Dr iur Bernhard Gonaus > SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH > Wels, Austria > Lawyer Profile
SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH Offices
WDZ 8, EDISONSTRASSE 1
4600 WELS
Austria
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Dr iur Bernhard Gonaus
Work Department
Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax Law
Position
Partner
Career
Bernhard Gonaus has been working for SAXINGER in Wels since 2016 and successfully passed the bar exam in 2019. In 2020, he was fully admitted to the bar.
Before joining SAXINGER, Bernhard Gonaus had been working as a consultant in the tax department of a “Big Four”-company.
Bernhard Gonaus mainly advises domestic and foreign companies in the areas of corporate law and mergers & acquisitions. He has particularly extensive expertise in the entire spectrum of shareholder disputes (e.g. representing clients in shareholder meetings or in court in the course of challenging shareholder resolutions).
In his areas of expertise, Bernhard Gonaus regularly publishes articles in legal journals.
Education
He completed his diploma and doctoral studies in law as well as his bachelor and master studies in law and economics at the University of Salzburg. He spent one semester at the University of Malta.
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > Private client
A robust offering in family and probate law underpins SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH
‘s private client team, which advises UHNWI and HNWI on post-marital claims involving shareholdings and assets, child custody issues, inheritance claims, as well as on corporate law questions of asset structuring, succession, and wealth management. The team is jointly led by Gerald Schmidsberger, who works on corporate succession, investments and trusts, and Birgit Leb, who is primarily engaged in contentious family and inheritance proceedings. Corporate and M&A-focused Bernhard Gonaus specialises in shareholder disputes and was promoted to partner in October 2023.
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