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class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/christina-howard/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/dirk-janssen/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dirk-Janssen-1.jpg" alt="Dr Dirk Janssen"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/dirk-janssen/">Dr Dirk<br>Janssen</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Munich</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/dirk-janssen/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/malte-jordan/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dr-Malte-Jordan-1.jpg" alt="Dr Malte Jordan LL.M."></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/malte-jordan/">Dr Malte<br>Jordan LL.M</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Hamburg</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/malte-jordan/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philipp-karcher/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Philipp-Karcher.jpg" alt="Philipp K盲rcher"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philipp-karcher/">Philipp<br>K盲rcher</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Frankfurt</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/philipp-karcher/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/florian-kutzbach/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Florian-Kutzbach-1.jpg" alt="Florian Kutzbach"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/florian-kutzbach/">Florian<br>Kutzbach</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>Frankfurt</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/florian-kutzbach/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alexis-martinez/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Alexis-Martinez-1.jpg" alt="Alexis Martinez"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alexis-martinez/">Alexis<br>Martinez</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/alexis-martinez/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/laurence-martinez-bellet/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Laurence-Martinez-Bellet-1.jpg" alt="Laurence Martinez Bellet"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/laurence-martinez-bellet/">Laurence<br>Martinez Bellet</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/laurence-martinez-bellet/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/theresa-mohammed/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Theresa-Mohammed-1.jpg" alt="Theresa Mohammed"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/theresa-mohammed/">Theresa<br>Mohammed</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Partner <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a 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src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mark-Tooke-1.jpg" alt="Mark Tooke"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/mark-tooke/">Mark<br>Tooke</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/mark-tooke/" 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/antoine-bois-minot/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Antoine-Bois-Minot-1.jpg" alt="Antoine Bois-Minot"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/antoine-bois-minot/">Antoine<br>Bois-Minot</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/antoine-bois-minot/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/stephanie-geesink/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Stephanie-Geesink-1.jpg" alt="Stephanie Geesink"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/stephanie-geesink/">Stephanie<br>Geesink</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/stephanie-geesink/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/james-fryer/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/James-Fryer.jpg" alt="James Fryer"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/james-fryer/">James<br>Fryer</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate <span>London</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/james-fryer/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alfredo-guacci-esposito/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Alfredo-Guacci-Esposito-1.jpg" alt="Alfredo Guacci Esposito"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/alfredo-guacci-esposito/">Alfredo<br>Guacci Esposito</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Senior Associate 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LL.M."></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/kathy-buenaventura/">Kathy<br>Buenaventura LL.M.</a></h3><p class="people_left_stats_job">Managing Associate <span>Frankfurt</span></p><p class="people_left_stats_phone"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/kathy-buenaventura/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/eleftheria-bitzaraki/" class="post_contacts_list_img"><img src="https://www.wfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Eleftheria-Bitzaraki-1.jpg" alt="Eleftheria Bitzaraki"></a><h3><a href="https://www.wfw.com/people/eleftheria-bitzaraki/">Eleftheria<br>Bitzaraki</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/eleftheria-bitzaraki/" class="button_outline">View profile</a></p></div></article><article><div class="sector_services_person"><a 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