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Dr. Alexander Ehrle LL.M.

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Dr. Alexander Ehrle is a member and senior associate of the Firm‘s Sustainability & International Trade Practice in Baker McKenzie's Berlin and Brussels offices. Alexander is admitted to practice in Germany and New York.
Alexander advises clients on the international, European and public law governing international trade and geopolitics. Alexander handles the FDI and FSR applications and clearances in M&A transactions in the EU, Germany and globally and has been recognized for his work as one of 40 under 40 lawyers worldwide for foreign investment control by the Global Competition Review. His practice encompasses advising on international sanctions and export controls at all stages of investigations, audits and court proceedings. Alexander is also an expert in ESG legislation and advises client on the compliance with the CSDDD, the LkSG, the CSRD and ESRS, and other EU Green Deal Regulations, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation, the EU Forced Labor Regulation and CBAM. He advocates for a diligent approach to ESG regulation and provides his expertise to an international audience as co-chair convening the Business & Human Rights Committee of the American Bar Association’s International Law Section.
Alexander studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Montpellier (France), Mainz, Munich and New York (NYU) specializing in Public International and European Law. He worked as advisor and member of a delegation of a developing country at the United Nations before qualifying for the German bar. He qualified for the German bar, working with the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Middle East Department in Berlin and the German embassy in Tokyo as well as with international law firms in Frankfurt, Berlin and Milan.
Alexander has been seconded to and worked with a major company in the optical industrial and manufacturing technology sector.
In International

International: Can a global framework regulate AI Ethics?

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The United Kingdom just hosted the first-ever global Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit on 1 and 2 November 2023, an event that brought international attention to the regulation of Artificial Intelligence. UK Prime Minister Sunak underscored the urgency for global collaboration in the governance of AI, a technology that defies national boundaries and demands a collective regulatory approach. The summit’s outcome was the Bletchley Declaration, a commitment signed by leading nations, including Germany, the United States, and China, to enhance cooperation in the development and regulatory oversight of AI technologies.

In Trade and Foreign Investment

Global: Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance 2022

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Welcome to our Virtual Year-End Review of Import/Export and Trade Compliance Developments Conference resource center. Baker McKenzie’s international trade compliance lawyers from around the world discussed the major global legislative, judicial and administrative activities and trends in export controls, trade sanctions, customs compliance, and import requirements in nine 75 minute sessions which took place from 15 to 17 November 2022.

In Antitrust / Competition

Germany/Europe: Current Developments in German and European Antitrust Law

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On 21 September 2022, colleagues from the German Baker McKenzie offices will host a webinar exploring current developments in German and European Antitrust Law. The event will be in German only.

In ESG

Global: 2022: International Trade Developments in a Challenging New World

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Join us for our 19th Annual Global Trade and Supply Chain Webinar Series entitled, “International Trade Developments in a Challenging New World,” which includes the latest international trade developments. This year, in a variety of sessions, our panels of experts will cover the key developments and latest trends on sanctions, export controls and Foreign Investment Review regimes. On the inbound side, there will be sessions on opportunities and compliance challenges arising out of FTAs, hot topics on Customs valuation, trends in customs audits and supply chain compliance challenges and logistics.