Dr Alexander Behrens
Partner
Frankfurt am Main

Dr Alexander Behrens
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Contact Details
Alexander heads the German financial regulatory team and advises banks and other financial service providers, including FinTech companies, as well as unregulated companies on all aspects of financial regulatory law. In addition to German and European banking regulatory law, he focuses on payment services law and capital markets regulation as well as issues related to the Banking Union. Furthermore, Alexander has broad experience in the areas of M&A of regulated entities, NPL transactions, civil banking law and in internal investigations in the finance sector.
Office
Frankfurt am Main
Allen & Overy LLP
Bockenheimer Landstraße 2
60306 Frankfurt am Main
Experience highlights
Various banks, financial services institutions and payment institutions with respect to their Brexit related “relocation” decisions and their licensing applications (including General Terms and Conditions, MiFiD issues, etc.).
Various banks and FinTechs on consumer law related questions connected with payment services.
Banco Santander on the acquisition of highly specialised technological assets of the European merchant payment services and processing business (Merchant Payments; Acquiring & Issuing) of Wirecard group.
Related articles

Blog Post: 18 May 2022
In Case T-27/19 Pilatus Bank the Court dismissed an action brought by Malta’s Pilatus Bank, confirming the legality of the ECB’s 2018 decision to withdraw the bank’s licence after an indictment of its…
Blog Post: 16 May 2022
EU General Court confirms ECB’s decision to withdraw the authorisation of Estonia’s Versobank
Blog Post: 06 May 2022
ECB publishes annual report on banking supervisory activities in 2021
Publications: 02 May 2022
Regulatory Monitoring - relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law

Office
Frankfurt am Main
Allen & Overy LLP
Bockenheimer Landstraße 2
60306 Frankfurt am Main
Recognition
Recommended for Banking and Regulatory
JUVE HANDBOOK 2019/2020
Next Generation Partner Financial Services: Regulatory
LEGAL 500 Germany 2020