Christian Kusulis is is the new Rhine-Main region branch manager of the German-Israeli Economic Association (Deutsch-Israelische Wirtschaftsvereinigung e.V., DIW). On 12 March 2014, the Frankfurt-based GvW partner received the letter of appointment from DIW president and former minister of state Hildegard Müller and DIW’s federal manager Grisha Alroi-Arloser.
DIW was founded in Frankfurt am Main. The city therefore takes a central role in the bilateral relations between Israel and Germany. The Rhine-Main branch has a significant number of members and is one of currently six German branch offices of the Association. Members particularly benefit from a broad range of consulting services relating to all phases of market entry as well as from DIW’s comprehensive network of contacts in the areas of politics, institutions and economy.
As new branch manager, Christian Kusulis is expected to further boost German-Israeli cooperations in the Rhine-Main region. The competition law and intellectual property expert is head of GvW Graf von Westphalen’s Israel Desk and in this position coordinates the law firm’s German-Israeli client relationships. The consulting services provided by the Israel Desk focus on real estate, corporate / M&A, distribution, energy and IP / technology.
GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the transmission system operator 50Hertz on the award of a major contract for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore grid connection project. The project involves the planning, construction, installation and commissioning of a converter system comprising an offshore converter platform in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The North Sea Connector 2 project is intended to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid in future.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Primepulse and Vsquared Ventures on the Series C financing round of NEURA Robotics GmbH. The transaction ranks among the largest venture financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Ethereal Space, Inc., a pioneering commercial space company, on space and satellite law matters and the establishment of its affiliate Ethereal Space GmbH.
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