Practice Areas
Insolvency & Restructuring
M&A – Corporate Sales & Acquisitions
Real Estate & Housing Law
Inheritance & Estate Planning
Civil Law & Litigation
Financing
Contract Drafting
Languages
German
English
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curriculum .vitae
since 2023: fokus Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Partner
2016-2023: Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Associate, Attorney-at-Law (Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Banking & Finance Law)
2020: Austrian Bar Exam (Vienna Higher Regional Court)
with honors
2015: Master’s Degree in Business Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
with honors
2013: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Law (WU)
Top 1% of graduates
2009: High School Diploma (Matura)
with honors
Restructuring of SÜBA AG (Insolvency / Restructuring)
Advised SÜBA AG on its restructuring.
Acquisition of Solavolta by VERBUND Group (M&A)
Advised VERBUND Energy4Customers GmbH, a subsidiary of the listed VERBUND AG, on its acquisition of photovoltaic company Solavolta.
Sale of a stake in HalloSonne GmbH (M&A)
Advised HalloSonne GmbH, a subsidiary of VERBUND AG, on an M&A transaction.
Implementation of the COVID-19 Federal Financing Agency (COFAG)
Legal advice on establishing COFAG for the administration of federal COVID-19 aid programs.
Insolvency of Charles Vögele Austria (Insolvency / Restructuring)
Advised on restructuring proceedings of Charles Vögele Austria GmbH.
Incomplete notarial deeds – commentary and practical guidance (ecolex 2023/29).
Koller/Lovrek/Spitzer (eds.), Insolvency Code, 2nd edition – Commentary on §§ 38 and 39 ReO.
Mock/Zoppel (eds.), Restructuring Regulation – Commentary on § 25 ReO.
IPR: Property Law of Railways (ZVR 2022/60).
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