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Christian Roschmann, Partner at Tauil & Chequer in association with Mayer Brown

Christian Roschmann has over 25 years of experience in cross-border M&A transactions, local and international joint ventures and private equity transactions, advising companies, funds and financial institutions in their most important transactions in Brazil and around the globe. He’s program ambassador and member of the selection committee of the German Chancellor Fellowship Program organized by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He also holds a position as vice-president of the German-Brazilian Chamber of Industry and Commerce in São Paulo and senior commissioner for Brazil of the LAV – Association for Latin America (Lateinamerika Verein e.V.). He also has vast international experience having previously worked at major international law firms in New York, Singapore, Frankfurt and Munich. Graduated in Brazilian law from USP (Universidade de São Paulo) and in German law from LMU (University of Munich). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Kiel.

Dr. Johannes Weichbrodt, Partner at Mayer Brown in Düsseldorf

Is a partner in the Düsseldorf office of Mayer Brown's Antitrust and White-Collar Defense & Compliance practices. Johannes advises on all aspects of European and German antitrust and competition law and helps clients with all kinds of compliance issues. He focusses on cross-border internal investigations and compliance programs, including in Asia and particularly in Latin America. His litigation experience includes proceedings before the German courts as well as the European Court of Justice. He has deep insight into the automotive industry, both from the OEM and the supplier side. Other clients he often acts for hail from the heavy industry, consumer goods and retail as well as the tech sector.