Energy

Volatile oil prices and the depletion of traditional hydrocarbon energy sources have changed the energy industry. Political pressures as regulators seek energy security and demand both price stability and cleaner energy supplies adds to the complexity of the sector.

In this fast-changing market you need a firm that is immersed in the industry and can offer innovative and dynamic solutions for your business activities and investments. We can offer this support by providing strategic assistance covering conventional energy players as well as the renewable energy industry.

Team

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.
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.
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.
Counsel
Adelheid Sutendi specializes in international commercial and investment arbitration. She primarily advises and represents clients in international dispute resolution proceedings and in matters of German and French commercial and corporate law.
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.
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.
Of Counsel
Pauline Coune is a French attorney dedicated to projects in Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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.
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.
Of Counsel
Dr. Fallou Mbodji is a French lawyer, registered with the Paris Bar. He has extensive expertise in international projects in Africa and OHADA law.