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Undertaking a comprehensive restructure over the past 24 months aimed at refocusing the team’s efforts along regional lines as an extension of the overall company’s strategy, Lufthansa Technik’s legal team – led by general counsel Dr Frank Bayer – continues to achieve excellent results in support of the business. Olaf Johannsen, head of legal for the Americas gives a bit of background into the team’s project work: ‘Without being able to go into details, it is fair to say that the larger project and cooperation agreements, often exceeding the €1bn mark, as well as the digitalisation and innovation initiative of Lufthansa Technik required most of our capacity in the last two years’. He is also extremely positive about the internal culture of Lufthansa Technik, and how this has contributed to its recent successes. ‘For me, the outstanding fact about all members of my legal team is that each member acts on behalf of the team and is truly living the idea of “driving business” rather than giving theoretical legal advice’, he explains. ‘The setup that every team member acts as a dedicated counsel for one of our American subsidiaries has been developed together and fits perfectly in the fields of specialisation of each team member’.