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Joana represents private equity and venture capital firms and operating companies in a broad range of strategic transactions, including domestic and cross-border private equity, growth equity, venture capital and M&A transactions, restructurings and joint ventures with focus on the technology and healthcare sectors and general corporate and governance matters.

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Since 2022 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
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215 - 2019 Associate, international law firms
2015 Second state exam, Munich
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Since 2022 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
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215 - 2019 Associate, international law firms

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2015 Second state exam, Munich
2004 - 2010 Legal studies, University of Munich

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