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src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Solange-Leandro-1.jpg" alt="Solange Leandro"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/solange-leandro/">Solange <br>Leandro</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/solange-leandro/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/tiziana-manenti/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tiziana-Manenti-1.jpg" alt="Tiziana Manenti"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/tiziana-manenti/">Tiziana<br>Manenti</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Rome</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/tiziana-manenti/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/marisetta-marcopoulou/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Marisetta-Marcopoulou-1.jpg" alt="Marisetta Marcopoulou"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/marisetta-marcopoulou/">Marisetta<br>Marcopoulou</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Athens</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/marisetta-marcopoulou/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/giannalberto-mazzei/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Giannalberto-Mazzei-1.jpg" alt="Giannalberto Mazzei"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/giannalberto-mazzei/">Giannalberto<br>Mazzei</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Rome</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/giannalberto-mazzei/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/virginia-louise-murray/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Virginia-Murray-1.jpg" alt="Virginia Murray"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/virginia-louise-murray/">Virginia<br>Murray</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Athens</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/virginia-louise-murray/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/piyanuj-lui-ratprasatporn/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Piyanuj-Ratprasatporn-2.jpg" alt="Piyanuj (Lui) Ratprasatporn"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/piyanuj-lui-ratprasatporn/">Piyanuj (Lui)<br>Ratprasatporn</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Bangkok</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/piyanuj-lui-ratprasatporn/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/felix-siebler/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dr-Felix-Siebler-LL.M.-1.jpg" alt="Dr Felix Siebler LL.M."></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/felix-siebler/">Dr Felix<br>Siebler LL.M.</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Germany</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/felix-siebler/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/arnaud-troizier/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Arnaud-Troizier-1.jpg" alt="Arnaud Troizier"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/arnaud-troizier/">Arnaud<br>Troizier</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Paris</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/arnaud-troizier/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/britta-wissmann/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Britta-Wismann-1.jpg" alt="Britta Wißmann"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/britta-wissmann/">Britta<br>Wißmann</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Düsseldorf</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/britta-wissmann/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/lucien-rapp/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lucien-Rapp-1.jpg" alt="Lucien Rapp"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/lucien-rapp/">Lucien<br>Rapp</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Consultant <span>Paris</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/lucien-rapp/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philippe-ruttley/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Philippe-Ruttley-1.jpg" alt="Philippe Ruttley"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philippe-ruttley/">Philippe<br>Ruttley</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Advisor <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philippe-ruttley/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/marianne-anton/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Marianne-Anton-1.jpg" alt="Marianne Anton"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/marianne-anton/">Marianne<br>Anton</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Counsel <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/marianne-anton/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/christoph-benedict/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Christoph-G-Benedict-1.jpg" alt="Dr Christoph Benedict"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/christoph-benedict/">Dr Christoph <br>Benedict</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Counsel <span>Düsseldorf</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/christoph-benedict/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/matteo-castioni/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Matteo-Castioni-1.jpg" alt="Matteo Castioni"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/matteo-castioni/">Matteo <br>Castioni</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Counsel <span>Rome</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/matteo-castioni/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ariane-massonnaud/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Ariane-Massonnaud-1.jpg" alt="Ariane Massonnaud"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ariane-massonnaud/">Ariane<br>Massonnaud</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Counsel <span>Paris</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/ariane-massonnaud/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/norbert-schleper/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Norbert-Schleper-1.jpg" alt="Norbert Schleper"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/norbert-schleper/">Norbert<br>Schleper</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Counsel <span>Düsseldorf</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/norbert-schleper/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/devon-whittle/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Devon-Whittle-1.jpg" alt="Devon Whittle"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/devon-whittle/">Devon<br>Whittle</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Special Counsel <span>Sydney</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/devon-whittle/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/jane-mortimer-tracy/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Jane-Mortimer-Tracy-1.jpg" alt="Jane Mortimer Tracy"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/jane-mortimer-tracy/">Jane<br>Mortimer Tracy</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Knowledge Counsel <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/jane-mortimer-tracy/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/anthony-bellacci/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Anthony-Bellacci-1.jpg" alt="Anthony Bellacci"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/anthony-bellacci/">Anthony<br>Bellacci</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/anthony-bellacci/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alessandro-di-carlo/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Alessandro-Di-Carlo-1.jpg" alt="Alessandro Di Carlo"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alessandro-di-carlo/">Alessandro <br>Di Carlo </a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>Milan</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alessandro-di-carlo/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/lidia-fernandez-jimenez/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Lidia-Fernandez-Jimenez-1.jpg" alt="Lidia Fernandez"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/lidia-fernandez-jimenez/">Lidia<br>Fernandez</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/lidia-fernandez-jimenez/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/cesare-fossati/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Cesare-Fossati-1.jpg" alt="Cesare Fossati"></a><h3><a 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/michele-laterza/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Michele-Laterza-1.jpg" alt="Michele Laterza"></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/chananya-rattanacharoen/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Chananya-Rattanacharoen-1.jpg" alt="Chananya Rattanacharoen"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/chananya-rattanacharoen/">Chananya<br>Rattanacharoen</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/chananya-rattanacharoen/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/katerina-stringari/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Katerina-Stringari-1-1.jpg" alt="Katerina Stringari"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/katerina-stringari/">Katerina <br>Stringari</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/katerina-stringari/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/markus-laskowsky/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Markus-Laskowsky-1.jpg" alt="Markus Laskowsky"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/markus-laskowsky/">Markus<br>Laskowsky</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Managing Associate <span>Munich</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/markus-laskowsky/" 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 src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Juliana-Brandao-Marques-1.jpg" alt="Juliana Brandao Marques"></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/adrian-prados-carreras/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Adrian-Prados-1.jpg" alt="Adrián Prados Carrera"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/adrian-prados-carreras/">Adrián Prados<br>Carrera</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/adrian-prados-carreras/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/amandine-collard/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Amandine-Collard-1.jpg" alt="Amandine Collard"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/amandine-collard/">Amandine<br>Collard</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/amandine-collard/" 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 src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ruwen-Fritsche-1.jpg" alt="Ruwen Fritsche"></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/eleonora-gentili/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Eleonora-Gentili-2-1.jpg" alt="Eleonora Gentili"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/eleonora-gentili/">Eleonora<br>Gentili</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/eleonora-gentili/" 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 src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kayla-Gild-1.jpg" alt="Kayla Gild"></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/marco-umberto-iannotti/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Marco-Iannotti-1.jpg" alt="Marco Umberto Iannotti"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/marco-umberto-iannotti/">Marco Umberto<br>Iannotti</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/marco-umberto-iannotti/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/dr-hasan-isik/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Hasan-Isik-1.jpg" alt="Dr Hasan Isik"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/dr-hasan-isik/">Dr Hasan<br>Isik</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Associate <span>Düsseldorf</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/dr-hasan-isik/" 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