Alexander Schlicht
Partner, Certified Specialist for Employment Law, Germany
Alexander supports national and international companies, in particular US corporations, with all issues relating to German individual and collective labour and employment law. He is a core member of our International Employment Group, International Transactions Group and national HR Business Transformation Group.
Alexander advises in-house counsel and HR/CHROs on the development and implementation of digital HR solutions for the future of work. This includes complex remuneration structures, working time regimes as well as the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in the workplace. He helps clients conclude works agreements with the works council and supports them in proceedings before conciliation boards.
Clients value Alexander’s pragmatic approach to restructurings, carve-outs, mergers, TUPEs and staff reduction measures, including in connection with M&A transactions. He advises in relation to operational and corporate co-determination.
Additionally, Alexander has a high level of expertise in supporting time-critical internal investigations and subsequent litigation. He develops strategies to deal with low performers in the workplace. Shareholders and board members trust him in business-critical separation negotiations with C-level employees and managing directors.
Alexander is a lecturer delivering advanced training courses for specialist labour lawyers, holds seminars and webinars for industry associations and trains HR business partners. He specialises in the Tech, Media and Telecommunication (TMT) sectors and has in-depth industry knowledge in the gaming and esports sector.
Alexander lived in Zimbabwe during his school years, and worked for lawyers in Belfast, Cologne, Istanbul and South Africa during university studies and legal traineeship. His international approach has steadily developed, and he successfully supported our US clients from our New York office between 2022 and 2024.
Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world
I provide our clients with prompt and practical advice, adding significant value. Clients appreciate that I am able to achieve favourable outcomes even in highly complex labor law cases and in tense negotiations with employees or works councils.
Alexander has been recognised in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany™ since 2024 in the following practice areas:
- Labor and Employment Law
- Employee Benefits Law
Schwabe Group
Osborne Clarke has provided legal advice to the Dr. Willmar Schwabe Group of Companies on its acquisition of a majority stake in hydration specialist Hydraid®. Read more.
Schwabe Group
Osborne Clarke has provided legal advice to the Schwabe Group on its strategic investment in Synaptikon GmbH. Read more.
Expedition Growth Capital
Osborne Clarke has advised growth equity investor Expedition Growth Capital on its EUR 11 million investment in Nesto Software GmbH, a Karlsruhe-based provider of an AI-driven workforce management platform for the hospitality industry. Read more.
CoaguSense
Osborne Clarke has advised CoaguSense, Inc., a leading developer of point-of-care coagulation monitoring systems and a subsidiary of i-SENS, Inc., on the acquisition of the DOAC testing business of DOASENSE GmbH, Heidelberg. Read more.
Phiture GmbH
Osborne Clarke has provided legal advice to the shareholders of Berlin-based Phiture GmbH on the sale of the company to Swedish Precis Group. Read more.
node.energy
Osborne Clarke Osborne Clarke has advised the Frankfurt-based software company node.energy on a EUR 15 million Series B financing round. Read more.
Nani Verladetechnik
Osborne Clarke has advised on the sale of the manufacturer of loading and lifting technology, Nani Verladetechnik, to Esidock, a global provider of loading systems. Read more.
Likeminded
Osborne Clarke has advised the mental health start-up Likeminded on its merger with nilo.health. The merger creates the new market leader for corporate mental health applications in the DACH region. Read more.
HESA Solutions (MySchleppApp)
Osborne Clarke has advised HESA Solutions (MySchleppApp) on the sale to hlpy S.p.A., an Italian company in the field of digital roadside assistance, repair and maintenance of vehicles. Read more (in German).
Personalwirtschaft Gastbeitrag
Hannah-Maria Merkle and Alexander Schlicht explain the legal requirements for a reduction in working hours by the employer. Read the article here in the German edition of Personalwirtschaft.
International expansion
Assistance of several US headquartered international companies with their set-up of labour organization in Germany.
HR Regulation and Compliance & Future of Work
Change of remuneration systems, increasing flexibility of working hours, work location, work environment (hybrid work) and crossing national borders (working from home, working from anywhere, digital nomad, relocation).
Restructuring
Restructuring of a life-science company, of a EU-wide operating FinTech company (Trading platform) and a German-based company in the advertising industry.
DoorDash
Osborne Clarke has advised DoorDash on USD 750 million Series B financing round of rapid delivery firm Flink SE.
FUNKE Mediengruppe
Osborne Clarke berät FUNKE Mediengruppe bei Übernahme von Mehrheit an Musterhaus.net, lesen Sie hier mehr
CoStar Group
Osborne Clarke advises CoStar Group in the acquisition of Emporis GmbH, a global provider of building data.
Com2uS
Osborne Clarke advises game developer Com2uS on acquisition of OOTP, read more
Lightspeed
Osborne Clarke advises on the sale of Gastrofix to Lightspeed, read more
Redalpine
Osborne Clarke advises Redalpine on EUR 6 million financing round in lengoo.
Brandenburg Kapital
Advising on its investment in ME Energy - Liquid Electricity, a company that develops and sells fast charging points that generate their own electricity independently from the power grid.
