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Dr. Anna Hankings-Evans

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Anna  is a member of the Technology, Media & Communications (TMC) practice area. She provides comprehensive advice on national and international venture capital and M&A transactions in the technology, telecommunications, internet, e-commerce and media sectors. A particular focus of her work is on the legal structuring and implementation of financing rounds, exits and buy-outs. In addition, she has proven expertise in complex M&A transactions and joint ventures and is also particularly familiar with the legal support of cross-border investments in the West African region.

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CV

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2024 Associate, US-American law firm
2020 - 2022 Lawyer, Boutique law firm for international commercial law
2013 - 2016 Research assistant, Department of Public Law and International Law
2022 Doctorate, Berlin
2020 Admission to the bar, Berlin
2020 Second state examination, Berlin
2018 - 2020 Legal clerkship, with stations at the Federal Ministry of Economics and at the German Embassy in Ghana
2016 - 2017 Research stay, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch (South Africa)
2013 First state examination, Berlin

Career

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2022 - 2024 Associate, US-American law firm
2020 - 2022 Lawyer, Boutique law firm for international commercial law
2013 - 2016 Research assistant, Department of Public Law and International Law

Education

2022 Doctorate, Berlin
2020 Admission to the bar, Berlin
2020 Second state examination, Berlin
2018 - 2020 Legal clerkship, with stations at the Federal Ministry of Economics and at the German Embassy in Ghana
2016 - 2017 Research stay, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch (South Africa)
2013 First state examination, Berlin

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