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Alexander R. Roth, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Alexander R. Roth, M.Jur. (Oxford)

Alexander R. Roth, M.Jur. (Oxford)

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North American companies value Alex's expertise in the technology sector supporting their corporate investments and international expansion in Europe and Asia. He is Co-Head of Taylor Wessing’s US office in Silicon Valley, and coordinates our offering for North American clients.

Alex moved to the United States from Germany to provide our international clients with European, round-the-clock service. As a German qualified attorney and specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law, he will advise you on complex crossborder private M&A, joint venture, private equity and venture capital arrangements, in particular in the technology sector. He will also advise you on establishing a presence for your company in Germany and how to structure the growth of your business internationally, across Europe and Asia.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Venture capital
Private equity
Artificial intelligence
Distressed M&A
General corporate
Joint ventures
M&A
Israel group

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Life sciences & healthcare
Aerospace & defence
Fintech
Games and gambling
Digital health
Cryptoassets, blockchain and distributed ledger technology
Machine learning
Our USA offering

Over the past 10 years, we've built a trusted legal team in San Francisco, focused on technology, media and communciation, life sciences and healthcare, real estate, private wealth, and private equity. Supported by colleagues in the UK and Europe, we also offer deep expertise in M&A, international growth, commercial deals, and data privacy.

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CV

Since 2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2014 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2008 - 2011 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2008 Establishment as a Lawyer, Hamburg
2007 Masters, Law, University of Oxford
2006 Second State Examination, Munich
2004 First State Examination and degree, University of Munich
2004 Trainee, commercial mediator
2002 Erasmus studies, Law, University of Ferrara, Italy

Career

Since 2014 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2014 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2008 - 2011 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2008 Establishment as a Lawyer, Hamburg
2007 Masters, Law, University of Oxford
2006 Second State Examination, Munich
2004 First State Examination and degree, University of Munich
2004 Trainee, commercial mediator
2002 Erasmus studies, Law, University of Ferrara, Italy

Publications

Flying cars and flying deals – Protecting typical value drivers in auto tech transactions, PlugIn #20, April 2019
A West Coast view on AI – VC funding, current trends and issues, PlugIn #17, January 2019

Memberships & Associations

Deutsch-Britische Juristenvereinigung
Deutsch-Italienische Juristenvereinigung
Business Law Section of the American Bar Association

Additional languages

English Italian

Experience

Rhinestahl Corporation on the acquisition of HYDRO Systems KG

Comprehensive legal advice to the US company Rhinestahl Corporation on all aspects of the acquisition of HYDRO Systems KG, including structuring, due diligence and contractual documentation. The acquisition led to the formation of RH Aero Systems, a company specialising in innovative aviation support concepts.

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27 January 2025

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Analysis of the global impacts of the US election outcome

Alexander Roth, David Bates and Hilary Shannon look at what to expect in 2025 as a result of the outcome of the US Presidential election.

2 December 2024
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17 September 2024

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