Real Estate

Alexander & Partner’s real estate advisors truly understand the needs of our clients in the challenging real estate markets in Europe and the Near and Middle East and are familiar with the different asset classes including industrial, retail, offices, hotels, residential, and healthcare.

We have extensive experience in cross-border real estate transactions between France and Germany through our French Desk. We support our clients at every stage of the process, from legal due diligence and structuring the deal to SPA negotiations, financing, and legal assistance through to the closing of the real estate transaction. We also provide our expertise in real estate law, including lease agreement negotiations, asset management, and registration with the land registry, ensuring efficient and seamless transactions.

Team

Founding Partner
With over a decade of experience in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, Oliver Alexander specializes in advising German and European clients on their business activities within the Gulf. His expertise focuses on commercial law, international and commercial arbitration, and dispute resolution in the construction sector. He is also recognized as one of the first movers into the Sub-Saharan African legal market, having established the firm’s presence in Accra, Ghana.
Senior Counsel
Petra Kuhn is a registered attorney in France (,,Avocate à la Cour”, Lyon). With over 15 years of experience, she provides legal advice to both corporations on Franco-German business law and private clients in relation to cross-border real estate transactions, wealth and estate planning, including the administration of estates under Franco-German law.
Of Counsel
Martin Brown is an English qualified solicitor and has over 25 years’ experience advising on international finance transactions.
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
Cephas Tettey Omenyo is a lawyer from Ghana. He obtained his LL.B. from the University of London in 2014 and was admitted to the Ghana Bar Association in 2016. In addition to his legal training, he holds a BA. in Economics from the University of Ghana. His professional experience covers corporate law, civil litigation and taxation.
Of Counsel
Dr. Philipp Stompfe advises on international contract and corporate law as well as on international arbitration.