Andreas Zahradnik > DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

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.

Described by international clients as ‘go-to firm for capital markets law in Austria’, DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH focuses on equity capital market transactions with notable expertise in acting for issuers in the banking, real estate and automotive industries, and the team is also increasingly instructed by clients to advise on capital markets compliance matters as well as public takeovers. Andreas Mayr is well-versed in both equity and debt capital markets-related matters, while corporate law expert Christoph Brogyányi, Andreas Zahradnik, and Tibor Varga are also important members of the team.

Leveraging its ‘seamless integration within its global network’ and access to specialists in adjacent areas such as IT and IP, DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH advises funds, banks, financial service providers, financial institutions as well as domestic and international corporate clients on the full range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions and regulatory matters. The team’s multi-faceted practice regularly handles project financings, asset finance matters, cross-border leasing, alternative investments, structured financings and bank contract matters. Co-head Tibor Varga is praised by clients for his ‘top-tier professionalism’ and covers the whole spectrum of corporate finance transactions, including syndicated and private lending, while co-head Andreas Zahradnik combines expertise in banking, capital markets, corporate and compliance law. Both are well supported by Safiye Ünüvar.