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Schima Mayer Starlinger Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Firm Profile

Schima Mayer Starlinger (sms.law) was founded in November 2018 as a merger of two law firms – Starlinger Mayer Attorneys-at-Law and the team around Georg Schima and Birgit Vogt-Majarek, partners of the former law firm Kunz Schima Wallentin – each well-established in their respective fields.

Today, the firm has grown into a dedicated team of more than 50 people, half of which are lawyers. As a modern, service-oriented law firm, sms.law not only offers first-class legal advice but is also committed to finding economically viable solutions for the concerns of our clients. Our strengths are our long-standing experience, excellent know-how and the combination of efficiency with effectiveness. To find the perfect solution for our clients and to communicate as clearly and easily as possible is our highest premise. Therefore, in addition to competent legal advice personal needs take center stage for us. Our team develops special and individual representation strategies that are completely in line with clients’ current needs. Together, the experience and competencies will be bundled and strengthened as well as expanded in the long term. Further details can be found on our website www.sms.law

Business law is our area of expertise.

Employment: Leading in the area of employment law especially Georg Schima and Birgit Vogt-Majarek are named as highly renowned experts. In Austria, we are the sole partner of the worldwide and unique lawyer network Ius Laboris. Our services include, inter alia, collective and individual employment law, operational restructuring and business transitions, justification and termination of employment, manager employment contracts and variable compensation models for executives, design and adaptation of working time models, company pension schemes, and pension fund law, collective agreement special subjects, cross-border personnel deployment, immigration, wage, and social dumping as well as representation in proceedings before national and international courts as well as administrative authorities.

Energy: Our team, especially Thomas Starlinger, has many years of relevant industry experience, both from an industrial and consultant perspective. Our strength is advice regarding energy law in combination with our competition and European law expertise.

Competition and antitrust: Christian Mayer and Moritz am Ende are well-known experts and help clients to avoid risks and exploit opportunities. When needed they assist clients before national and international competition authorities and courts. Antitrust risk analysis, transaction planning and monitoring, development and implementation of compliance programs, contract review and contract design, merger applications – to give an example – are essential parts of our legal advice.

Corporate law, corporate governance, M&A: The teams around Georg Schima, Stephan Schmalzl, Christian Mayer, and Birgit Vogt-Majarek are very experienced legal experts,  providing our clients with corporate advice tailored to their goals. We offer a wide range of services, inter alia, mergers, demergers, restructuring and reorganizations, due diligence, corporate governance-legal issues (organ-conflicts of Interest, related party transactions, delimitation of responsibilities, stock-option programs etc), creation and amendment of articles of association or company and syndicate contracts, rules of procedure and much more.

Dispute resolution, litigation: Dispute resolution starts with avoidance of dispute. If a process cannot be avoided, we first analyse opportunities and risks. With all our international experience and a well-rehearsed team of Georg Schima, Christian Mayer, Thomas Starlinger, and Stephan Schmalzl, we always try to enforce the interests of our clients without lengthy and costly trials.

Banking and finance: Austrian and international financial institutions and companies of all size ranges rely especially on Stephan Schmalzl’s expertise and solution-oriented consulting approach in all areas of banking and finance law.

European and State aid: Our expert Moritz Am Ende advises clients on all aspects of Austrian and EU competition law, including State aid law, as well as general EU and EEA law.

IP/IT, Media and Data Protection Law

Public Law: We assist companies regarding public law issues, in particular in connection with regulatory and employment law, procurement law etc, particularly noteworthy are Thomas Starlinger and Birgit Vogt-Majarek.

Real Estate Law: Our legal experts provide legal advice in all matters relating to real estate and construction projects from the selection procedure through development and management to the transfer of payment or gratuitous transmission.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Moritz Am Ende	Partner at sms.law | Attorney-at-Law	View Profile
	Christian Mayer	Equity Partner at sms.law | Attorney-at-law	View Profile
	Georg Schima	Equity Partner at sms.law | Attorney-at-law	View Profile
	Thomas Starlinger	Equity Partner at sms.law | Attorney-at-law	View Profile
	Birgit Vogt-Majarek	Equity Partner at sms.law | Attorney-at-law	View Profile

Comparative Guides

• Austria: Renewable Energy

  Published: May 2022

  Authors: Thomas Starlinger Laurenz Götzinger

  This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to Renewable Energy laws and regulations that may occur in Austria.