MMag Dr Andrea Gritsch > Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG Offices
SCHUBERTRING 6
1010 VIENNA
Austria
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MMag Dr Andrea Gritsch
Work Department
Financial sector team
Position
Partner, since 2013; Andrea Gritsch heads the firm’s Banking & Finance practice in Austria and across CEE/SEE. Andrea has a strong focus on the financial industry and specializes on cross-border M&A, distressed situations including NPL, corporate and financial restructuring, banking and financial services as well as regulatory compliance. Her clients include banks, financial institutions, insurance undertakings, strategic and financial investors as well as private equity. Andrea is also active in the fast-evolving area of financial technology (FinTech), assisting regulated and non-regulated businesses in digital transformation and taking up new technologies.
Career
Head of the firm’s Banking & Finance practice since 2023, Member of the Wolf Theiss Management Board since 2019. Partner, Wolf Theiss 2013, Senior Associate, Wolf Theiss, 2011 – 2013, Associate, Wolf Theiss, 2008 – 2011, admitted to the Bar in Austria since 2011.
Languages
German, English, Spanish.
Education
Bar exam with distinction (2010), University of Innsbruck, Austria, Dr.iur. with distinction (2006 – 2008), St. Mary’s University, USA, Summer School on World Legal Problems (2007), University of Innsbruck, Austria, Mag.rer.soc.oec. (2001 – 2005), University of Innsbruck, Austria, Mag.iur. (2000 – 2005), Aston University, UK, Erasmus Exchange (2003 – 2004), University of New Orleans, USA, Summer School (2001).
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > Insolvency and corporate recovery
A one-stop-shop for especially financial restructuring work in Austria and the CEE/SEE region, Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG offers a whole host of domestic and international banks assistance with refinancing transactions, cross-border debt and equity restructuring, as well as group restructurings and consolidations. Practice head Eva Spiegel is sought after by major creditors in insolvency proceedings for the protection and enforcement of their rights. She is supported by a team consisting of Andrea Gritsch, who specialises in distressed M&A, NPL and corporate restructuring; Matthias Schimka, who advises creditors, corporate debtors and their directors; and Zeno Grabmayr, who was promoted to partner in January 2024 and focuses on international banking and distressed M&A.
Austria > Banking and finance
(Leading individuals)Instructed by national and international financial institutions, financial investors, project sponsors and international companies, Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG offers a wealth of experience in domestic as well as cross-border real estate and renewable energy financings and shows proficiency in regulatory matters concerning the implementation of digital business models. Described as ‘an absolute superstar in her field’, Andrea Gritsch leads the banking and finance team with a practice that encompasses compliance, investments and M&A within the financial services sector, and refinancing matters. Both Gritsch and Andreas Schmid, who heads the firm-wide projects team and combines expertise in finance and corporate law, are especially recommended for their track record of handling complex cross-border mandates. Markus Heidinger is another key contact, as are Marika Lomashvili and Leopold Hoeher, who advise on financing and restructuring transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance Austria
- Leading individuals Austria > Banking and finance
- Insolvency and corporate recovery Austria
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- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
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- Dispute resolution: arbitration and mediation
- Dispute resolution: commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: white-collar crime (including fraud)
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- Intellectual property
- Private client
- Public procurement
- Real estate
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