Lukas Böffel, Dr. iur., LL.M. (Berkeley), holds a PhD from the Free University of Berlin and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2022 with a Master of Laws. During his time at Berkeley, he was a supervising editor of the Berkeley Business Law Journal. In addition, he is a member of the Associated Researchers Group and, between 2020 and 2021, was a member and the coordinator of the Young Researchers Group. Jonas Schürger, Dr. iur., holds a PhD from the University of Bonn for his work on the principles of equivalence and substituted compliance. Previously, he was a Research Assistant at the Universities of Vienna and Bonn. Furthermore, Jonas was a member of the Young Researchers Group of the European Banking Institute and coordinated the group until July 2022.