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Bird & Bird
Alexander is head of the IT Sector Group of Bird & Bird in Germany.
Alexander's expertise and practical experience covers the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters of IT law (licensing, services, open source, e- and m-commerce, data protection and data security law, etc.), including major projects, complex technology transfer agreements, strategic alliances, IT related aspects of M&A transactions and outsourcing arrangements of all kind. His base of domestic and international clients comprises suppliers and users of IT services next to providers and customers of outsourcing and off-shoring services, as well as clients from the semi-conductor and the medical technology industry.
Alexander grew up in the United States, India and Germany, went to law school at the University of Bonn where he also obtained his doctorate in law in 1995. He was admitted to the bar in 1995 and, prior to joining Bird & Bird in 2003, worked at one of the largest international law firms. Alexander is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and holds a list of publications on matters in the IT sector.
Alexander's expertise and practical experience covers the full range of contentious and non-contentious matters of IT law (licensing, services, open source, e- and m-commerce, data protection and data security law, etc.), including major projects, complex technology transfer agreements, strategic alliances, IT related aspects of M&A transactions and outsourcing arrangements of all kind. His base of domestic and international clients comprises suppliers and users of IT services next to providers and customers of outsourcing and off-shoring services, as well as clients from the semi-conductor and the medical technology industry.
Alexander grew up in the United States, India and Germany, went to law school at the University of Bonn where he also obtained his doctorate in law in 1995. He was admitted to the bar in 1995 and, prior to joining Bird & Bird in 2003, worked at one of the largest international law firms. Alexander is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and holds a list of publications on matters in the IT sector.