Dr. Alexander Urhahn
Alexander stands for entrepreneurial advice in corporate law and the settlement of complex business disputes.
Alexander has particular expertise in the laws of stock corporations, groups of companies, and capital markets, especially in supporting annual general meetings, in European Company (SE) law, and in structural corporate measures. He drafts reliable and practical solutions for listed companies, large family businesses, and medium-sized companies so that management and shareholders can concentrate on their core business.
In addition, Alexander represents our clients in national and international disputes both in and out of court, as well as before state courts and arbitral tribunals. His focus is on corporate and contract law disputes.
Recent work
- Comprehensive support for the annual general meetings of listed and unlisted companies
- Ongoing advice to SDAX/MDAX companies on stock corporation and capital market law
- Advising various family-owned companies on corporate governance and SE structures
- Structuring several reorganizations within groups of companies
- Representing the defendant in appraisal proceedings under German stock corporation law
- Representing a DAX company in commercial disputes
- Representing medium-sized companies and their owners in transaction-related and in corporate law disputes
Publications
- Die SE in der Gestaltungspraxis unter Berücksichtigung der aktuellen Entscheidungen von EuGH und BAG (ZHR 189 (2025), 564, with Dr. Nicolas Ott)
- Arbitral award for information disclosure does not violate public policy because contractual duty to inform outweighs privilege against self-incrimination (also discussing Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart, judgment of June 11, 2024 – 1 Sch 2/24) (German Arbitration Digest (GAD) 2025, 1)
- Von der Schweiz über Luxemburg nach Deutschland – Die Umwandlungsrichtlinie im Spiegel der Niederlassungsfreiheit – zugleich Bespr. von OLG Karlsruhe, Beschl. v. 24.4.2024 – 1 W 40/23 (Wx) = NZG 2024, 1189 (NZG 2024, 1171, with Dr. Florian Schumacher)
- Prozessverträge im Investmentrecht (PhD thesis, Baden-Baden 2021)
- Großveranstaltungen in der Pandemie – Ein Beitrag zur Gestaltung „Allgemeiner Corona-Bedingungen“ (COVuR 2020, 633-638, with Dr. Andreas Betzelt)
Other
- Member of VGR – „Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht“
- Arbitrator at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
- Member of DIS40 – German Initiative of Young Arbitration Practitioners
- Member of the Society of Friends and Sponsors of the Institute for Comparative Law, Conflict of Laws and International Business Law
- Member of Heidelberg University’s the Society of Friends
- Founding Member of the Society of Heidelberg Vis Arbitration Moot Alumni
Education
- Heidelberg University (Dr. iur)
- State of Baden-Wuerttemberg (2nd State Examination)
- Heidelberg University (1st State Examination)
- Languages: German, English, French