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Alexander Behrens

Global 2026

A&O Shearman

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance: Regulatory

Germany

6 years ranked

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Alexander heads the German financial regulatory team and advises banks and other financial service providers, including FinTech companies, as well as unregulated companies on all aspects of financial regulatory law. In addition to German and European banking regulatory law, he focuses on payment services law and capital markets regulation as well as issues related to the Banking Union. Furthermore, Alexander has broad experience in the areas of M&A of regulated entities, NPL transactions, civil banking law and in internal investigations in the finance sector.

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Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance: Regulatory - Germany

Band 2

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Alexander Behrens is well regarded for his regulatory work on cross-border mandates, especially those pertaining to mergers and joint ventures in the financial sector, the setting-up of new financial institutions as well as business expansions into and beyond the German market. He also advises on the implementation of new regulation.

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