PROFESSIONAL & EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Partner – EU Competition & Regulatory
Aug 2021 – Present ·
London, United Kingdom
Partner – EU Competition & Regulatory
Head of Sustainability
Dec 2022 – December 2025 ·
Brussels, Belgium
Partner/Practice Head (London, UK) – EU/Competition
Sep 2006 – August 2021
London, United Kingdom / Brussels, Belgium
Dr Alexandra von Westernhagen previously worked at the European Commission (DG Competition), the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Latham & Watkins LLP, as well as the German-American Chamber of Commerce in New York.
EDUCATION
- 2025 – Certified Brain Coach, Brain Academy
- 2024 – Formation Res Urbis of the Marcel Hicter Association for Democratic Culture
- 2023 – ESG Diploma (Distinction), Corporate Governance Institute
- 2022 – Certificate of Excellence, Sectoral Challenges in the Digital Economy, Florence School of Regulation
- 2016 – Formation EcoInnove, Sustainable food production & distribution
- 2011 – Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales, Kaplan Law School
- 2006 – PhD (“The EU Microsoft Case”, Summa cum Laude), Lausanne University
- 2001 – Qualified Solicitor, Prosecutor and Judge (Specialisation: EU & Competition Law, Unfair Trade Law), Berlin High Court of Justice
- 1999 – Post-graduate diploma in EU & French commercial Law, University Paris- Pantheon- Assas
- 1998 – Qualified Lawyer, Free University of Berlin (Specialisation: EU & Competition Law, Trade Marks & Copyright Law)
LANGUAGES
Working Languages: English, German and French
Conversational: Spanish and Dutch
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Member of the Law Society of England & Wales
- Member of the Berlin Bar, Germany
- Vice Chair of the European Board and Co-Chair of the Global Education Committee of the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL)
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
- Visiting lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA (Law & Policy Program), lecturing on EU & US Policies & Regulation in the Digital Era, including AI, since 2019)
- Expert Speaker and Panel Member of the Young European Lawyers Programme at the European Law Academy (ERA) in Trier/Luxembourg, since 2020
- Visiting Lecturer at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP), the International School of Management in Berlin, Queen Mary University, London, UK, University del Rosario, Bogota, Columbia, the United Business Institutes in Brussels, and various other academic outlets in Europe and the rest of the world.
