We act quickly.
Focused and
successful.
Litigation
We advise companies, domestic and foreign law firms and private individuals on national and international litigation, white collar crime and arbitration.
Representation in ordinary civil proceedings before civil courts
Representation in interim relief (interim injunctions)
Representation in collective legal protection
Representation in non-contentious proceedings
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) enforcement of domestic and foreign judgments
Claims management
Strategic advice
Settlement negotiations
Asset tracing
Representation in criminal investigations including financial criminal proceedings
Representation in criminal proceedings
Representation of private parties
Compliance and monitoring
Whistleblowing and internal fraud investigation
Representation in house searches and seizures
Anti-money laundering (anti-corruption)
Representation in relation to EU sanctions
Representation in national and international arbitration proceedings
Enforcement of arbitral awards
Challenging arbitral awards
Acting as arbitrator
Acting as an expert witness
Strategic advice
Settlement negotiations
Real Estate
We focus on advising developers and investors on the acquisition and disposal of real estate via asset and share deals, including tax structuring and financing, as well as letting, sale and leaseback or leasing. Furthermore, we advise on the development and operation of real estate projects, including permit and construction contracts (planning, construction and operation). Finally, we also take care of claims management, including standing interest, eviction and termination procedures.
Property development contract law
Tenancy law (rent / lease)
Contracting agreements
Facility management including interest, eviction and termination proceedings
Claims management
Construction processes
Project management
Financing (including real estate leasing)
Purchase and sale of real estate
Legal due diligence
Trust settlements
Structuring of the transaction (asset or share deal)
Organisation and implementation of bidding procedures
General and subcontractor agreements
Architectural contracts
Support from the construction phase to the takeover of the construction project
Public building law
Corporate & Commercial
Corporate law and advice on commercial and regulatory law issues are a focus of us. We support national as well as international companies and groups of companies in structuring under company and contract law. We find solutions for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property and for data protection as well as the successful implementation of joint ventures, reorganisations and national or cross-border M&A and private equity transactions.
Company formations including choice of legal form
Financing rounds
Start-up and venture capital advice
Drafting articles of association and bylaws
Ongoing corporate law advice to companies and groups of companies
Advice to executive boards, managing directors and supervisory boards
Corporate governance advice
Capital measures
Capital maintenance law
Standardised corporate services, e.g. appointment of managing directors, granting of power of attorney
Syndicate, shareholder and voting agreements
Reorganisation and restructuring measures (contribution, demerger, merger, change of legal form, accretion, national and cross-border reorganisations, tax-driven reorganisations)
Preparation and support of general and shareholders' meetings
Company-related contract law
Distribution law (authorised dealers, commercial agents, commission agents, franchising)
Data protection law
Intellectual property law (trademark, design, patent and copyright law)
Labour law
Antitrust law
Competition law
IT, telecoms, e-commerce
Financing
Work-out of financing projects
Insurance supervisory law
Insurance contract law
trademark and design prosecution and litigation, including advice on brand strategy, trademark and conflict researches, trademark and design applications, management of trademark portfolios, opposition proceedings regarding Austrian and EU trademarks, court proceedings regarding trademark and design infringements
unfair competition law
license agreements
copyright law
domain law
product piracy and customs proceedings
Due Diligence
Acquisition, sale and mergers of companies, businesses and assets
Joint ventures and cooperation agreements
Private equity
Establishment of foundations
Acting as a board member in foundations
Asset succession