Pauline Coune

Pauline Coune began her career as a lawyer in the Maghreb department of Adamas (now Adaltys). In 2018, she joined Alexander & Partner in Berlin (Germany) as Counsel, where she assists international clients with projects in Africa and German companies with their business in France. In 2023, she also joins LEXT and becomes a partner in 2026.

Over the years, Pauline has gained expertise in the infrastructure sector (renewable energy, heavy industry, green hydrogen, water, ports), agri-food (processing units), events, and aircraft maintenance (Part-145) in North Africa and the OHADA area as well as in Europe. Her fields of competence include commercial law (contract drafting and negotiation, due diligence, pre-litigation, litigation/arbitration), assistance to tender processes (analysis of procurement rules, assistance during the tender process and contract negotiation) and project development (securing land, investment law and exchange control law, sectoral law, permitting, public business law, corporate law, environmental law, contract drafting and negotiation).

During her career, Pauline has also developed a practice in tourism law.

Pauline is fluent in English, German and Spanish and lives in Vienna, Austria. Among her publications she contributed to the World Bank report “Enabling the business of agriculture” in 2017.