DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Firm Profile

‘Georg Krakow has a good understanding of customer needs.’

‘Immediately active on short notice.’

‘Very high and deep legal knowledge and application.’

‘We worked with Georg Krakow. His intense knowledge of the public sector and expertise in criminal investigations was a great asset with regard to a difficult case of fraud of a (former) employee. He offered a great combination of criminal law skills (white-collar crime) and organisational knowledge with regard to the implementation of compliance systems.’

‘Georg Krakow’s extensive knowledge of the Austrian public sector and his experience as a former public prosecutor helped us choose the right strategy for our case. What made the experience unique was that he used the mentioned skills to provide a set of solutions and was ready to take immediate action. His experience gave us great confidence in our decisions.’

‘Strong availability. Low fees for the quality of work.’

‘The team is really good at delivering quality advice in relation to several jurisdictions. Especially for multinational companies, active in several jurisdictions, the team acts as a great point of contact.’

‘Dr. Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik is a professional and dedicated partner, very approachable and flexible when it comes to satisfying clients’ needs.’

‘Responsiveness and focus on solutions are outstanding.’

‘The level of flexibility and width of knowledge and competence.’

‘Christoph Mager: he has an outstanding feeling for the client’s needs.’

‘Elisabeth Stichmann: very diligent, excellent sense of identifying risks.’

‘DLA Piper has a broad range of legal consultants and can cover a big variety of topics. Billing is very flexible and pragmatic.’

‘I have worked on a major project led by Maria Doralt. To me, Maria Doralt is the best corporate lawyer I have ever met. She has it all – legal excellence, business drive, pragmatic solutions, clear communication and integrity.

‘Clear interface per project – high motivation and reliability – high professional and personal skills.’

‘Very good experience with different people key contact: Elisabeth Stichmann, Vienna, outstanding performance.’

‘The Austrian team has a very strong understanding of the ways of American business, and does an excellent job bridging local considerations against the global perspectives.’

‘Elisabeth Stichmann is tremendously responsive, creative, and intelligent. She is willing to step in and help at a moment’s notice.’

‘Christoph Mager: he has an outstanding feeling for the client’s needs.’

‘Highly professional and with personal service!’

‘The Vienna DLA Piper team is very experienced in advising local and international high net worth individuals and entrepreneurial families. They are always easy to reach and deliver work quickly and to the point. Being part of a global full-service law firm, they also offer advice including tax and white collar aspects.’

‘Christoph Mager is a highly professional and very trustworthy lawyer and an expert in Austrian private foundations. His business driven approach and his in-depth knowledge are outstanding and particularly valuable in difficult communications situations. He provides very reliable advice and convinces with practicable solutions.’

‘Very dedicated team, very well connected to its customers and fast to answer, reply and support.’

‘Dr. Hristov has great knowledge and expertise. He is very fast and efficient in replying to questions and he works very closely with the customer to define solutions.’

‘Strong availability and reasonable fees for the quality of work.’

‘Very efficient and effective collaboration within the DLA team showing a customer first culture.’

‘Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik helped us design a multi-party financing contract perfectly tailored to our needs. Apart from her outstanding knowledge in this area, her commitment and dedication to succeed with the optimum contract for us was exceptional.’

‘Strengths: Knowledge and know-how, approach, accessibility, extremely professional.’

‘Reliant, extremely knowledgeable, solution-driven, broad experience.’

‘Christian Temmel leads the team; excellent services delivery. Goes the extra mile.’

‘We find quick and practical solutions there for all our questions and issues. Our needs and requirements are well covered by the people mentioned.’

‘Consultants are absolutely solution- and goal-oriented and always try to achieve the best for us. They mainly supervised our data protection implementation project. They managed to present data protection in a transparent and human way for us. Others cover the corporate law aspect. She competently directs complex projects to their goal with unbelievable speed.’

‘The litigation team is of top quality: their advice is concise, well-argued and provided nimbly and flexibly.’

‘Dr. Claudine Vartian has unparalleled skill in litigation and a deep understanding of the most advantageous way to approach appeals in the Austrian courts. She is highly intelligent, runs an extremely efficient team and is always available when we need her, even on very short notice, which is much appreciated.’

‘Strong client commitment; tasks are accomplished not only to an extraordinary high level but also promptly. Always available and ready.’

‘We work almost exclusively with Andreas Daxberger. An outstanding, extremely client-orientated and solution-oriented lawyer with determination, he has great expertise and especially his social competence is outstanding, just the lawyer you want to have in difficult times.’

‘Simple processes, simple coordination. A feeling what the customer really wants and needs. Open-minded to new developments and the market climate and unbelievably – also open to price negotiations.’

‘Flexibility; adjustment to customer demands; practical orientation; gentleness; vast knowledge.’

‘Specific know-how in all relevant law areas. A global network with lasting regional relationships.’

‘A broad perspective which goes above legal implementation; this is based on the understanding of the personal or business context of a legal necessity. A friendly, yet professional relationship where one will always find a helping hand.’

‘The team looks for solutions in an uncomplicated manner, also provides information needed at short notice and is extremely committed.’

‘The competence for all kinds of legal issues not only in Austria but also in the entire South-East-European region is absolutely outstanding.’

‘Very professional, friendly, reliable and fast in replying. Give helpful answers to complex questions and always hinting to issues that need to be taken into consideration.’

‘I worked with Veronika Appl. Her legal advice is very profound, she always makes sure to ask the right questions and helps us find the best way of setting up contracts and regulations. It is a pleasure to work with her as she is extremely reliable, professional, friendly and fast in replying to follow-up questions.’

‘Our team has great experience with the IP team of DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach. This law firm and in particular, the IP team, is our official trademark representative and their work stands for high quality, professionalism, and success.’

‘As a part of the one of the biggest law firms worldwide and with a wide range of partner law firms on national level, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach can ensure lots of advantages when it comes to registration, claims, opposition or licencing of international trademarks, e.g. researches on international level or handling successfully complex cross-jurisdictional procedures. The billing through electronic invoices with detailed description of hourly-based services is transparent enough. We get a substantial NGO discount that serves high efficiency in a cost-performance ratio. The flexibility in contacting our legal advisors – in person, via call or through digital conference call tools – as well as the prompt feedback makes the collaboration very satisfactory.’

‘The DLA Piper IP team distinguishes itself from other competitors through the combination of legal excellence, initiative, responsiveness and exercised accountability. It’s the main reason for us to rely on their competent support and collaborate with them for IP related topics nearly on an exclusive basis.’

‘Our main advisor is Dr. Veronika Appl. Her work stands out for high engagement, extensive knowledge in corporate identity, agility and effectiveness. We value her friendliness and understanding, too.’

‘Available, professional, organised and knowledgeable.’

‘Oskar Winkler: Great professional, reasonable, helpful, efficient and available.’

‘Excellent service-oriented team with deep knowledge of all real estate-relevant matters.’

‘Oskar Winkler is involved at all stages; very pleasant to work with and fully reliable.’