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Jank Weiler Operenyi Offices

Jank Weiler Operenyi
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1010 VIENNA
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Jank Weiler Operenyi > The Legal 500 Rankings

Austria > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3

Sascha Jung leads the data protection and data privacy practice at Jank Weiler Operenyi. The firm joined Deloitte Legal in 2017 and so can draw on its international network. The team advises on a broad range of topics, including GDPR implementation, BCR matters and banking, international data flow as well as HR matters with particular sector strengths in the finance and real estate sectors.

Practice head(s):

Sascha Jung

Testimonials

‘We treasure the firm’s attitude to meet and even succeed our expectations. Two aspects are worth to mention: their responsiveness and their ability to communicate complex issues in an easy-to-understand way.’

‘From my perspective the data privacy and data protection practice of Jank Weiler Operenyi is unique as it combines extensive legal knowledge with excellent IT/technical knowledge/skills. Although Jank Weiler Operenyi’s data privacy and data protection team itself has vast IT/technical skills/knowledge, when necessary, they can provide a one stop shop with IT and forensic teams from Deloitte and thus can provide even better and more comprehensive advice in data and privacy matters. I have not experienced such combined services on such a high level from any other law firm.’

‘Jank Weiler Operenyi’s privacy team together with Sage, one of the worldwide leading HR-software providers, developed a whistleblowing tool that combines online report possibilities together with personal acceptance/advise which is unique. This tool is now being used by a number of companies and also by Deloitte itself.’

‘Sascha Jung, the leading partner of Jank Weiler Operenyi for data privacy and data protection, is definitely one of the leading data/privacy protection lawyers in Austria with particular knowledge in complex international data protection matters.’

‘Sascha Jung has in depth knowledge of all relevant topics which is very helpful to see the big picture! He is very diligent and trustworthy and I have only the very best experience with him!’

‘Sascha Jung is pragmatic, has extensive knowledge and reputation and tremendous reaction times, he is definitely one of the market leaders in the privacy field. Randolph Schwab has exceptional technical skills and a deep GDPR understanding. The privacy team of Jank Weiler Operenyi / Deloitte Legal provides high-end legal advice in privacy matters.’

‘Sascha Jung and his team are in the unique position to refer to Deloitte colleagues for technical/processual matters and to Deloitte Legal colleagues from all over the world which allows us to work also in cross-border cases with a single point of contact in Vienna.’

‘Sascha Jung is definitely among the top privacy lawyers in Austria.’

Key clients

CHANEL Austria

Erste Bank

Kapsch Partner Solutions GmbH

NTT Austria

Otto Bock Austria

Liechtensteinische Landesbank

Shark Nina

Data.4immo GmbH

Wein & Co

SAGE GmbH

Marina Tower GmbH

BUWOG Group GmbH

PUIG Österreich GmbH

PUIG Deutschland GmbH

PUIG Suisse SA

Antonio PUIG SA

PUIG France SA

Deloitte Austria

X4 Pharmaceuticals (Austria) GmbH

ARISTRA AG

Österreichischer Bundesverband für Psychotherapie

Firefin

Work highlights

  • Advising BUWOG GROUP GmbH on all data protection relevant issues and assisting in IT driven implementation projects (also as part of the integration of BUWOG into the German VONOVIA group of companies, which in the meantime is the largest listed German real estate companies) and acting as external data protection officer.
  • Supported NTT Austria with IT and security related GDPR implementation questions and developed approaches to use cloud-based applications in line with GDPR requirements.
  • Advising ERSTE Bank on complex GDPR driven retention and deletion strategy.

Austria > Private client Tier 3

Jank Weiler Operenyi covers a wide range of matters within wealth and private asset management for high net-worth individuals, family offices, and foundations at both a domestic and international level. The structuring and execution of strategic investment constitutes a main focal point for the practice, which is led by Maximilian Weiler. Being part of the wider Deloitte network, the firm can also call on practitioners globally when needed. Gabriele Etzl has particular expertise in private client work at the intersection with real estate, including transactions.

Practice head(s):

Maximillian Weiler

Other key lawyers:

Gabriele Etzl

Key clients

Stiftung Fürst Liechtenstein

M. Müller Privatstiftung

Wolschner Privatstiftung

Veit Sorger

Markus Plech

Frauscher Group

Paulaner Group

Work highlights

  • Advising Stiftung Fürst Liechtenstein on its international asset management entity and its subsidiaries with a focus on the investment and the management of real estate, agriculture, forestry and renewable energy projects.
  • Advising Wolschner Privatstiftung and its subsidiaries on asset management and general corporate matters.
  • Advising Mario Müller on the establishment of M. Müller Privatstiftung, the sale of Austria’s largest amusement park and the respective shareholding structure with regard to various business ventures.

Austria > Banking and finance Tier 4

Jank Weiler Operenyi's setup is a reflection of the team's wide-ranging services: Andreas Jank specialises in project finance and financial restructuring and also handles sector-specific disputes; Gabriele Etzl is the key contact for real estate finance and refinance; counsel Bernhard Köck is experienced in banking disputes and restructuring-related matters, such as non-performing loan transactions; and counsel Maurizia Anderle-Hauke typically handles banking regulatory mandates, which include ESG-matters and issues at the intersection with capital markets. This offering is routinely called upon by real estate investment firms, financial services providers and corporates.

Practice head(s):

Andreas Jank; Gabriele Etzl; Bernhard Köck; Maurizia Anderle-Hauke

Testimonials

‘Lawyers are highly responsive, have a good understanding of practical implications and offer alternative solutions.’

‘The team is very experienced, knows the industry and is result-oriented. They provide excellent advice within tight deadlines focused on practical implications.’

‘Andreas Jank is a great professional, always a pleasure to work with him and his team. He is highly experienced but yet innovative and open-minded.’

‘They are very flexible, business-minded, very good and have an insight into doing business and have confident expertise and extensive knowledge of the law.’

‘The team has very experienced professionals, who are result-oriented with particular attention to the details. They are very effective and pleasant to work with.’

‘Very professional and solution-focused.’

Key clients

Allianz Investmentbank Aktiengesellschaft

Waldviertler Sparkasse Bank AG

Land Niederösterreich

Raiffeisenbank International, UniCredit Bank Austria, BAWAG, Bank für Tirol und Vorarlberg

Austrian Airlines AG

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank

Universal Investment / Bayrische Versorgungskammer

Work highlights

  • Advising Allianz Investmentbank Aktiengesellschaft on its restructuring and liquidation and on the subsequent merger into Allianz Invest Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH.
  • Advising Waldviertler Sparkasse Bank AG in connection with an auction process for the sale of its Czech banking.
  • Advising several lenders (banks and factoring companies) on the financial restructuring of Aqipa Group.

Austria > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4

Jank Weiler Operenyi, which is part of the Deloitte Legal network, is noted for its ‘pragmatic and solution-oriented work style‘. The team is particularly well versed in corporate restructurings, but also handles public and private M&A transactions, corporate housekeeping and litigation. Practice heads Alexander Operenyi and Maximilian Weiler both specialise in advising foreign and domestic clients on deals. Andreas Jank can also advise on banking and finance matters.

Practice head(s):

Alexander Operenyi; Maximilian Weiler

Other key lawyers:

Andreas Jank

Testimonials

‘Very proactive, easily reachable.’

‘Very responsive, proactive and pragmatic; Unique understanding for both, legal and commercial issues; Very committed with hands-on qualities; Pragmatic and solution-oriented work style.’

‘Maximilian Weiler and Alexander Operenyi are outstanding partners. Both are definitely among the top corporate lawyers in Austria as both are able to think outside the box to find the optimum solutions.’

‘Great experience in M&A transactions; very accurate and quick; great cross-border experience.’

‘Mr. Alexander Operenyi is very experienced in M&A transactions. He has a great strategic approach.’

‘Mr. Weiler is Austria’s top reorganization expert.’

‘Alexander Operenyi is highly skilled in fulfilling clients’ demands in a balanced and reasonable way, without jeopardizing or weakening the client‘s legal position. His knowledge about the M&A matter is outstanding.’

‘Hard working, fast, very responsive, precise, great overview, well organized.’

Key clients

Waldviertler Sparkasse

Generali Real Estate SpA

Denzel Group (Wolfgang Denzel Auto AG)

Krüger Group

CB International Holding GmbH

Akron Real Estate Management GmbH

Birkenstock Gruppe

T-Mobile Austria / Deutsche Telekom

Hallmann Holding International Investment GmbH

Bauer Media Group (Heinrich Bauer Verlag Beteiligungs GmbH)

Maersk

SW Umwelttechnik Stoiser & Wolschner AG

Allianz Investmentbank Aktiengesellschaft

OMV AG

Kronos Liegenschaftsverwaltungs und Beteiligungs GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advising Waldviertler Sparkasse in connection with the sale of its Czech business by way of an auction process.
  • Advising Wolfgang Denzel Auto AG in connection with the sale of a 100% share in MOTIONDATA VECTOR Software GmbH by way of a share deal to the Canadian Volaris Group.
  • Advising Deutsche Telekom / T-Mobile Group (Magenta Telekom) on a joint venture with the City of Vienna as a result of the integration of the UPC Group and a squeeze-out of the minority shareholder of a group company as a result of the integration of the UPC Group.

Austria > Insolvency and corporate recovery Tier 4

Jank Weiler Operenyi’s restructuring and insolvency expertise is twofold: on the one hand, Andreas Jank’s banking and finance capabilities translate into regular financial restructuring instructions and, on the other hand, the team has a strong track record handling non-performing loan transactions, which are mostly led by counsel Bernhard Köck. Assisting with insolvency-related litigation and representing creditors in insolvency proceedings complements this offering.

Practice head(s):

Andreas Jank; Bernhard Köck

Testimonials

‘Andreas Jank: very experienced, hands on, very well connected, very approachable.‘

Key clients

Scharpenack GmbH

Work highlights

  • Representation of Deloitte Financial Advisory Gesellschaft m.b.H. and Scharpenack GmbH in insolvency proceedings against several members of a group of companies seated in Austria and the US.
  • Representing companies of the Iberostar group in the insolvency proceedings against Thomas Cook Austria AG.
  • Advising a bank consortium consitsing of Raiffeisenbank International, UniCredit Bank Austria, BAWAG, Bank für Tirol und Vorarlberg on the financial restructuring of Wolford AG.

Austria > Intellectual property Tier 5

Jank Weiler Operenyi, which is part of Deloitte Legal, has key clients in the media, film production and entertainment sectors, where it provides IP advice, acts for clients in contentious matters and supports the firm's corporate department with due diligence, acquisition and separation. Sascha Jung heads the team.

Practice head(s):

Sascha Jung

Testimonials

‘I think a highlight to be mentioned is that Sascha Jung and his team is known in Austria as one of the most experienced attorneys for the filming/media sector. For our IP agendas we need a lawyer that understands both, IP in general and the filming sector in particular. Strengths and key capabilities: vast knowledge on international copyright matters in the film/media sectors.’

‘Sascha Jung: he is definitely a key player in advising the Austrian media/film sector. He combines vast copyright knowledge with extensive experience in handling international (IP related) cases.’

‘Sascha Jung is very smart, 100 % reliable and strongly committed. He is always available and incredibly competent. We are glad to work with Sascha Jung and his top-tier team that he is leading.’

‘The people – the personal and very intuitive handling of all inquiries and requests makes Jank Weiler unique.’

‘Sascha Jung is not only a great person but also highly profession and quick in handling all my inquires – especially international issues.’

‘The team is warm hearted and hard challenging.’

‘Our man of trust is Sascha Jung. He is not only a market expert, who knows everything about film and media industry, he is also aware of future developments and has one eye on the present and the second on perspectives. This makes him the ideal partner for high quality contracts.’

‘Sascha Jung acts as our SPOC for IP/IT, TMT and Privacy. He is an absolute legal expert in IP/IT contract negotiations, IT outsourcing projects and cloud service contracts. We are working with Sascha Jung now for many years and we can’t think of getting better legal support from any other law firm. Sascha Jung build up a young, talented and committed IP/IT, Privacy team with notable and trustworthy lawyers.’

Key clients

PUIG Deutschland GmbH

Yo! Sushi Ltd.

X4 Pharmaceuticals (Austria) GmbH

Data.4immo GmbH

Da Vinci Lab KG

BUWOG Holding GmbH

SPIEGEL Online GmbH

SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG

Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH

PUIG France SA

GAULME S.A.S.

DOR Film Produktionsgesellschaft m.b.H.

e&a Film GmbH

Gebhardt Productions GmbH

Mini Film ProKids-Kulturverein Filmproduktions KG

Blautöne Media GmbH

Playful Solutions GmbH

ARISTRA AG

Österreichischer Bundesverband für Psychotherapie

Generalsekretariat der österreichischen Bischofskonferenz

Firefin GmbH

Deloitte Austria

Work highlights

  • Acting for PUIG Deutschland GmbH in supporting and filing a law suit for interim injunction against DM Germany.
  • Acting for X4 Pharmaceuticals (Austria) GmbH,  on all IP/IT matters with a special focus on trade secrets, patent licence agreements and copyright.
  • Advising e&a Film GmbH on contract negotiations with a US TV production company on a TV production series.

Austria > Real estate Tier 5

With Gabriele Etzl heading the team at Jank Weiler Operenyi, it is well equipped to guide clients through real estate transactions and financings across Austria and the CEE region. The practice has recently been mostly active in the residential space, including residential development-related matters, but it also covers various other asset classes. Its retail sector work routinely includes operational issues such as lease agreements. Other clients include real estate investment companies, developers and financial institutions.

Practice head(s):

Gabriele Etzl

Other key lawyers:

Andreas Jank

Testimonials

‘Gabriele Etzl was the main contact for Austrian law and her team were not only available to discuss Croatian law matters but they were knowledgeable on similar transactions in CEE and were of great help.’

‘Gabriele Etzl as the partner for real estate was knowledgeable, extremely experienced and kept her calm during quite intense negotiations and complications (with clients and counter party). This demonstrates a well-seasoned approach.’

‘The team is very professional and provides top quality, in particular it has a broad real estate industry knowledge and a very good economic understanding.’

‘They provide excellent legal services in various legal fields, such as real estate transactions, real estate finance, real estate development projects, and public real estate law. They work very efficiently and have a hands-on approach. Moreover, they have an excellent understanding of the market.’

‘Gabi Etzl provides excellent quality and is very diligent, a very good negotiator.’

‘The team of Gabriele Etzl is particularly strong in the field of real estate M&A transactions and real estate finance transactions. We regularly work with them in finance transactions and are extremely satisfied with the quality of the work and the smooth cooperation.’

‘What makes the team outstanding is that they are very knowledgeable, very diligent and they have a hands-on approach. They provide top quality, in an efficient way.’

‘We regularly work with Gabriele Etzl. She is an excellent lawyer, very experienced and efficient, and has a broad knowledge in the real estate and real estate finance sector. We are very satisfied with the quality of the work provided. We are especially impressed by the legal knowledge, the negotiation skills, the constructive approach and the smooth way of handling transactions.’

Key clients

Akron Group, Akron Real Estate Management GmbH

Abercrombie & Fitch

DWK Die Wohnkompanie GmbH

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG

Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

SW Umwelttechnik Stoiser & Wolschner AG

Deloitte Austria

Shopping Center Nord

Benetton Group S.r.l.

Hotelplan Limited

via donau – Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH

Österreichischer Fussball-Bund (ÖFB)

Betha-Zwerenz-Krause GmbH

Universal Investment / BVK Europa-I-Immobilienfonds

Immofinanz AG

Land Niederösterreich

Work highlights

  • Advising Akron on the acquisition of several real estate properties throughout Austria, most recently in the acquisition of a supermarket portfolio in Vienna.
  • Advising Universal Investment on the financing of several residential properties in Austria for a real estate fund.
  • Ongoing advice to DWK Die Wohnkompanie on the acquisition and development of residential properties.

Austria > TMT Tier 5

Jank Weiler Operenyi advises on TMT with a focus on the areas of media, unfair competition and technology. The team also assists the corporate and M&A department in relevant matters. Clients stem from sectors such as entertainment, film production, healthcare, IT, telecoms, media, and real estate. Sascha Jung is the key contact.

Practice head(s):

Sascha Jung

Testimonials

‘We value the firm’s attitude to meet and succeed our expectations. Two aspects are worth to mention in that respect: their responsiveness and their ability to communicate complex issues in an easy-to-understand way.’

‘We appreciate Sascha Jung’s expertise on data protection and IP/IT issues. His advice in these areas of expertise is highly valued by our legal department.’

‘Sascha Jung, the leading partner of Jank Weiler Operenyi for TMT, is definitely one of the leading TMT lawyers in Austria with particular knowledge in complex international TMT matters.’

‘Very professional team with excellent know-how, fast responses. They provide excellent support and it’s a pleasure to work with.’

‘Sascha Jung is one of the top legal experts in the Austrian TMT field. He is fully motivated, 100 % reliable and with his out-of-the-box thinking always captures the whole picture.’

‘Professional and very ambitious team having extensive experience in various matters (e.g. also great knowledge of technical background) and with a high degree of flexibility and practice-orientation’

‘Sascha Jung: Very competent advice, in general he has special knowledge of data protection related matters in connection with matrix management and processes in corporate groups and he proactively informs about upcoming issues which may become relevant for your company.’

‘Recently Sascha Jung and his team were also engaged for a global IT project which proves our ongoing satisfaction with their superb work.’

Key clients

DaVinciLab KG

BUWOG Holding GmbH

NTT Austria

Data4.immo GmbH

SharkNinja

MHX Operations GmbH

SPIEGEL Online GmbH

Generalsekretariat der österreichischen Bischofskonferenz

DOR Film Produktionsgesellschaft m.b.H.

e&a Film GmbH

Mini Film ProKids-Kulturverein Filmproduktion KG

Blautöne Media GmbH

ARISTRA GmbH

BUWO Group GmbH

Sage GmbH

X4 Pharmaceuticals (Austria) GmbH

Deloitte Audit Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH

Deloitte Austria

Marina Tower Holding GmbH

Work highlights

  • Assisting BUWOG Holding GmbH with its entire IT portfolio with focus on drafting IT license agreements and negotiations of software license agreements.
  • Advising SPIEGEL-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG and Süddeutsche Zeitung GmbH on a lawsuit concerning the Ibiza-Videos.
  • Advising DaVinci Lab KG on a major project with the largest telecoms provider in Austria resulting in complex contract negotiations.


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