Natural Resources and Environment

Environmental and related natural resource issues are truly global in nature, transcending borders and requiring multinational responses. Companies operating in multiple jurisdictions need the help of lawyers with broad experience across regions to navigate this changing landscape.

Alexander & Partner’s lawyers have extensive experience in environmental and resource distribution laws across the MENA region and Sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on international water resources and waste management. The breadth and depth of our expertise in this sector make our advice both distinctive and invaluable.

We collaborate with clients to ensure compliance with evolving regulations and standards across the MENA region and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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.

Tariere Richards, LL.M.

Counsel
Tariere Richards was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 2014. With over 10 years of experience, she specializes in corporate, commercial, and compliance matters across Africa.

Adelheid Sutendi, LL.M.

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.

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.

Marie Badiane-Mbuyu

Of Counsel
Marie Badiane-Mbuyu is a French lawyer with extensive experience in project finance and legal matters within the energy and technology sectors. She is passionate about the intersection of technology and energy and is committed to developing innovative solutions to address challenges in energy infrastructure.

Martin Brown

Of Counsel
Martin Brown is an English qualified solicitor and has over 30 years’ experience advising on international finance transactions.

Pauline Coune

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

Axel Heck

Of Counsel
Axel Heck specializes in complex transnational transactions, international private dispute resolution and strategic legal counseling, with a strong focus on the transatlantic and European-Indian market.

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.