edition of Personalwirtschaft.

International expansion

Assistance of several US headquartered international companies with their set-up of labour organization in Germany. 

HR Regulation and Compliance & Future of Work

Change of remuneration systems, increasing flexibility of working hours, work location, work environment (hybrid work) and crossing national borders (working from home, working from anywhere, digital nomad, relocation).

Restructuring

Restructuring of a life-science company, of a EU-wide operating FinTech company (Trading platform) and a German-based company in the advertising industry.

DoorDash

Osborne Clarke has advised DoorDash on USD 750 million Series B financing round of rapid delivery firm Flink SE, read more

FUNKE Mediengruppe

Osborne Clarke berät FUNKE Mediengruppe bei Übernahme von Mehrheit an Musterhaus.net, lesen Sie hier mehr

CoStar Group

Osborne Clarke advises CoStar Group in the acquisition of Emporis GmbH, a global provider of building data. 

Com2uS

Osborne Clarke advises game developer Com2uS on acquisition of OOTP, read more

Lightspeed

Osborne Clarke advises on the sale of Gastrofix to Lightspeed, read more

Redalpine

Osborne Clarke advises Redalpine on EUR 6 million financing round in lengoo, read more

Brandenburg Kapital

Advising on its investment in ME Energy - Liquid Electricity, a company that develops and sells fast charging points that generate their own electricity independently from the power grid. 

eCapital

Osborne Clarke advises eCAPITAL on investment in Ferroelectric Memory Company, read more

Verve

Advised Verve on acquisition of matchinguu, read more

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