FIELDS OF
ACTIVITIES
Corporate
Law
Formation and corporate
administration of domestic and foreign trading, finance, management
and holding companies, advice on legal and tax aspects, capital
increases and decreases, financing,
corporate reorganizations, mergers,
and legal questions concerning groups of companies and family-owned
companies.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisitions and divestitures of
companies and interests in companies, joint ventures, and management
buy-outs (including the
tax issues involved in each
case).
Tax
Law
Taxation of companies and tax
planning, double taxation agreements, and negotiations with tax
authorities. International tax and
estate planning for "global"
families and the use of trusts, foundations and offshore companies.
International tax planning for
corporate groups, transfer pricing
analysis, and creation of tax advantaged global
structures.
Contract
and Commercial Law
General contract law, distribution
agreements, franchising agreements, cooperation agreements, licensing
agreements and
other
contracts.
Civil
Liability Law
General civil liability law and
product liability.
Inheritance
Law
Estate planning, trust law and
execution of wills.
Banking
and Finance
Loans and collateralization,
corporate finance, securities and derivatives, leasing, exchange
markets and capital markets law,
and banking
regulations.
Public
Law
General and administrative law,
residency and work permits, telecommunications law, environmental
law,
traffic and transport law, public
procurement, and foreign trade law (involving the Austrian as well as
European levels for each
case).
Antitrust
Law
Litigation
and Arbitration, Enforcement
Litigation, enforcement of
judgments and bankruptcy proceedings, international legal assistance,
national and international
arbitration.
European
Law
Competition law, capital
transactions, movement of goods and services (including intellectual
property law, insurance law, air
transport law, telecommunications
law), and tendering applications.
