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Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH

WALLNERSTRASSE 4, 1010 WIEN, AUSTRIA
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Work +43 1 205 206 0
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Fax +43 1 205 206 207
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www.gassauer.at
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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Austria

Central and Eastern Europe

Within Central and Eastern Europe, tier 4

Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH uses its strong pedigree advising on IP and IT matters to serve its clients across the CEE.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4

Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH has a strong track record on CEE matters. Hanno Schatzmann led a team that advised Raiffeisen Investment AG on a banking joint venture in Russia and Ukraine. Other notable clients of this 60-lawyer firm include Rexel Austria and Österreichische Post.

EU and competition

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IT and telecommunications

Within IT and telecommunications, Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a first tier firm,

Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH has a great reputation for its IT work, and last year advised a large international IT vendor in a high-value ICC arbitration following the early termination of an outsourcing contract. Michael Wolner is particularly rated for his experience in software licensing.

Intellectual property and media

Within Intellectual property and media, Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a first tier firm,

Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH’s IP team, with four partners, is relatively large by Austrian standards, and is ‘one of the best’. The firm has a strong track record advising pharmaceutical companies and has developed niche expertise in product piracy matters such as enforcement and customs seizures. Michael Wolner is singled out for praise by clients, and Barbara Kuchar is ‘competent and accessible’. The team also features the well-respected Christian Gassauer-Fleissner and Max Mosing

Legal market overview

Within Legal market overview,

The redundancies that have hit Western European firms hard are much less evident in Austria, and many of the larger players are as ambitious as ever, with the economic crisis barely dampening expansionism. CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati, Wolf Theiss and Schoenherr are still sweeping across the CEE, although the mid-tier firms operating out of the capital still garner their fair share of the mandates on offer. Austria has a large number of smaller players, and the boutiques, such as Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners, Schramm Öhler Rechtsanwälte and Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH still prove to be a very successful model.

Private client

Within Private client, Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a second tier firm,

The team at Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH is headed up by Christian Gassauer-Fleissner, who acts as general counsel to several high-net-worth families and advises shareholders of family-owned businesses.

Real estate

Within Real estate, tier 4

Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH has strong experience assisting hotel clients on real estate mandates, particularly drafting and negotiating lease agreements. Hanno Schatzmann led a team that advised a major hotel chain on the development of a luxury new hotel in Vienna.

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