GvW establishes Israel Desk
Law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen is happy to announce the launch of its Israel Desk.
For several years now GvW has provided legal advice to Israeli companies and investors in connection with their business activities in Germany. Focus areas have been real estate investments, M&A, IP and distribution, retail and social media.
By establishing the GvW Israel Desk we want to meet the needs of our Israeli client base even more effectively. We offer high quality legal services, responsiveness and an entrepreneurial approach combined with profound knowledge of both the German and Israeli markets.
Head of GvW’s Israel Desk is Christian Kusulis, an IP and competition lawyer with a strong distribution law focus, located at GvW’s Frankfurt office. Other members of the Israel Desk are David Wende (Real Estate, Frankfurt), Dr. Markus Sachslehner (M&A, Venture Capital and Private Equity, Frankfurt) and Horst Hartwig (Renewable Energies, PPP, Hamburg).
The Israel Desk commenced its activities with a seminar held in Tel Aviv in February 2013. GvW and the Israeli-German Chamber of Industry & Commerce in cooperation with Atoz, BulwienGesa and Helaba advised on “Real Estate Investments in Germany”. Further events will take place both in Germany and in Israel throughout the course of this year.
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