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Luka trained and qualified at another major international law firm before joining Baker McKenzie in September 2009.

Michael Foundethakis acted as the global chair of Baker McKenzie’s Banking & Finance Practice Group from May 2017 to July 2020. He currently heads Banking & Finance in Paris and continues to act as global head of Project and Trade & Export Finance for the firm. Mr. Foundethakis is highly recommended as a leading banking and finance lawyer by Chambers Global, Legal 500, JUVE and IFLR. Additionally, he was the exclusive winner of the ILO Client Choice Award 2011 in Banking for Germany and again winner of the same award in 2017 in Banking for France. A team led by Michael Foundethakis was awarded Banking, Finance & Restructuring Team of the Year at The African Legal Awards 2015.

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Eric Blomme is a partner in the Banking & Finance Practice Group in the Brussels office. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2015, after having acquired extensive experience in another international law firm. He is a recognised professional in the Legal 500 and IFLR 1000 legal directories.

Mark Tibberts is a partner in the North America Banking, Finance & Major Projects Practice Group in New York. Mr. Tibberts has a wide range of finance experience, including bank loans, private placements, trade finance, and Rule 144A offerings. He also has represented buyers, sellers and other participants in numerous mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving energy and infrastructure projects. Mr. Tibberts has represented the full range of energy industry participants, from traditional gas and electric utilities to commercial banks and other lenders and developers and private equity firms.

Kenneth Chuah is a principal in the Finance & Projects Practice Group of Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow in Singapore. Kenneth has more than 10 years of experience acting for banks, borrowers and sponsors in a wide range of cross-border finance transactions across Asia Pacific. Kenneth sits on the Firm's Global Trade Finance Steering Committee. He is recognised as a rising star in Banking & Finance: Singapore by IFLR1000 2019 and recognized in Legal 500 2019 and Legal 500 2020, the latter highlighting that he has "vast knowledge in receivables financing".

Kathrin Marchant has been working with the Banking and Finance Practice Group of the Munich, Frankfurt, Paris and London offices of Baker McKenzie since 2005. She currently serves as a member of the Firm’s Energy, Chemicals, Mining and Engineering Industry Group and the Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group.