Dr. Alexander Ego

Dr. Alexander Ego

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

EGO HUMRICH WYEN
Unterer Anger 19
80331 München

T: +49 (0) 89 - 12 50 10 30
F: +49 (0) 89 - 12 50 10 390

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Résumé

EGO HUMRICH WYEN, Partner, since 2015
P+P Pöllath + Partners, Attorney, Munich (Counsel), 2014 - 2015
Hengeler Mueller, Attorney (Senior Associate), Munich, 2008 - 2014
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Foreign Associate, New York City, USA, 2012
Walter Sigle Rechtsanwälte, Attorney, Stuttgart, 2006 - 2008
University of Passau, Doctorate („Europäische Niederlassungsfreiheit der Kapitalgesellschaft und deutsches Gläubigerschutzrecht“), 2005
Regional High Court of Munich, Legal clerkship, 2003 - 2006
Chair of Prof. Dr. Holger Altmeppen, Research Associate, 2003 - 2006
University of Passau, Studies of law, 1998 - 2003

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) / Private Equity
Corporate
Corporate dispute resolution, in particular directors' and officers’ liability (management boards, supervisory boards, executive boards, advisory boards), shareholder disputes, legal disputes under stock corporation law, Post-M&A disputes (state courts and arbitration proceedings)

Selected Awards

Juve-Handbuch: Often recommended for Private Equity: mid-cap transactions (2022/2023)
Juve-Awards: Nominations in the categories "Law Firm of the Year for Dispute Resolution" (2021) and "Law Firm of the Year for Private Equity and Venture Capital " (2020)
WirtschaftsWoche: Among the most prestigious lawyers for Corporate (2020 - 2023), further awards of the law firm in the categories Corporate (2020 - 2024), M&A (2021 - 2024), Arbitration (2021 - 2023) and Litigation (2022 - 2023)
Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers: Among the “Best Lawyers” for Corporate (2021 - 2024), Dispute Resolution (2019-2024) and Private Equity (2022 - 2024)
Chambers-Ranking (law firm) in the field of Corporate / M&A: Mid-Market (2022,2023)
Focus: Ranking (law firm) in the field of Corporate (since 2018), M&A (since 2020) and Litigation (2023).
brand eins: Ranking (law firm) in the segment “Best Commercial Law Firms” for Corporate Law, M&A and Private Equity (2020 - 2024)
kanzleimonitor.de: Recommendation of the law firm in the field of Corporate Law (since 2018/2019, 2021/2022)

Publications

Munich Commentary on the German Stock Corporation Act, vol. 7, 5th ed., 2021, annotations on the group law applicable to Societas Europaea (Annex to Art. 9 SE-Regulation) and on European Corporate Law (freedom of establishment and free movement of capital)
“Internationale Organ- und Gesellschafterhaftung 20 Jahre nach ̔Centros̕ – Zwischenruf zur Niederlassungsfreiheit von EU-Kapitalgesellschaften”, IWRZ 2019, 243
“Isolierter Hinausformwechsel vor dem EuGH, Anm. zu den Schlussanträgen von Generalanwältin Juliane Kokott in der Rs. C-106/16 (Polbud)”, DB 2017, 1318
“Gesellschafterdarlehen, Insolvenzverschleppungshaftung und Niederlassungsfreiheit der Kapitalgesellschaften”, in: “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internationaler Rechtsverkehr – Deutsches Recht im Wettbewerb – 20 Jahre transnationaler Dialog”, 2009, p. 140 et seqq. (together with Holger Altmeppen)
“Europäische Niederlassungsfreiheit der Kapitalgesellschaft und deutsches Gläubigerschutzrecht”, doctoral thesis, Nomos, 2007

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