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Kai serves as chair of the firm’s International Services Group and heads our German Desk. He focuses his practice on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and a broad range of commercial transactions. He frequently advises European and Asian companies in the U.S. Kai is also a member of the Manufacturing and Automotive industry team and has represented national and international manufacturers in a wide range of corporate and commercial issues. Before joining Frost Brown Todd in 2007, Kai practiced as a corporate attorney in the M&A teams of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker & McKenzie in Duesseldorf, Germany. He maintained his German license as a Rechtsanwalt until 2020. He graduated from law school in Muenster, Germany in 2000 and holds a post-graduate degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.