{"id":9004111222102376,"date":"2021-09-23T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/?p=9004111222102376"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:43:27","slug":"paul-sanderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/de\/knowledge-hub\/news-1\/paul-sanderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Sanderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p__large\">We are sorry to announce that Paul Sanderson is leaving HGF on 30 September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Paul joined HGF in February 2002 to establish HGF Law, becoming CEO of the wider HGF Group in June 2004, stepping down 17 years later in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure as CEO, Paul transformed HGF from a small, 3-office business into one of the leading IP firms in Europe with 22 offices in 7 jurisdictions, 55 partners and more than 450 staff. 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