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href="https://www.wfw.com/people/cesare-fossati/">Cesare<br>Fossati</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>Rome</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/cesare-fossati/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/anastasios-giannopoulos/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Anastasios Giannopoulos" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tasos-Giannopoulos-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tasos-Giannopoulos-1.jpg" alt="Anastasios Giannopoulos"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/anastasios-giannopoulos/">Anastasios<br>Giannopoulos</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>Athens</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/anastasios-giannopoulos/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/vasso-koumpli/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Vasso Koumpli" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Vasso-Koumpli-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Vasso-Koumpli-1.jpg" alt="Vasso Koumpli"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/vasso-koumpli/">Vasso<br>Koumpli</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>Athens</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/vasso-koumpli/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/julien-lamott/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Dr Julien Lamott" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Julien-Lamott-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Julien-Lamott-1.jpg" alt="Dr Julien Lamott"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/julien-lamott/">Dr Julien<br>Lamott</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>D眉sseldorf</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/julien-lamott/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/michele-laterza/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Michele Laterza" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Michele-Laterza-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Michele-Laterza-1.jpg" alt="Michele Laterza"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/michele-laterza/">Michele<br>Laterza</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>Rome</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/michele-laterza/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alejandro-martinez/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Alejandro Mart铆nez" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Alejandro-Martinez-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Alejandro-Martinez-1.jpg" alt="Alejandro Mart铆nez"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alejandro-martinez/">Alejandro<br>Mart铆nez</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>Madrid</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alejandro-martinez/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ignacio-soria-petit/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Ignacio Soria Petit" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ignacio-Soria-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ignacio-Soria-1.jpg" alt="Ignacio Soria Petit"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ignacio-soria-petit/">Ignacio<br>Soria Petit</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>Madrid</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ignacio-soria-petit/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/teresa-baselga/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="3032" height="2048" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%203032%202048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Teresa Baselga" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Teresa-Baselga-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="3032" height="2048" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Teresa-Baselga-1.jpg" alt="Teresa Baselga"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/teresa-baselga/">Teresa<br>Baselga</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Madrid</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/teresa-baselga/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/juliana-brandao-marques/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Juliana Brandao Marques" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Juliana-Brandao-Marques-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Juliana-Brandao-Marques-1.jpg" alt="Juliana Brandao Marques"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/juliana-brandao-marques/">Juliana<br>Brandao Marques</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Paris</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/juliana-brandao-marques/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/neil-cuthbert/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="2409" height="1627" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202409%201627'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Neil Cuthbert" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Neil-Cuthbert-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="2409" height="1627" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Neil-Cuthbert-1.jpg" alt="Neil Cuthbert"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/neil-cuthbert/">Neil<br>Cuthbert</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate</p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/neil-cuthbert/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ruwen-fritsche/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="2409" height="1627" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202409%201627'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Dr. Ruwen Fritsche" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ruwen-Fritsche-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="2409" height="1627" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ruwen-Fritsche-1.jpg" alt="Dr. Ruwen Fritsche"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ruwen-fritsche/">Ruwen<br>Fritsche</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Hamburg</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ruwen-fritsche/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/kayla-gild/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="2409" height="1627" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202409%201627'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Kayla Gild" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kayla-Gild-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="2409" height="1627" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kayla-Gild-1.jpg" alt="Kayla Gild"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/kayla-gild/">Kayla<br>Gild</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/kayla-gild/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/claudia-gonzalez-hernandez/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="2409" height="1627" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202409%201627'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Claudia Gonz谩lez Hern谩ndez" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Claudia-Gonzalez-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="2409" height="1627" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Claudia-Gonzalez-1.jpg" alt="Claudia Gonz谩lez Hern谩ndez"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/claudia-gonzalez-hernandez/">Claudia<br>Gonz谩lez Hern谩ndez</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Madrid</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/claudia-gonzalez-hernandez/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philipp-kleiner/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="2409" height="1627" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202409%201627'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Dr Philipp Kleiner" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Philipp-Kleiner-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="2409" height="1627" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Philipp-Kleiner-1.jpg" alt="Dr Philipp Kleiner"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philipp-kleiner/">Dr Philipp<br>Kleiner</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Hamburg</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philipp-kleiner/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/filippos-mentis/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Filippos Mentis" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Filippos-Mentis-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Filippos-Mentis-1.jpg" alt="Filippos Mentis"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/filippos-mentis/">Filippos<br>Mentis</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Athens</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/filippos-mentis/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/antimo-rocco-nersita/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Antimo Rocco Nersita" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Antimo-Rocco-Nersita-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Antimo-Rocco-Nersita-1.jpg" alt="Antimo Rocco Nersita"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/antimo-rocco-nersita/">Antimo Rocco<br>Nersita</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Rome</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/antimo-rocco-nersita/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/paula-perez/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="3032" height="2048" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%203032%202048'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Paula P茅rez" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Paula-Perez-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="3032" height="2048" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Paula-Perez-1.jpg" alt="Paula P茅rez"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/paula-perez/">Paula <br>P茅rez</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Madrid</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/paula-perez/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/kanyapat-ratanawilas/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="2409" height="1627" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202409%201627'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Kanyapat Ratanawilas" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kanyapat-Ratanawilas-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="2409" height="1627" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kanyapat-Ratanawilas-1.jpg" alt="Kanyapat Ratanawilas"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/kanyapat-ratanawilas/">Kanyapat<br>Ratanawilas</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>Bangkok</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/kanyapat-ratanawilas/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/isabel-rodriguez-de-codes-lopez/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Isabel Rodriguez de Codes L贸pez" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Isabel-Rodriguez-de-Codes-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Isabel-Rodriguez-de-Codes-1.jpg" alt="Isabel Rodriguez de Codes L贸pez"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/isabel-rodriguez-de-codes-lopez/">Isabel<br>Rodriguez de Codes L贸pez</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Madrid</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/isabel-rodriguez-de-codes-lopez/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/miguel-rubio/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Miguel Rubio" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Miguel-Rubio-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Miguel-Rubio-1.jpg" alt="Miguel Rubio"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/miguel-rubio/">Miguel<br>Rubio H铆pola</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Madrid</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/miguel-rubio/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/jo-strachan/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Jo Strachan" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Website-Landscape_Missing-Person-850x574px.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Website-Landscape_Missing-Person-850x574px.jpg" alt="Jo Strachan"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/jo-strachan/">Jo<br>Strachan</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/jo-strachan/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/pawadee-suranaowarat/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Pawadee Suranaowarat" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Pawadee-Suranaowarat-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Pawadee-Suranaowarat-1.jpg" alt="Pawadee Suranaowarat"></noscript></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/pawadee-suranaowarat/">Pawadee <br>Suranaowarat</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Bangkok</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/pawadee-suranaowarat/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/iliana-georgia-tsetsa/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img width="850" height="574" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20850%20574'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Iliana-Georgia Tsetsa" data-lazy-src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Iliana-Tsetsa-1.jpg"><noscript><img width="850" height="574" src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Iliana-Tsetsa-1.jpg" alt="Iliana-Georgia 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