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11.09.2023
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Dr. Alexander Kessler, LL.M.
Attorney (Germany) | Attorney at law (New York) | Specialist for international business law | Partner
Office Cologne
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Dr. Alexander Kessler has been a lawyer since 2005 and has been a partner at GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB in Cologne since 2014. From the very beginning of his career, Dr. Kessler has focused entirely on corporate law. With his LL.M. education at the University of Virginia, his admission to the bar in the State of New York and as a specialist lawyer for international business law, he has a strong international focus.
Dr. Kessler has particular expertise in the management and arbitration of disputes with a focus on corporate law, the ongoing support of family companies, advising on stock corporation law issues, dealing with liability issues, particularly in the area of directors' and officers' liability and corporate transactions. Dr. Kessler also acts as a central contact and coordinator for various large companies.
In the Compliance practice group, he is responsible for the areas of stock corporation and group law as well as overarching compliance issues.
Dr. Kessler is a member of the American Bar Association, the Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht (VGR) e.V. and the Mergers & Acquisitions Alumni Deutschland e.V. He is a lecturer at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and contributes to teaching and promoting prospective lawyers in the fields of commercial law, restructuring and mergers & acquisitions.
Languages
German
English
Sectors
Finance and Insurance Career
2014
GÖRG
Partner
2008
GÖRG
Associate
2005-2008
Hengeler Mueller
Associate in the Düsseldorf office
2007
University Münster
Start of work as lecturer at the University of Münster in the postgraduate programmes Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Law & Restructuring
2004-2005
University of Virginia, U.S.A.
Acquisition of the title Master of Laws (LL.M.)
2002-2004
Regional Court of Dortmund
Legal clerkship
Hengeler Mueller
Düsseldorf, Baumeister Rechtsanwälte
Münster
2002
University Münster
Completion of the promotion to GmbH & Co. KGaA
2000-2002
University Münster
Research assistant at the Institute for International Business Law of Prof Dr Ingo Saenger
Memberships and awards
American Bar Association
Mergers & Acquisitions Alumni Deutschland e.V.
Academic Association for Commercial and Corporate Law
He was named as a recommended lawyer for corporate law by LEGAL 500 Germany (2019, 2020, 2022)
Teaching activities and lectures
Visiting lecturer at the University in Münster since 2010
