Practice Areas
- Insolvency & Restructuring
- Real Estate & Housing Law
- Civil Law & Litigation
- Inheritance & Estate Planning
- Contract Drafting
- Financing
- M&A – Corporate Sales & Acquisitions
Languages
- German
- English
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curriculum .vitae
Since 2023: fokus Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Partner
2015-2023: Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Associate, Attorney-at-Law, Counsel (Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Banking & Finance Law)
2018: Austrian Bar Exam (Vienna Higher Regional Court)
with honors
2010-2014: Diploma in Law
with honors
2010-2014: Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
with honors
2010-2014: Internships in Austria and abroad
including New York (USA) and Seoul (South Korea)
2009: High School Diploma (Bundesgymnasium Horn, Lower Austria)
with honors
Sale of the KTM sports car business (distressed M&A/restructuring)
Advising a Belgian investor group on the purchase of the KTM sports car business
Distressed real estate transactions with a volume of >EUR 130 million (Insolvency & Restructuring / Real Estate)
Advising sellers on a large number of real estate transactions in the DACH region.
Restructuring of SÜBA AG (Insolvency / Restructuring)
Advised SÜBA AG on its restructuring.
Sale of ATU to Lucky Car (M&A / Restructuring)
Advised on the takeover of 24 Austrian ATU branches by the Lucky Car group.
Representation of an international investor in the SIGNA insolvency
Represented an international investment company in the insolvency proceedings of the SIGNA Group.
Sale of shares in HalloSonne GmbH (M&A)
Advised HalloSonne GmbH, a subsidiary of VERBUND AG, on an M&A transaction.
Capital markets & investor litigation
Represented a listed company in defending investor claims with a dispute value in the hundreds of millions.
Tax advisor liability in cases of delayed insolvency (link – WT Fachjournal 04/2025) Analysis of the duties and risks of tax advisors in crisis situations affecting their clients.
Tax advisor liability in cases of delayed insolvency (WT Fachjournal 04/2025)
Analysis of the duties and risks of tax advisors in crisis situations affecting their clients.
Supervisory board liability in delayed insolvency filings (AR aktuell 2024/06).
Insolvency-avoiding comfort letters (WT Fachjournal 2024/03).
US companies to sue in Austrian commercial courts? (Die Presse, Legal Panorama 2024).
How safe are deposits abroad? (Die Presse, Legal Panorama 2023).
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International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
International Bar Association (IBA)
European Bar Association DACH
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