Expertise.

 Over the past few years commercial law issues have become ever more important in all areas of business life.

Complex commercial law issues require expert knowledge and practical experience in different areas of law. At the same time it is vital to never lose track of the big picture: the quality of the solution depends to a large extent on the ability to link different areas of law when dealing with one and the same issue. This is what we do in our day-to-day legal practice. We also cooperate with specialists from associated lawfirms on a regular basis, bringing them in if additional input from another area of law may be helpful in any individual case.

  • Corporate law

    • structuring and implementation of reorganizations (amalgamations, spin-offs, transformations, contributions), corporate governance
    • legal opinions on corporate law issues
    • company formations, drafting of articles of association and shareholders’ agreements
    • advising executive directors/managing directors and supervisory board members, counseling on issues in connection with directors’ and officers’ liability
    • legal counseling in connection with disagreements among shareholders

  • European law

    • general European law
    • challenging provisions in national laws and regulations that are not in conformity with European law
    • appeals against decisions by the European Commission
    • representation in proceedings before the European courts
    • EU competition law and EU state aid law (cf. Competition law & State aid law)

  • Competition law & State aid law

    • representation in cartel proceedings before Austrian and European competition authorities
    • advice on competition law aspects of cooperations between companies and M&A transactions (merger control)
    • internal investigations within a company
    • advice on and training in compliance-related matters
    • legal disputes concerning matters of competition law (before courts of law and arbitral tribunals)
    • legal counseling on damage claims based on competition law infringements
    • legal advice on matters of state aid law, in particular relating to the public funding of privately and publicly owned companies

  • Distribution law

    • the drafting, amendment and termination of commercial agency, authorized dealership and franchise agreements
    • enforcement of and defense against claims such as e.g. indemnification for investments and other indemnification claims
    • car dealership and repair agreements
    • protection of intellectual property rights and know-how and other data in connection with distribution
    • representation in legal disputes between suppliers and dealers

  • Real estate law

    • the structuring and implementation of real estate transactions
    • due diligence reviews
    • building contracts, architect and general contractor agreements
    • focus areas include retail centers, industrial parks and hotel projects, solar and wind farm projects

  • Financing

    • advice on, and the drafting of, financing agreements, including security agreements

  • Energy law

    • proceedings before the E-Control authority in connection with licenses and rates
    • the drafting, amendment and termination of energy supply agreements
    • advising suppliers and industrial customers in connection with price adjustment procedures

  • Public commercial law

    • representation in administrative proceedings
    • appeals against decisions before the administrative courts
    • review of draft laws and regulations
    • business licenses and facility permits
    • acting as advisers to contracting authorities and tenderers in procurement procedures

  • M&A

    • legal counseling on the acquisition and sale of businesses, drafting of transaction structures
    • private equity and venture capital transactions
    • management buy-out and leveraged buy-out transactions
    • strategic counseling in connection with acquisitions also outside of Austria with the assistance of associated lawfirms (e.g. in Eastern Europe)
    • due diligence reviews
    • merger control and compliance
    • takeover law


Close cooperation with lawyers specializing in a variety of different fields of law enableS us to cover a number of other areas of expertise: