Christian Kusulis takes over the management of the Rhine-Main branch of the German-Israeli Economic Association
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.
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