Dr iur Thomas Kulnigg > Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte) > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte) Offices
SCHOTTENRING 19
1010 VIENNA
Austria
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Dr iur Thomas Kulnigg
Work Department
Intellectual property & technology practice group
Position
Partner
Career
Thomas Kulnigg specialises in M&A transactions and Austrian corporate law, and he also co-heads Schoenherr’s intellectual property & technology practice. Thomas frequently acts for clients in particular in the financial services and TMT-industry and in the private equity-sector, advising them on their inbound and outbound investments in Austria and CEE. Thomas regularly acts for Austrian clients on general corporate matters. During his secondment to the London office of a Wall Street law firm, Thomas gained experience in US Securities Law and capital markets transactions, and, among others, advised the underwriters in one of the largest rights issues by volume worldwide by then (Rio Tinto, 2009, USD 15.2 bln). Prior to joining Schoenherr in 2006, Thomas worked with small to mid-sized Austrian law firms and the European Center for E-Commerce and Internet-Law.
Languages
German, English
Memberships
thinkBLOCKtank, Founding member
Digital Asset Association Austria, Advisory Board
Education
University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Dr. iur. 2006)
University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Mag. iur. 2005)
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > TMT
Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte) acts for both established players and startups in the TMT space, whom it assists on matters tied to data protection, domain disputes and the protection of trade secrets, among other things. The practice is also present at the cutting edge of technological developments, providing services in regard to blockchain and digital assets, including cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Practice head Thomas Kulnigg is noted for his expertise in technology transactions, and also handles venture capital investments into tech start-ups. Günther Leissler heads the firm’s data protection team, advising on GDPR compliance in addition to multi-jurisdictional database projects. Veronika Wolfbauer is also well versed in these areas, and is the team member to note for matters concerning AI.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Administrative law and public sector
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: commercial litigation
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property
- Projects and energy
- Real estate