
Kern Alexander
Of Counsel
Attorney at law, Prof. Dr.
Loewenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 44 217 92 54
kern.alexander@pestalozzilaw.com
Kern Alexander is an Of Counsel to Pestalozzi and member of the Financial Services group. He advises bank boards on regulation, ethics and strategy. He is Professor of International Financial Law and Banking Regulation at the University of Zurich and a lecturer at the University of Cambridge. Kern Alexander is also a founder of the Research Network of Sustainable Finance. He regularly speaks and publishes in his area of expertise.
Career
- Of Counsel to Pestalozzi
- Professorial Chair in Law and Finance, University of Zurich (tenured)
- Professor / Reader of Economics and Law, School of Law & Department of Economics, Queen Mary, University of London, UK (tenured)
- Senior Research Fellow in International Financial Regulation, Centre of Financial Analysis and Policy, University of Cambridge, UK
- Lecturer in International Economic Law, Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Warwick, UK (tenured)
- until 2004: Tutor and Supervisor in Economics and Law, Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, UK
- until 2004: Lecturer in International Economics and Law, Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK
- Research Fellow, ESRC Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge, UK
Languages
German, English
Publications
Legal and Comparative Aspects of Swiss Sanctions against Russia

Reconciling Lopsided Mandates, Secondary Objectives and the Importance of Sustainability: The Role of the European Central Bank in the Single Supervisory Mechanism

Commentary on EU Banking Union - Articles 5 and 17 of the Single Supervisory Mechanism Regulation

Global Financial Governance and Banking Regulation: Redesigning Regulation to Promote Stakeholder Interests

Financial Inclusion and Banking Regulation: the Role of Proportionality

Global Financial Governance and Banking Regulation: Redesigning regulation to promote stakeholder interests
