Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Firm Profile

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH > The Legal 500 Rankings

Austria > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s clients receive ‘top-notch advice’ across the spectrum of data protection and privacy matters with the firm advising on GDPR compliance and assisting with ongoing monitoring and development of clients’ data handling structures. ‘Seasoned practitioner’ and team head Andreas Schütz advises his roster of clients from the IT, telecoms and food sectors on complying with data protection regulations and handling data breaches, while Christopher Bakier focuses on data protection provisions tied to IT projects, cloud computing and the healthcare sector, among others.

Austria > Employment Tier 3

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s recent workload includes advice on delegating duties and liabilities, cross-border staff deployment, and drafting management contracts. The team is led by Wolfgang Kapek, who impresses clients with his ‘outstanding legal knowledge’ and offers particular knowledge on whistleblowing topics. Walter Pöschl is described as an ‘incredible expert when it comes to labour law issues’ and also covers a range of litigation matters. Brigitte Sammer left the firm in September 2022.

Austria > EU and competition Tier 3

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH represents clients before Austrian and European authorities in competition and antitrust matters, and is also sought after for compliance advice. Martin Eckel leads the team, handling multi-jurisdictional merger control filings across the CEE region, in addition to covering abuse of dominance and penalty proceedings before the courts.

Austria > Insolvency and corporate recovery Tier 3

At Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH, a strong focus in insolvency administration and litigation is supplemented by competencies in distressed M&A, creditor representation, and advice to debtors, shareholders and directors in insolvency situations. Susanne Fruhstorfer employs extensive banking law and litigation expertise, as well as sectoral experience in private wealth, real estate, technology, and financial institutions, in her leadership of the team.

Austria > Intellectual property Tier 3

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH augmented its patents practice with the April 2023 arrival of Schwarz Schönherr Rechtsanwälte OEG‘s Thomas Adocker, who adds significant experience in patent litigation before the Viennese division of the UPC. Adocker joins a team that is well versed in managing international trade mark portfolios and handling prosecutions. The practice is headed by Martin Prohaska-Marchried, who also leads the firm’s CEE-wide IP team, regularly assisting clients with trade mark and copyright issues, with her particular area of expertise being copyright levies.

Austria > Dispute resolution: commercial litigation Tier 4

Frequently assisting clients in mass litigation, construction, investor, and product liability disputes, Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH works seamlessly with the firm’s other departments, such as IP/IT and real estate, and is noted for comfortably handling multi-jurisdictional disputes. Practice head Wolfgang Kapek is particularly known for employment disputes, while Ivo Deskovic focuses on the financial sector.

Austria > Tax Tier 4

Tax audit and appeal proceedings represent the heart of Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s practice, which cooperates closely with the firm’s corporate, employment and dispute resolution teams in providing advice to clients across the CEE region. Practice head Michaela Petritz-Klar particularly excels in supporting large-scale transactions and tax structuring for clients from industries including tech, real estate and gambling.

Austria > Banking and finance Tier 5

Demonstrating ‘outstanding expertise in the realm of banking and finance’, the team at Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH benefits from the diverse expertise gathered in the firm’s numerous global offices and excels in advising on sustainability-linked and cross-border lending arrangements in connection with M&A and private equity deals. The team, which is led by Claudia Steegmüller, counts banks, financial services providers and alternative investment fund managers in its client base and also maintains a regulatory offering in addition to its debt finance focus.

Austria > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5

Highlighted for its ‘experience with international clients’, the team at Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH demonstrates particular strength in the TMT sector and is also recommended for matters related to energy and life sciences. The team’s areas of expertise include acquisitions, asset sales, divestments, restructurings and group structure reorganisations. Lead Raimund Cancola is proficient in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions.

Austria > TMT Tier 5

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s TMT practice is sought after for advice in relation to data protection, including potential breaches, and is further instructed on contentious work arising out of data-related problems. The team also conducts risk assessments for clients to mitigate the risk of court proceedings, and oversees M&A deals in the TMT space. Data protection specialist Andreas Schütz leads the team with further experience advising on gambling and video game regulations.