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Alessa Steigertahl

Alessa Steigertahl

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Recommended lawyer for Construction (including construction litigation) - Plant Construction

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Alessa advises national and international companies on drafting contracts with a focus on logistics plant construction, including upstream and downstream transport services and contract logistics.

She also advises on digitalisation and technology projects in industrial plant construction and in the area of classic infrastructure projects. Her consulting services range from contract design and negotiation to realisation, implementation and operation. Alessa has expertise in all processes inside and outside (logistics) plants as well as in the area of supply chain sustainability. She also supports her clients in out-of-court and in-court disputes.

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Projects, energy & infrastructure
Commercial & consumer contracts
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Product liability & product safety
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Energy & infrastructure
Technology, media & communications
Logistics & transport
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R&D contracts
Service & maintenance contracts
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Since 2025 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
Since 2020 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2025 Specialist Legal Training in Transport and Freight Forwarding Law
2020 Admitted as a lawyer
2019 Second state examination
2017 First state examination

Career

Since 2025 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
Since 2020 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2025 Specialist Legal Training in Transport and Freight Forwarding Law
2020 Admitted as a lawyer
2019 Second state examination
2017 First state examination

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English

Awards

Legal 500 2026

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Recommended lawyer for Construction (including construction litigation) - Plant Construction

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Recommended lawyer for the transport sector

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer for Construction (including construction litigation)

Experience

Affiliated company in the technical wholesale sector on a new automated central warehouse

Advice including contract drafting and negotiation regarding a new automated central warehouse (construction, implementation and warehouse outsourcing).

Alessa Steigertahl

Leading retail company on the redesign of intralogistics

Advice on the delivery, installation and commissioning of intralogistics systems for the production and logistics centre, as well as the re-equipping of the entire intralogistics system with warehouse automation technology for two locations in Europe.

Alessa Steigertahl

Leading online platform for pet supplies on contract logistics agreements in 10 European countries

Advice and redesign of contract logistics agreements for 13 existing central warehouses in 10 European countries.

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Douglas on logistics plant construction projects and several collaborations

Advice on several logistics plant construction projects and collaborations, including the construction and operation of a new central warehouse for the DACH region, cross-dock centers, collaboration with Swiss Post, the expansion of logistics capacities and ‘Fulfillment by Douglas’, as well as a pilot project with the delivery service Gorillas and a collaboration with the delivery service Wolt.

Timo Stellpflug
Alessa Steigertahl

Telefónica on large broadband infrastructure investment

Advice in negotiations with Allianz Capital Partners to set up the co-investment structure for a EUR multi-billion investment in broadband infrastructure in Germany (including SHA, SPV structures, Investment Agreements, JV Agreements, Framework Agreements, Development and Service Agreements, Partner Services and Subcontracting Structure).

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Global fashion company on the reorganisation of logistics operations

Advice on a contract logistics agreement for the reorganisation of the entire logistics operation.

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