Mag iur Clemens Berlakovits > KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH
FLEISCHMARKT 1
1010
VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

Construction Law, Law governing Architects and Civil Engineers, Real Estate Law, Litigation, Strategy Consulting

Position

Partner

Career

Already during his studies, Clemens Berlakovits completed numerous internships at international business law firms. After completing his law studies in Vienna, he started as a trainee lawyer with Georg Karasek in 2008, with whom he completed his entire training period as an articled clerk and with whom he still works closely today. In 2012, he passed the bar exam with distinction and has been a registered attorney since 2013. He has been a managing partner of KWR since 2017 and heads KWR’s construction and architectural law team.

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

Member of the Austrian Society for Construction Law

Education

Universität Wien (Mag. iur. 2007), Bar exam with honours (2012)

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Construction

(Next Generation Partners)

Clemens BerlakovitsKWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH

KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH offers clients ‘practical solutions and advice’ across the spectrum of construction law issues, assisting with the drafting of contracts for major projects, while also representing clients before the courts. The team is sought after for major infrastructure projects by public bodies, private developers and investors, whom it advises across the life cycle of construction projects, working closely with the firm’s procurement team. Leading the practice are co-founding partner Georg Karasek, whose expertise includes construction, procurement and architectural law, infrastructure project specialists Clemens Berlakovits and Paul Schmidinger, both of whom also assist with real estate transactions, as well as Jan Philipp Schifko, who handles both contractual matters and disputes.

Austria > Real estate

The ‘solution-driven’ KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH real estate practice oversees projects from start to finish, advising on initial construction contracts through to the disposal of property to investment funds via share and asset deals. The practice has expanded its presence in the hotel markets in recent years, frequently assisting with transactions in this space. The team is led by a four-man leadership group consisting of Clemens Berlakovits, Georg Karasek, Jan Philipp Schifko and Paul Schmidinger.