Some undertakings cannot be assigned to a single area of law. A corporate transaction touches on company law, employment law, contract law and tax law all at once. A development project combines the purchase of land, the building permit, property developer law and financing. Proceedings with many parties demand organisation above all, alongside the legal work itself. For such undertakings we put together a project team and lead it from the initial structure through to completion.
Typical undertakings
- Corporate transactions: share and asset deals, due diligence, negotiation of the purchase agreement, closing and post-merger matters.
- Real estate and project development: purchase of land, zoning and building permits, property developer structures under the BTVG, sell-off.
- Restructurings: merger, demerger, contribution in kind, together with their implementation under company and employment law.
- Succession in the family business: aligning the articles of association, the law of succession and compulsory portion law, and tax structuring.
- Complex proceedings: construction and warranty litigation with several co-litigants, parallel proceedings before the authorities, expert evidence.
- Crisis and turnaround: restructuring, negotiations with banks and creditors, avoiding director and officer liability.
How we run projects
At the start there is a shared structure: what is the goal, which individual steps depend on one another, which deadlines are set externally, who decides what. From this a timetable emerges with clear responsibilities — on our side as much as on yours. You are given a lead point of contact who brings the specialist contributions together within the firm, and a single reporting line. Where several advisers are involved, we take on the coordination on request, so that the results fit together and no one does the same work twice.
Confidentiality as a foundation
Lawyers are subject to the duty of confidentiality under § 9 of the Rechtsanwaltsordnung (the Austrian Lawyers' Act, RAO). It applies without limit in time, applies against everyone and reaches further than data protection law. In projects we supplement it with practical measures: clearly defined access rights, a data room where needed, confidentiality agreements for everyone involved and — where desired — an expressly limited circle of people involved internally.
Keeping costs predictable
Large-scale undertakings rarely fail because of the fee, but often because of a lack of transparency about it. At the outset we conclude a written fee agreement, work with hourly rates, budgets or fixed fees depending on the work package, and agree thresholds beyond which we consult with you before further steps. We report on progress continuously, not only with the invoice.
An initial structuring conversation
Before any cost is incurred, we clarify the scope together: what belongs in the project, what can be handled separately, which deadlines set the pace. Get in touch with us — we naturally conduct this conversation in confidence.