Current activity

Local Partner at White & Case LLP, Frankfurt am Main

Professional focus

Automotive Sector
Construction/Engineering
Energy and power
M&A
Gas and Oil
Infrastructure and Transport

Areas of law

Adjudication/Dispute Boards
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Construction law
Civil law
Common law
Corporate law
Commercial law
Private international law
Expert Determination
Procedural law
Contract law

My career

  • First State Exam Eberhard Karls University Tübingen (2004-2009)
  • Second State Exam Regional Court of Stuttgart (2009-2011)
  • LLM, University of California, Los Angeles (2012-2013)
  • Dr iur, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt (2018)
  • White & Case LLP: Associate / Rechtsanwalt (2014-2019, Frankfurt); Associate / Secondee (2017, London), Local Partner / Rechtsanwalt (since 2020, Frankfurt)

Arbitration experience

More than 20 arbitrations as counsel, including under the rules of the ICC, DIS, and VIAC. More details on previous matters available at https://www.whitecase.com/people/alexander-lang#experience.

Publications

  • "Dissenting Opinion as violation of public policy? The recent annulment decision of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt in context", July 2020 (with James Holden, Benjamin Ainsley Gill and Natalia Filandrianou)
  • "Information guarantees in share purchase agreements – issues regarding factual requirements and legal consequences (Informationsgarantien in Unternehmenskaufverträgen – Tatbestands- und Rechtsfolgenprobleme)", NZG 3/2020, Issue 3, p. 92-98 (with Markus Burianski)
  • Personal jurisdiction in stream-of-commerce cases (Internationale und interstaatliche Zuständigkeit US-amerikanischer Gerichte für Produkthaftungsklagen), Verlag Dr. Kovac, Issue 65, Hamburg 2019
  • "The role of the English Courts Post Brexit: Emerging Challengers?” October 2018 (with Charles Balmain, Faustine Chapelin, Markus Langen, Philippe Métais and John Rogerson) "Challenges" to Party-Appointed Experts, SchiedsVZ 2017, Issue 6, Pages 269-277 (with Markus Burianski)
  • "Third-party funding in international arbitration – an overview (Prozessfinanzierung in internationalen Schiedsverfahren – ein Überblick)", DisputeResolution – Online-Magazine, Issue 2, Page 10 et seq., 2014 (with Markus Burianski)
  • "The New Proposals of the European Commission Regarding the Future of European Investment Treaties: Light at the End of the Tunnel?", NYSBA - International Law Practicum, Page 85 et seq., Autumn 2010 (with Lars Markert)

Languages

German
English

Memberships

  • German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
  • German-American Lawyers' Association (DAJV)
  • Association for Innovative Practices in Arbitration (AIPA)

Further informations

Recognition by clients: "[…] very ambitious lawyer who acts with great dedication and experience. Mr. Lang is very reliable and is always available. Due to his friendly, efficient and unexcited manner, it is very pleasant to work with him." (Legal 500, Germany, Arbitration, 2023).

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