Dr Nikolaus Weselik > CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH
GAUERMANNGASSE 2
1010 WIEN
Austria
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Work Department

Real Estate & Construction; Dispute Resolution; Hotels & Leisure

Position

Nikolaus Weselik is partner at CMS Vienna and head of the Construction and Real Estate Law Practice Group. He is an attorney-at-law for national and international construction contract law and real estate law, for construction litigation and other forms of dispute resolution, for legal questions of project development, as well as for the purchase and sale of real estate projects or individual properties.

Career

Nikolaus Weselik has more than 20 years of practical legal experience and advises national and international clients in the fields of construction, real estate, project development and hotels, both in non-contentious matters and in arbitration and other litigation proceedings.

Nikolaus Weselik is recommended by international legal directories as a leader in construction and real estate law.

Languages

English, German

Memberships

Austrian Bar Association
Board member of the Austrian Society for Construction Law

Education

1995 – Doctor of Laws, University of Vienna
1990 – Master of Laws, University of Vienna

Personal

Nikolaus Weselik gives lectures on real estate law as part of the Master’s programme in residential and real estate law at the University of Vienna and gives guest lectures on construction contract law in the course “Practical Contract Drafting in Corporate and Corporate Law” also at the University of Vienna. He has authored of several books on national and international construction contract law.

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Projects and energy

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s projects team spans the firm’s public procurement and energy and climate change practices, advising across a range of renewable energy and other infrastructure projects, while also assisting investors with the purchase of ongoing projects. Further sector focus areas include healthcare, water and waste and telecoms. Leading the group are Bernt Elsner, head of the public procurement practice, energy and climate change team lead Thomas Hamerl, and Nikolaus Weselik, whose practice encompasses construction and real estate law and disputes in the aforementioned fields.

Austria > Construction

(Hall of Fame)

Nikolaus WeselikCMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH offers clients construction and real estate advice under one roof, handling logistical and procurement matters for building contractors while supporting developers and investors with transactional matters. Leading the practice is Nikolaus Weselik, who assists on construction projects and is also noted for his experience as a litigator, advising on both construction and transactional disputes. Mariella Kapoun has expertise in forward funding and purchase agreements, advising both real estate investors and developers on the gamut of transactional issues, while also assisting with construction contracts.

Austria > Real estate

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s real estate practice advises a client base consisting of logistics, retail and hotel owners and operators on purchase and leasing deals, and is also sought out for its ability to oversee major real estate developments. Leading the team is Nikolaus Weselik, a seasoned real estate practitioner who combines transactional skill with a wealth of expertise in construction-related disputes. Johannes Hysek specialises in assisting the logistics and hotel sectors, while Mariella Kapoun is focused on ESG developments in the real estate sector, in addition to handling forward funding and purchase deals.