Energy

We advise project sponsors, developers, utilities, contractors, and financiers on the full spectrum of energy projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Our expertise covers renewables, oil and gas, power generation and transmission, and energy infrastructure, often involving complex cross-border and public-private partnership arrangements.

Our support encompasses project development, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, claims management, and dispute resolution. We have significant experience handling energy-related disputes, including arbitration and litigation, helping clients safeguard their interests and achieve pragmatic outcomes in highly regulated and evolving markets.

With deep sector knowledge and regional insight, we guide clients through legal, regulatory and commercial challenges to ensure project success and sustainable energy delivery.

Team

Andreas Scherdel

Partner
Andreas Scherdel has extensive experience in advising on project contracts, corporate law, commercial contracts, claims and risk management. His practice focuses on the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors. He also has significant knowledge of accounting and tax issues relating to large-scale projects.

Petra Kuhn

Senior Counsel
Petra Kuhn is a French attorney registered in Lyon, with over two decades of experience. Based in Berlin, she provides expert legal advice to corporations on Franco-German business law and offers personalized services to private clients in the areas of cross-border real estate transactions, wealth and estate planning. She also specializes in the administration of estates under both Franco-German legal frameworks.

Isabelle Beaucamp

Counsel
Isabelle Beaucamp is an attorney qualified in both Germany and France, specialising in international commercial law, arbitration, and public international law. She has extensive experience within major international organisations, such as the UN and the ICC, where her work has focused on compliance, investigations, and governance.

Julia Mohamad

Counsel
Julia Mohamad is an intellectual property lawyer who primarily advises clients in the areas of copyright, trademark law, and IT law. A particular emphasis of her practice is providing legal counsel in the Arab world.

Dr. Richard Wichmann

Counsel
Dr. Richard Wichmann is a lawyer, certified mediator and has been working in the real estate industry since 2005. Since 2017, he has been advising national and international clients in the fields of energy and infrastructure in private and public commercial law.

Dr. Aouni Shahoud Almousa

Of Counsel
Dr. Aouni Shahoud Almousa has extensive experience in international commercial arbitration and business law. He advises clients on cross-border transactions, foreign investment, and dispute resolution across the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Syria.

Pauline Coune

Of Counsel
Pauline Coune is a French attorney dedicated to projects in Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Yannick Koné Dossongui

Of Counsel
Yannick Koné Dossongui is a dual-qualified lawyer, admitted to both the Paris and Côte d’Ivoire Bars, with a focus on banking, finance, capital markets (ISDA), insurance, and corporate law. He also has significant experience in real estate transactions and litigation.

Jakob Kisser

Of Counsel
Jakob Kisser is Of-Counsel of Alexander & Partner and managing partner of our UAE partner law firm Strohal Legal Consultants. He has been practicing business law in Austria and the United Arab Emirates for 20 years.

Stella Muraguri

Of Counsel
Stella Muraguri is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya specializing in commercial litigation, fintech law, and anti-money laundering compliance. She advises multinational corporations and financial institutions and has extensive experience in enforcement matters.