GvW Banking Law Practice grows with addition of Fintech Expert Philippe Woesch
GvW Graf von Westphalen continues to expand its Banking and Banking Supervision Law practice and is pleased to announce that effective today, Philippe Woesch has joined the firm’s Frankfurt office as Associated Partner.
Philippe Woesch specialises, among other things, in advising fintech companies and advises digital financing platforms on the development and structuring of various financing solutions. In addition, the 41-year old advises clients from the finance sector on banking and banking supervision law and on financing and leasing matters. A focus of his work is on offering full-service assistance to banks in the automotive sector. Philippe Woesch publishes regularly in legal journals and commentaries, for example on topics such as crowd-funding and crowd-lending.
With regard to his move, Philippe Woesch said: “GvW is an outstanding German full-service law firm and I am excited about the great opportunity this great opportunity. I look forward to working with the existing team to build and expand the GvW banking practice further across locations and practice groups.”
Philippe Woesch will join the Banking Law team headed by Dr Patrick Wolff (Hamburg/Frankfurt) and GvW’s Banking and Financial Services focus area. In this focus area, the firm bundles its expertise and industry-knowledge across locations and areas of law to offer clients form the finance sector one-stop services.
Dr. Patrick Wolff commented: “We are delighted to welcome Philippe Woesch, an experienced expert in banking and banking supervision law with a focus on the fintech sector. Philippe makes a perfect addition to our team, both as a personality and as a professional. His many years of experience and his wide and diverse network will help us develop and grow our financial advisory practice further.”
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