Alexander Israel

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Expertise Based Abroad

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad

Germany

2 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2026

Europe 2025

About

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Germany

Practice Areas

Alexander Israel is a partner in the firm’s Brussels and Berlin office and a member of the Antitrust practice.

Alexander chairs the European Competition practice and is the co-office managing partner of the Brussels office. He is a prominent antitrust authority and longstanding adviser to global companies and senior executives. His practice focuses on cartel and abuse of dominance investigations brought by the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office, as well as related litigation before the European and German courts. Alexander regularly handles high-profile cases — including the Air Cargo defense and the CDS defense (both GCR Matters of the Year). Alexander also advises on merger control and global regulatory approval strategies, for example for Amgen/Horizon and Pfizer/Arena. Main areas of his practice include technology, life sciences, aviation, automotive, and financial services. Alexander manages a high volume of significant cases, many involving cutting-edge legal challenges.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Competition/European Law: Lawyers Based Abroad - Germany

Germany, expertise based abroad in Belgium

Individual Editorial

Alexander Israel is admitted to practice in Germany and Brussels. He represents clients in complaints of anti-competitive behaviour to the German regulator and in cartel investigations before the EC. He is a popular choice with clients in the transportation sector. He joined Morrison Foerster in February 2025.

Indviduelles Editorial

Alexander Israel ist in Deutschland und Brüssel als Rechtsanwalt zugelassen. Er vertritt Mandanten bei Beschwerden wegen wettbewerbswidrigen Verhaltens vor der deutschen Wettbewerbsbehörde und in Kartellverfahren vor der EU-Kommission. Er ist insbesondere im Transportsektor ein gefragter Anwalt. Seit Februar 2025 ist er bei Morrison Foerster tätig.

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Strengths

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Alexander Israel has a deep knowledge of how things work in our sector and what we need. He has a good feeling for legal advice, so you get clear and to-the-point answers quickly.