Dr Christian Ritschka > DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH
UNIVERSITÄTSRING 10
1010 VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

M&A, Distressed M&A, Venture Capital & Private Equity, Insolvency & Restructuring

Position

Partner

Career

Christian Ritschka joined DORDA as a student in 2005 and became an associate in 2009. Admitted to the Austrian Bar in 2013, he became partner at DORDA in 2017. He is a rising star of DORDA’s M&A practice and an expert for national and cross-border M&A transactions with a focus on distressed M&A and joint ventures (including syndicate/shareholders agreements). Christian advises national and international clients, from start-ups to multinational companies.

From 2013 to 2014, Christian expanded his international network by joining Kirkland & Ellis in New York.
Christian is a member of the Austrian Bar and the international young lawyers association AIJA. He also lectures at the Sigmund Freud University Vienna.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Austrian Bar Association

AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers: Co-Chair Academic Programme Committee

Education

Christian studied law at the University of Vienna (Dr iur 2010) and finance at Jacksonville University in Florida.

Personal

Lecturer at Sigmund Freud University

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Crisis advice and insolvency law are the key strengths of DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s multidisciplinary team, which excels in advising lenders and non-performing borrowers on pre-insolvency restructurings and refinancing, as well as creditors in insolvency proceedings and litigation. Under Felix Hörlsberger‘s leadership, the group also enjoys a reputation in insurance litigation with a basis in insolvency law. Corporate finance experts Tibor Varga and Andreas Zahradnik focus on financial restructurings, while Christian Ritschka assumes responsibility for distressed M&A matters. Magdalena Nitsche supports across the spectrum of the team’s work.