Dr. Alexander Ehrle LL.M. (NYU)

He advises clients on the international, European and public law governing international trade. His practice encompasses advising on sanctions and embargoes, trade defense instruments, export control regulations, foreign investment review and international investment law as well as human rights and sustainability due diligence and compliance, including on the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and the EU Directives on ESG compliance. Alexander furthermore advices on trade policy, free trade agreements, disputes arising out of these and customs matters.

Alexander has been seconded to and worked with a major company in the optical industrial and manufacturing technology sector.

• Advising numerous companies, manufacturers, banks and stock exchanges on the Western sanctions adopted against Russia in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
• Representing a US American defense company in the proceedings on the recognition and enforcement of a multi-million arbitral award based on the New York Convention against a Venezuelan state entity before the German courts.
• Defending German pharmaceutical company in criminal proceedings in Germany for breach of the EU Anti-Torture Regulation.
• Advising a global environmental Non-Governmental Organization on human rights obligations compliance and investigating occurrences of past non-compliance.
• Advising an international energy and shipping company on anti-boycott legislation and measures.
• Representing numerous persons and entities in foreign investment review proceedings before the German government, including the German Ministry of Economic Affairs. and Climate Protection.
• Advising investors and vendors in numerous M&A transactions on foreign investment review restrictions globally in multiple jurisdictions.

• European Society of International Law, Deutsche Gesellschaft Vereinte Nationen - Member