Randall W. Wulff
Contact: Michael Richards Case Manager for Mr. Wulff
2855 Atlas Peak Road Napa, CA 94558 Telephone: 510-663-5222
E-mail: Michael Richards: mrichards@wqsadr.com Randall W. Wulff: rwulff@wqsadr.com
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Before becoming a full-time neutral in 1994, Randall Wulff was a trial lawyer with Farella Braun & Martel LLP in San Francisco for 20 years, specializing in complex commercial, construction, intellectual property, securities, insurance coverage, real estate and employment litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Wulff received his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1974, where he was ranked first academically in his class in 1972 and 1973, achieving the academic honoraries of the Order of the Coif and Thurston Society. In 1974, he then served as Hastings’ first extern for the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, and also worked on the editorial staff of the Hastings Law Journal. In addition to his active trial practice at Farella, he was also an adjunct professor at Hastings, having taught courses in “Trial Evidence” and “Complex Litigation.” Mr. Wulff has tried cases in federal court, state court and the U.S. Court of Claims. He has also arbitrated many cases and acted as an arbitrator in several more. Mr. Wulff’s background in trial work led to his active interest in mediation, looking for faster, more economical results for his clients. He successfully settled roughly 100 cases for his clients as an advocate in mediations or mini-trials.
Because of this extensive experience, Mr. Wulff has been selected as a mediator in over two thousand diverse cases, settling most of those cases. They have ranged from two-party cases to suits involving more than one hundred parties.
Mr. Wulff successfully mediated the $2.75 billion agreement between Discover, Mastercard and Visa. He also mediated the $1.1 billion class action settlement of the Microsoft antitrust claims in California.
In 2004, after a nationwide search for several months, Mr. Wulff was selected by the Chief Judge in the Southern District of New York to lead the panel that heard and decided the property damage claims for the World Trade Center arising from the tragedy on September 11. This included reconstruction costs as well as business interruption claims. These insurance claims were roughly four times larger than any other in the history of the industry.
Mr. Wulff is co-editor of two books, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Guide (West Group 1993-2003), as well as a second book devoted specifically to ADR for the construction industry, both being marketed nationally. He has also published numerous articles on alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”), and contributed the chapter on "Mediation" to the nationally published ADR Handbook. He has spoken on mediation at numerous national and international conferences and conventions.
The Mediation Society selected Mr. Wulff in 2004 as its "Mediator of the Year." Mr. Wulff received the American Arbitration Association’s 1990 Award as its outstanding mediator in Northern California. He is regularly selected among the "top" mediators in polls done periodically by the legal newspapers, The Recorder and the Daily Journal. Mr. Wulff regularly appears in each annual selection of SuperLawyers and Best Lawyers in America and other similar published evaluations. He is one of two mediators in California to receive a first tier rating from Chambers & Partners for construction mediation. Mr. Wulff was selected the ADR Lawyer of the Year from Oakland in the Best Lawyers 2011 edition.
Recently published articles profiling Mr. Wulff can be found by clicking on the "Articles" tab on the home page of this site or by clicking here. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1974 - 2000 Farella, Braun & Martel 1980 - 1999 Partner in the firm 1994 - Present Full-time neutral
EDUCATION J.D., 1974, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Extern to Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1973, Order of the Coif, Law Review. B.A., 1970, Honors College of University of Oregon. 1968-69, attended Netherlands Institute of International Business.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS Selected as the Mediation Society's "Mediator of the Year" in 2004; selected as AAA’s outstanding mediator in Northern California in 1990; Member of Alameda County Bar and American Bar groups on ADR. Past member of Adjunct Faculty at Hastings College of the Law, having taught courses in Trial Practice and Complex Litigation.
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Commercial: Selected in 2004 to lead the panel that will hear and decide the property damage claims for the World Trade Center complex arising from the tragedy on September 11, 2001, numerous disputes involving high technology, antitrust (including 1.1 billion settlement of Microsoft class action), securities, intellectual property, limited partnerships and real estate, employment issues, environmental, SuperFund cleanups, energy lease or royalty disputes, legal and accounting malpractice claims, insurance coverage, general contractual disagreements. Construction: Claims arising from construction of subway station, dams, hydroelectric facilities, Golden State Warriors’ Arena renovation; Arizona Diamondback’s ballpark, Staples Center (LA Lakers' and Clippers' arena), Disney Concert Hall, highways, cogeneration plants, chemical plants, water treatment plants, chip fabrication facilities, tunnels and pipelines, offshore oil platform, hospitals, and various high-rise buildings and other structures, both commercial and residential.
LECTURES ON ADR National or international conventions or conferences include presentations for the Construction SuperConference, the PLI Copyright Trademark Conference; the Construction Users Council of the Business Roundtable, the Engineering News Record Conference, the International Symposium on Dispute Resolution, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the ABA Energy Litigation Committee, the ABA forum, the nationally televised CLESN program on Dispute Resolution, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, the DPIC Convocation and the Forbes Conference on International Infrastructure.
Regional presentations include keynote speaker to the Hawaii State Bar Convention and programs for the California Society of CPA’s, the California Bar, the Risk and Insurance Management Society, the Associated General Contractors, the California County Counsel’s Association, the Asia/Pacific Center and the Defense Research Institute.
Local presentations on ADR include programs for the Bay Area Executives Group, Hastings College of Advocacy, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Mediation Society and numerous local programs and mediator trainings.
PUBLICATIONS ON ADR Co-Editor, ADR: A Practical Guide to Resolve Construction Disputes, book published and nationally marketed in 1993.
Co-Editor, The Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Guide (West Group 1993-2003).
Author, "A Mediation Primer," ADR Practice Guide, Wiley and Sons, 1990.
Author, "Alternative Dispute Resolution," ABA Energy Committee Newsletter, 1995.
Co-Author, "Tips for A Successful Construction Mediation," DART Occasional Papers, 1994.
Author, "Mediation," Assn. Of Business Trial Lawyers Report, November, 1993.
Co-author, chapter on Arbitration, California ADR Practice Guide, Shepherds/McGraw-Hill, 1992.
Author, "Approaching Your Opponent about Mediating," AAA Mediation and Arbitration Handbook, 1991.
Author, "Mediation of Construction Claims," AAA Mediation and Arbitration Handbook, 1991.
Co-author, "Mediation and Arbitration of Construction Claims," Digger Reporter, July 1991.
Author, "A Shortcut to Settlement," The Recorder, August 1988.
Author, "Mediation—An Easier Solution," Engineers At The Bar, April 1988.
Author, "Why Haven’t You Tried Mediation?", Barristers Law Journal, Vol. 6, No. 10, December 1987.
REFERENCES A sample of names follows here. A lengthier list of specific references from counsel and parties in cases where Mr. Wulff has acted as mediator is also available upon request.
Northern California
Stuart Gasner Keker & Van Nest 633 Battery Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 391-5400
Robert Goodin Goodin, MacBride, Squeri, Day & Lamprey, LLP 505 Sansome Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 392-7900
Joseph Sweeney, Esq. Sweeney, Mason, Wilson & Bosomworth 983 University Avenue Suite 104C Los Gatos, CA 95032 Phone: (408) 356-3000
Rodger Cole, Esq. Fenwick & West Silicon Valley Center 801 California Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Phone: (650) 988-8500
Martin Schenker, Esq. Cooley, LLP 101 California Street, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-580 Phone: (415) 693-2000
William T. Eliopoulos, Esq. Rutan & Tucker, LLP 5 Palo Alto Square 3000 El Camino Real, #200 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Phone: (650) 320-1500
Timothy L. McInerney, Esq. McInerney & Dillon, PC Lake Merritt Plaza 1999 Harrison St., #1700 Oakland, CA 94612-4700 Phone: (510) 465-7100
D. Michael Schoenfield, Esq. Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld, LLP 304 S St. Sacramento, CA 95811-6906 Phone: (916) 446-2300 |
Robert Van Nest Keker & Van Nest 633 Battery Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 391-5400
Eileen Diepenbrock Diepenbrock Elkin LLP 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1800 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 492-5024
Janette Leonidou, Esq. Leonidou & Rosin, PC 777 Cuesta Dr., Ste. 200 Mountain View, CA 94040 Phone: (650) 691-2888
D. Peter Harvey, Esq. Harvey Siskind LLP 4 Embarcadero Ctr., 39th Fl. San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 354-0100
David Kramer, Esq. Wilson Sonsini, et al 650 Page Mill Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94304-1024 Phone: (415) 493-9300
Daniel R. Miller, Esq. Miller Starr & Regalia 1331 N California Blvd 5th Fl. Walnut Creek, CA 94596 Phone: (925) 935-9400
Wayne T. Lamprey, Esq. Goodin MacBride Squeri Day & Lamprey, LLP 505 Sansome St., #900 San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 392-7900
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Southern California
Ted Gropman, Esq. Law Office of Ted R. Gropman 21800 Oxnard St., #430 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Phone: (818) 932-9150
Kenneth C. Gibbs, Esq. JAMS 1601 Cloverfield Blvd, #370-South Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: (310) 309-6205
Dale H. Oliver, Esq. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP 865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: (213) 443-3000
Steven E. Sletten, Esq. Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP 333 S Grand Ave., #4500 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: (213) 229-7505
Michael F. Minchella, Esq. Monteleone & McCrory, LLP 725 South Figueroa, Ste. 3200 Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: (213) 612-9900 |
Keith D. Koeller, Esq. Koeller Nebeker Carlson & Haluck, LLP 3 Park Plaza #1500 Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: (949) 864-3400
Peter J. Ippolito, Esq. McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP 4435 Eastgate Mall, Ste. 400 San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: (619) 595-8060
Nomi Castle, Esq. Castle & Associates 8383 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 810 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Phone: (310) 286-3400
Jeffrey S. Behar, Esq. Ford Walker Haggerty Behar 1 World Trade Ctr., 27th Fl. Long Beach, CA 90831 Phone: (562) 983-2500
William Brunsten, Esq. Manatt Phelps, et al 11355 W. Olympia Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 Phone: (310) 312-4109
Robert Green, Esq. Green & Hall 1851 East First Street, 10th Fl. Santa Ana, CA 92705 Phone: (714) 918-7000
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Northwest
Steve Berman Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP 1918 Eight Ave., Suite 3300 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: (206) 295-7975
Stephen English, Esq. Perkins Coie, LLP 1120 Northwest Couch St.,10th Fl. Portland, OR 97209 Phone: (503) 727-2003
Robert J. Burke, Esq. Oles Morrison 701 Pike St., Ste. 1700 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: (206) 623-3427
John R, Herrig, Esq. Herrig & Vogt, LLP 1030 North Center Parkway, Ste. 201 Kennewick, Washington 99336-7161 Phone: (509) 943-6691
David C. Groff, Jr., Esq. Groff Murphy, PLLC 300 East Pine St. Seattle, Washington 98122 Telephone: (206) 462-3329
Michael Haglund, Esq. Haglund Kelley Horngren Jones & Wilder, LLP 101 S.W. Main, Ste.1800 Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (503) 225-0777 |
John Spencer Stewart, Esq. Stewart Sokol & Gray, LLC 300 S.W. 1st Avenue, Ste. 200 Portland, Oregon 97201 Phone: (503) 766-4988
Parker Folse, Esq. Susman Godfrey, LLP 1201 Third Ave., Ste. 3800 Seattle, WA 98101-3000 Phone: (206) 516-3880
Guy C. Stephenson, Esq. Weyerhaeuser Company P.O. Box 9777 Federal Way, WA 98063-9777 Phone: (253) 924-2345
Thomas H. Tongue, Esq. Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue, LLP 851 S.W. Sixth Ave., Ste.1500 Portland, OR 97204-1357 Phone: (503) 224-6440
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Midwest
David W. Slaughter Snow Christensen & Martineau 10 Exchange Place, 11th Floor P.O. Box 45000 Salt Lake City, UT 84145 Phone: (801) 521-9000
Gene Egdorf Lanier Law Firm 6810 FM 1960 West Houston, TX 77069 Phone: (713) 659-5200
Jeff Colman, Esq. Jenner & Block LLP 353 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60654-345 Phone: (312) 222-9350
David W. Zimmerman, Esq. Holland & Hart 60 E. South Temple, Suite 2000 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: (801) 799-5848
Stephen Hale, Esq. Parr Brown Gee & Loveless 185 South State Street, Suite 800 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: (801) 532-7810
Joel D. Heusinger, Esq. Woods & Aitken, LLP 301 South 13th Street, Ste. 500 Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: (402) 437-8500
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Craig G. Adamson Dart, Adamson & Donovan 370 East South Temple, Suite 400 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: (801) 521-6383
Robert L. Binder, Esq. Foley & Lardner, LLP 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, #3800 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Phone: (414) 297-5525
Howard C. Emmerman, Esq. Beermann Swerdlove, LLP 161 North Clark St., Ste. 2600 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: (312) 621-9700
Mark J. Feinberg, Esq. Zelle Hoffman 500 Washington Ave., South Ste. 4000 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: (612) 336-9104
Bernard J. Nussbaum, Esq. Richard L. Fenton, Esq. SNR Denton, LLP 233 S Wacker Dr. # 8000 Chicago, IL 60606-6448 Phone: (312) 876-8000
Steven A. Schumeister, Esq. Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP 2800 LaSalle Plaza 800 LaSalle Ave. #2800 Minneapolis, MN 55402-2015 Phone: (612) 349-8500
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Southwest/Mountain States
Steven D. Meacham Peel Brimley LLP 3333 East Serene Avenue, Suite 200 Henderson, NV 89074 Phone: (702) 990-7272
Michael Jones, Esq. Michael R. Jones, PLLC PO Box 7743 Boise, ID 83707 Phone: (208) 385-7400
George Shipley, Esq. Shipley Snell Montgomery, LLP 4600 First City Tower 1001 Fannin Houston, TX 77002 Phone: (713) 652-5920
D. Lee Roberts, Jr., Esq. Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, LLC 6385 South Rainbow Blvd., Ste. 400 Las Vegas, NV 89118 Phone: (702) 938-3809
Phillip S. Lorenzo, Esq. Lathrop & Gage, LLP 950 Seventeenth Street, Ste. 2400 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (720) 931-3200
Andrew M. Federhar, Esq. Fennemore Craig Attorneys 3003 North Central Ave., Ste. 2600 Phoenix, AZ 85012-2913 Phone: (602) 916-5000 |
Todd Toutin, Esq. Lionel Sawyer & Collins 1700 Bank of America Plaza 300 South Fourth St., Ste.1700 Las Vegas, NV 89101 Phone: (702)-383-8888
Michael W. Brimley, Esq. Peel Brimley, LLP 3333 E. Serene Ave., Ste. 200 Henderson, NV 89074-6571 Phone: (702)-990-7272
Frances Haynes, Esq. Lewis and Roca, LLP 40 North Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004-4424 Phone: (602) 262-5710
Robin Gibbs, Esq. Gibbs & Bruns, LLP 1100 Louisiana St # 5300 Houston, TX 77002-5215 Phone: (713) 650-8805
Brad Holm, Esq. Holm Wright Hyde Hays 10429 S 51st St .# 285 Phoenix, AZ 85044-5241 Phone: (480) 961-0422
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East/Southeast
John Desmarais Desmarais LLP 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10169 Phone: (212) 351-3420
Leslie Payne Helm Payn & Chorush 600 Travis Street, Suite 6710 Houston, TX 77002 Phone: (713) 221-2000
Douglas L. Patin, Esq. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings 1133 Connecticut Ave., NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-719-8241
Seth Price, Esq. Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin LLP 191 Peachtree Street, 34th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-588-3420
Stuart H. Singer, Esq. Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 401 East Las Olas Blvd., Ste. 1200 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954-356-0011
David Lane, Esq. Lane Law Services 1420 Spring Hill Road Suite 600 Mc Lean, VA 22102-3006 Phone: 703-749-1296
Ben Subin, Esq. Holland & Knight LLP SunTrust Center, Ste. 2600 200 S. Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32801 Phone: 407-425-8500
William Pratt, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis, LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd St. New York, New York 10022-4611 Phone: (212) 446-4862
Lee C. Davis, Esq. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP 999 Peachtree St. NE, Ste. 2300 Atlanta, GA 30309-3996 Phone: (404) 853-8000
David A. Dial, Esq. Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial, LLC 3344 Peachtree Road, NE, Ste. 2400 Atlanta, GA 30326 Phone: (404) 832.9513
Neil J. Sweeney, Esq. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP 1100 Peachtree St., Ste. 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309 Phone: (404) 815-6500
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John D. Watson III
Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP
One Federal Place
1819 Fifth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Phone: (205) 521-8436
Michael Hausfeld Hausfeld LLP 1700 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 540-7200
Val S. McWhorter, Esq. Smith Pachter McWhorter, PLC 8000 Towers Crescent Dr., Ste. 900 Vienna, Virginia 22182 Phone: (703) 847-6300
A. H. Gaede, Jr., Esq. Bainbridge, Mims, Rogers & Smith, LLP The Luckie Building – Ste. 415 600 Luckie Dr. Birmingham, AL. 35223 Phone: (205) 868-4108
E. Mabry Rogers, Esq. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP 1819 5th Ave. N # 200 Birmingham, AL 35203-2119 Phone: (205) 521-8225
Barry Weiner, Esq. Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, PC 255 State St., 7th Fl. Boston, MA 02109 Phone: (617) 742-4200
Steven J. Engelmyer, Esq. Kleinbard Bell & Brecker, LLP One Liberty Place 1650 Market St., 46th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: (215) 568.2000
John D. Marshall, Jr., Esq. Griffin Cochrane & Marshall 191 Peachtree St., Ne 20 Atlanta, GA 32043 Phone: (404) 523-2000
Donald G. Gavin, Esq. Akerman Senterfitt 8100 Boone Blvd., Ste.700 Vienna, VA 22182 Phone: (703)790-8750
Stephen B. Shapiro, Esq. Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington D.C. 20006 Phone: (202) 955-3000
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Hawaii
Robert Klein McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP FIve Waterfront Plaza, 4th Floor 500 Ala Moana Blvd. Honolulu, HI, 96813 Phone: (808) 529-7300
Keith Y. Yamada Cades Schutte Cades Schutte Building 1000 Bishop St., Ste.1200 Honolulu, HI, 96813 Phone: (808) 521-9200
Diane D. Hastert, Esq. Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert Pauahi Tower 1003 Bishop St., Ste.1600 Honolulu, HI, 96813 Phone: (808) 531.8031
Bert T. Kobayashi, Esq. Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda 999 Bishop St., 26th Fl. Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 539-8700
Andrew Winer, Esq. 707 Richards St # 1 Honolulu, HI. 96813-4623 Phone: (808) 254-5855
Brad S. Petrus, Esq. Tom Petrus & Miller, LLC 1164 Bishop St., Ste. 650 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 792-5800
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Milton M. Yasunaga, Esq. Cades Schutte, LLP 1000 Bishop St., Ste.1200 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 521-9200 Direct: (808) 544-3833
Keith W. Hunter, Esq. Dispute Prevention & Resolution Pauahi Tower 1003 Bishop, Ste.1155 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 523-1234
Roger Moseley, Esq. Moseley Biehl Tsugawa Lau & Muzzi, LLC Alakea Corporate Tower 1100 Alakea St., 23rd Fl. Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 531.0490
John T. Hoshibata, Esq. Bronster Crabtree & Hoshibata Pauahi Tower 1001 Bishop St., Ste. 2300 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 524-5644
Elton John Bain, Esq. Kessner Umebayashi Bain & Matsunaga 220 South King St., Ste. 1900 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 536-1900
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International
Clifford Cole, Esq. Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Suite 1600, 1 First Canadian Place 100 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5X 1G5 Phone: 416-862-3631
Dr. Martin Hicks, Esq. Beilstein Instiut Zur Forderung der Chemiscen Wissenschaften Trakehner Str. 7 - 9 60487 Frankfurt am Main Germany Phone: +49 (0)69 7167 3211 E-mail: mhicks@beilstein-institut.de |
Dr. Markus Meier, Esq. Hengeler Mueller Parnerschaft von Rechtsanwalten Bockenheimer Landstraße 24 60323 Frankfurt am Main Germany Phone: +49 69 17095-0 Email: markus.meier@hengeler.com
Herman M. P. van Campenhout, Esq. CEO- Service & Technology Elsevier B.V. (Corporate Office) Radarweg 29, Amsterdam 1043 NX Tel: +31 20 485 3911 Email: h.campenhout@elsevier.com
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