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

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Schottenring 2/6
1010 Wien
A-1010
Austria

Austria > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime (including fraud) Tier 2

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH ‘s full-service offering includes expertise in compliance matters, internal investigations and active cases concerning the full range of corporate crime. Described by clients as ‘outstanding in his capacity, knowledge and experience’, Georg Krakow leads the department and has a longstanding reputation for expertise in all areas of white-collar crime and a track record in high-profile corruption cases. Szymon Świderski joined the team in April 2024 and is a specialist for financial crime, whereas Miriam Astl departed in June 2024.

Practice head(s):

Georg Krakow

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Very professional, communication is possible any time, very quick response, very high capacity in qickly analysing complex and difficult problems.’

‘Georg Krakow is outstanding in his capacity, knowledge and experience, I do not know anyone else who could be compared to him. ’

‘International recognised outstanding experience and know-how.’

‘Georg Krakow is unique as an expert in the field of compliance in Austria and has exceptional international reputation.’

 

Austria > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

Highlighted by clients for combining ‘legal excellence and business drive in an outstanding way’, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s practice under the leadership of Elisabeth Stichmann is recommended for multijurisdictional transactions, with clients benefiting from the expertise gathered in the firm’s various international offices. Specialising in both corporate and capital markets law, Maria Doralt comfortably operates across the full spectrum of cross-border M&A, while Ekaterina Larens, who was promoted to partner in May 2024, is well versed in advising clients setting up their business in Austria.

Practice head(s):

Elisabeth Stichmann

Other key lawyers:

Maria Doralt; Ekaterina Larens; Christoph Mager

Testimonials

‘Maria Doralt has to be singled out in the DLA team. She has a strong corporate background but also is firm and ambitious in M&A deals.’

‘DLA is one of the very few truly global firms with offices all over the world. It stands out for this also in the Austrian market, but also has a very strong local Austrian footprint and a great team.’

‘I have known Maria Doralt for more than two decades. She has always stood out as an exceptionally gifted lawyer and communicator. She is the best M&A transaction lawyer in the market.’

‘This team stands out, not only because of its high level of expertise, but also because of its exceptionally quick comprehension, its solution-orientation and its understanding of economics.

‘Elisabeth Stichmann: always available, quick and proactive response, and a pragmatic approach.’

‘Maria Doralt has a friendly, considerate and understanding demeanour. We highly and often recommend her.’

‘DLA Piper has a unique business driven approach – it combines legal excellence and business drive in an outstanding way.’

‘DLA Piper always provides seamless service throughout teams, which is a huge asset.’

Key clients

Artariastraße Holdings GmbH

Capvis

FFF Real Estate II Sarl

General Electric Company

J&F Mineracao Ltda

Joom

Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC)

MAS Capital (Private) Limited

Merkur Sportwetten GmbH

MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG

Orex GmbH

Painter Investments Sarl

PetroRio

Pfizer Corporation Austria

PORR AG

Protime NV

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

Rudolf Heintel Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Stephan Zöchling

team.blue

YouGov Plc

Work highlights

  • Advised LAFC on its strategic partnership with and investment in FC Wacker Innsbruck.
  • Advised Stephan Zöchling on the acquisition of all shares in Sber Vermögensverwaltungs AG in liquidation.
  • Advised international online research data and analytics technology group YouGov plc on Austrian aspects of the acquisition of GfK CP, the European Consumer Panel Business of Germany based GfK SE for a headline purchase price of $342m.

Austria > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s data protection team ‘combines legal excellence and business drive’ to advise clients in the event of Data Protection Authority investigations concerning the handling of employee and customer data, including where data breaches and ransomware attacks have occurred. Heading the team is Sabine Fehringer, whose expertise encompasses technology transfer and IP licensing matters in addition to corporate transactions. Stefan Panic handles regulatory issues, including data breach notifications and subject access requests.

Practice head(s):

Sabine Fehringer

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘DLA Piper has a unique, business-driven approach – it combines legal excellence and business drive in an outstanding way.’

‘Sabine Fehringer: our favourite IPT lawyer – business-driven, highly experienced and really amazing to work with.’

Key clients

Pfizer

Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH

Trans-Austria Gasleitung (TAG) GmbH

Anton Paar GmbH

LUBRIZOL FRANCE SAS

CCB Management Services GmbH (Coca Cola Hellenic)

Tiergesundheit Österreich

Work highlights

  • Advised an Austria-based international company which suffered a data breach following a ransomware attack.
  • Advised a telecommunications company in connection with a sector review by the Austrian Data Protection Authority.
  • Advised an organisation on the data protection aspects of a program for animal product exports which required an exchange of certain data related to livestock and dairy producers.

Austria > EU and competition Tier 3

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH acts for international clients in securing EU merger clearances and is also able to assist clients looking to bring private damages claims in the wake of cartel investigations, with the firm leveraging its international network to oversee multi-jurisdictional merger proceedings. Team head Marc Lager advises clients on the implications of both horizontal and vertical agreements, abuse of dominance and cartel investigations, and merger control hearings. Claudine Vartian has experience of advising clients in the wake of dawn raids and other competition-related investigations.

Practice head(s):

Marc Lager

Other key lawyers:

Key clients

MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG

Nipro Europe

Michelin Group

Mondelez Europe Services GmbH

Entain

Korean Air Lines Co

Graphic Packaging International

Macquarie Group

Rudolf Heintel Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Work highlights

  • Represented Korean Air in the EU’s investigation into its proposed $1.35bn acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc., which gained conditional approval in February 2024.
  • Provided legal advice to Mondelez Europe Services GmbH in relation to possible damages claims tied to alleged breach of competition law.
  • Advised Verbund AG in the context of the development of long-term hydrogen purchase agreements and all related competition law aspects.

Austria > Private client Tier 3

Advising Austrian families on the structuring and protection of assets underpins DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH, organizačná zložka’s private client practice. With a strong bench of corporate lawyers, entrepreneurial families and international clients rely on the team for advice on investments and acquisitions, succession planning, relocation,  and tax.  Practice head Christoph Magerhandles a wealth of asset-related matters for clients in different jurisdictions. Elisabeth Stichmann regularly advises on complex family situations and asset-related disputes. Also noted is Dimitar Hristov, who is reputed for his cross-border experience with the Eastern European and Brazilian markets.

Practice head(s):

Christoph Mager

Other key lawyers:

Key clients

Stephan Zöchling

Avinos Privatstiftung

H.M.Z Privatstiftung

Austria > Projects and energy Tier 3

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH boasts a deep bench of experts in transactions, corporate agreements, and project development mandates, particularly concerning clean energy and transport infrastructure assets. An expert advisor to multinational energy companies and corporates, Andreas Gunst specialises in power purchase agreements and energy offtake agreements, particularly in the biogas and hydrogen segments. Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik brings a particular specialism in cross-border transactions and public-private partnerships across the renewable energy, telecommunications, and transport infrastructure segments. Valentina Eigner is also a name to note.

Practice head(s):

Andreas Gunst; Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik

Other key lawyers:

Ivan Males; Dubravka Grujic; Valentina Eigner

Testimonials

‘Andreas Gunst has in-depth knowledge of the industry which makes him our sparring partner for any developments and advice. He combines knowledge and experience into pragmatic advice. He is commercially savvy and an excellent negotiator.’

‘Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik is our solution whenever we need fast and pragmatic legal advice. She has specific knowledge of internal processes and with her hands-on mentality she is able to deliver solutions for problems.’

Key clients

Emeren Group Ltd.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank Group (WBG)

Verbund

WEB

Central European Gas Hub Austria

TAG

Ocean Breeze

Uniper

Prime Capital

CitiGroup Global Markets

SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG

Hydrogen Council

Borealis

Nordsee One

AGCS

E.on

BayWa

Wien Energie

CEE Energie

Kautix

Merck

Work highlights

  • Advised Verbund on the development of its standard hydrogen agreements for national and international projects, as well as the development of standard joint venture agreements for its hydrogen projects.
  • Advised Emeren Group Ltd. on the acquisition of a UK-based developer of solar power and battery projects in Europe, and the real estate underlying such projects.
  • Advising the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank Group (WBG) on an airport PPP in Baghdad, Iraq.

Austria > Real estate Tier 3

The October 2024 arrival of Birgit Kraml augmented DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s real estate team, growing the firm’s capacity to oversee the development and sale of real estate projects across the CEE region, in addition to advising on landlord and tenant matters. Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik assists with financing for real estate transactions and projects, with Ivan Maleš acting for international clients undertaking real estate transactions.

Practice head(s):

Birgit Kraml

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Personal approach, being attentive, very trustworthy and supportive.’

‘We have received outstanding assistance and support from the team in expanding our real estate portfolio in Austria, with a complex, thoughtful, constructive approach and with consideration of not only the legal but also the economic aspects.’

‘The practice is not just a dry legal practice; they build relationships with their clients and go the extra mile to provide accurate and insightful advice and protect the interest of their clients.’

‘Ivan Maleš’ stand-out characteristics are excellent knowledge and the ability to recommend solutions that were not immediately obvious.’

Key clients

DC 3 PropCo GmbH & Co KG

Erste Group Bank AG

Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen AG

First Investment Bank

Hexham S.à r.l.

Landfair European Dislocated Opportunities SCSp

Flower Infrastructure Technologies AB

Emeren Group Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen AG on the granting of secured LMA real estate financing for the acquisition by an Austrian company of a number of properties and operations at several locations in Croatia.
  • Advised Flower Infrastructure Technologies AB on its market entry into Austria and the securing of properties for the construction of battery energy storage systems.
  • Advised Hexham S.à r.l. on a mezzanine facility for the construction of a Viennese premium brand hotel.

Austria > Tax Tier 3

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH is noted for its ability to carry out tax due diligence assessments in the leadup to M&A and real estate transactions, while also assisting clients with the optimisation of M&A transactions from a tax perspective. Under the guidance of Dimitar Hristov, the group also provides support to clients on their VAT liabilities, while also representing clients facing tax audits or proceedings before the Austrian courts.

Practice head(s):

Dimitar Hristov

Testimonials

‘We have received outstanding assistance and support from the team in expanding our real estate portfolio in Austria, with a complex, thoughtful, constructive approach and with consideration of not only the legal and tax but also the economic aspects.’

‘Dimitar Hristov: flexibility, constructive approach, structured thinking, risk evaluation.’

‘Dimitar Hristov works very hard on his cases. He is always on time. He knows the basics of tax law very well and gives very practical advice whenever you want to reach him.’

Key clients

Uluslararası Nakliyeciler Derneği

PetroRio S.A.

Realit Property GmbH

Renesas Electronics Corporation

Rudolf Heintel Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Work highlights

  • Assisted the Realit Group with the tax due diligence and structuring tied to its acquisition of the Hotel und Fachmarktzentrum Ansfelden GmbH.
  • Represented Uluslararası Nakliyeciler Derneği in an appeal before the Constitutional Court against the prohibition on companies from non-EU countries claiming VAT rebates in Austria.
  • Advised a multinational company on potential VAT and criminal tax risks related to third party subcontractors.

Austria > Banking and finance Tier 4

Frequently acting in cross-border transactions and highlighted by clients for ‘a deep understanding of local and international legal and compliance standards’, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s team works together closely with experts from the firm’s international network and offers a wealth of experience in corporate, acquisition and project finance. Practice head Marcell M. Németh is a key contact for matters related to the CEE region, as is Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik, whose areas of expertise extend to vast knowledge of sustainability-linked finance.

Practice head(s):

Marcell M. Németh

Other key lawyers:

Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik; Alexander Schultmeyer

Testimonials

‘Good collaboration and back up. Even if the main contact is not available, answers will be provided in a timely fashion. ’

‘Approachable and fast turnaround. Straight forward communication. ’

‘High professional level and accurate and timely feedback. ’

‘High level of process knowledge. ’

‘Regulatory Knowledge: A deep understanding of local and international legal and compliance standards helps clients to navigate complex landscapes. Client-centric approach ensures that strategies and solutions are customized to the unique needs and goals. Very proactive focus ’

‘Knowledge, client-centric approach and a very proactive focus. ’

‘Personal approach, attentive, very trustworthy and supportive. ’

‘Complex, thoughtful, constructive approach and with consideration of not only the legal but also the economic aspects. ’

Key clients

Erste Group Bank AG

UniCredit Bank Serbia SpA

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank Group (WBG)

Strabag AG

PORR AG

Bepoda GmbH

Deutsche Bank AG

Montana Aerospace AG

Global Payments MoneyToPay

Hexham S.à r.l.

Landfair European Dislocated Opportunities SCSp

Emeren Group Ltd.

UniCredit Bank Austria AG

Aareal Bank AG

Cooperative Rabobank

Austria > Capital markets Tier 4

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH leverages connections to the firm’s wider network to assist clients with multi-jurisdictional transactions, with the team’s capabilities extending to advice on regulatory aspects such as notification requirements, as well as tokenisation, and ESG-linked bonds. Practice head Christian Temmel is well-versed in matters related to listed securities, and frequently cooperates with the firm’s corporate department to support clients in the M&A field.

Practice head(s):

Christian Temmel

Other key lawyers:

Christian Knauder-Sima

Testimonials

‘The teams strength is how they work together in international cases, their know-how and professionality. ’

‘Chrsitian Temmel gives extensive, precise and purposeful legal support, which save us a lot of time.’

 

Key clients

PORR AG

UBM Development AG

S IMMO AG and Erste Group Bank AG

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

Work highlights

  • Advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank in their capacity as sole arranger and original dealer in voestalpine AG’s debt issuance program of €1bn.
  • Advised Porr AG on the issuance of a €135m hybrid bond, including a buyback offer for outstanding bonds.
  • Advised S IMMO AG and Erste Group Bank AG on a €75m green bond by way of a public offering.

Austria > Dispute resolution: arbitration and mediation Tier 4

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH leverages the firm’s international network to advise comprehensively on cross-border disputes and offers a niche focus on matters related to Brazil; corresponding cases usually fall under the remit of Ricardo Gardini de Andrade. Practice head Andreas Daxberger’s sector expertise encompasses the insurance, financial services, and construction segments.

Practice head(s):

Andreas Daxberger

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH’s arbitration and mediation team is unique, due to the team’s strengths and capabilities in collaboration and commitment.’

‘DLA Piper has a strong team.’

‘They know our operations, which makes all the difference when it comes to representing the company.’

Key clients

J&F Investimentos S.A

Austria > Dispute resolution: commercial litigation Tier 4

Led by Georg Krakow, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s litigation and regulatory practice benefits from the team’s close collaboration with a variety of experts from the firm’s international network. The department has a track record in multijurisdictional mass litigation, which is a focus area of Claudine Vartian. Andreas Daxberger specialises in insurance litigation, while Ricardo Gardini de Andrade has niche expertise in advising Brazilian clients and is particularly adept at M&A disputes.

Practice head(s):

Georg Krakow

Testimonials

‘They stand out for their commitment to providing tailored, strategic, and cost-effective legal advice and assistance in complex multijurisdictional and international disputes. They have deep expertise in the areas of unfair competition, consumer protection, and commercial law.’

‘Andreas Daxberger convinced with his calm, considered, yet very engaged personality. He went the extra mile for us as clients.’

‘The Team works very solution-based, communicates very well, and has a very high success rate. ’

‘The communication with Andreas Daxberger and his team works quickly and directly without messages traveling a long way. This combined with a quick response time makes tackling complex issues easy. Andres Daxberger and his team are very technical and provide detailed knowledge. At the same time, they are very polite yet assertive. ’

Key clients

Entain Group

SEARA Alimentos Ltda

Tesla Inc.

JBS S.A.

LHG Mining Austria GmbH

J&F Investimentos S.A.

Austria > Employment Tier 5

Drawing on the firm’s wider international presence, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s portfolio spans advice on employment disputes, internal investigation, work council negotiations and redundancies with the firm’s client roaster including numerous international corporates. Practice head Stephan Nitzl is well versed in supporting clients with company transfers and sales.

Practice head(s):

Stephan Nitzl

Other key lawyers:

Jennifer Held

Testimonials

‘Stephan Nitzl is a great and commercially minded lawyer. Very responsive and provides practical advice.’

‘Stephan Nitzl is great at providing tailored advice to your organisation. He understands the demands of in-house legal teams and provide easy to follow advice.’

‘I really appreciate the service that is provided. I work together with Stephan Nitzl who is an expert in labour law. He is a brilliant lawyer, very experienced, and he knows his business.’

‘Very customer-centric approach.’

‘Stephan Nitzl explains well, offers alternative options, and is very straight-forward and frank in his statements and recommendations.’

‘Stephan Nitzl provides quick and practical advice ’

‘Stephan Nitzl and his team are very responsive to all legal issues with a broad expertise not only in legal matters but also in advising in difficult situations to navigate through, finding best solutions for client needs and still providing a value based viewpoint. ’

‘The team’s knowledge and expertise in the field of labor law is excellent. They understand our business needs and can manage our cases with efficiency, responsibility and capacity and, if required, with the necessary autonomy. ’

Key clients

Renesas Electronics Corporation

METRO Cash & Carry Österreich GmbH

Jung von Matt Donau

Austria > Intellectual property Tier 5

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH is adept at handling IP due diligence and transfers tied to corporate transactions and is tasked with overseeing trade mark and patent prosecutions in addition to providing representation in infringement litigation. Practice head Sabine Fehringer specialises in handling IP transactions, including licensing and technology transfer deals, while Veronika Appl represents clients in trade mark and copyright disputes before the national courts, EUIPO and UPC.

Practice head(s):

Sabine Fehringer

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘In my experience, the problem was quickly identified. The corresponding advice was comprehensive and professional. Where joint decisions had to be made, this was done in a very cooperative and constructive manner.’

‘The colleague I dealt with was very cooperative and attentive. She always took enough time to discuss problems. Her contact with the court and the opposing attorney was useful.’

‘The team has a very broad and deep know-how and understands our business, strategy, and ideas. The expertise reaches from IP issues to regulatory aspects and litigation.’

‘We would particularly like to highlight Veronika Appl, who has been supporting us for years with her expertise in procedural law and commercial law. She has a very pragmatic approach to our issues and is very efficient and creative in implementing solutions. Her recommendations are always perfectly structured and practical to implement.’

‘Veronika Appl provided valuable legal counselling during the course of our case. She was able to quickly develop trustful relationships with our partners and supported negotiations not only with her legal expertise, but also with her excellent problem solving skills.’

‘Very good availability, very experienced, lawyers with passion for the subject as such and thus highly motivation.’

‘Veronika Appl has a personable and professional manner. She is also very well suited to driving things forward directly and internally within the company. This means that the legal department does not always have to be involved when it comes to coordinating facts.’

‘Sabine Fehringer: fast feedback, client oriented, able to find compromises in lost causes, always available, mediator in complex negotiations.’

Key clients

Vier Pfoten

B&H Holding GmbH

AltWiener Schnapsmuseum

Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft

Renesas Electronics Corporation

MAS Capital (Private) Limited

University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Hutchison Drei Austria

Work highlights

  • Represented a global lamp retailer in a design dispute before the national commercial court in Vienna, where the plaintiff alleges an infringement of its EUIPO-registered designs.
  • Provided IP advice to the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft in relation to the spin-off of some of its inventors.
  • Represented a wellness sector client in an unfair competition case against the Austrian Consumer Protection Association, where the latter alleges that the client promoted a product with misleading information.

Global co-chairs: Jon Hayes and Frank W Ryan

Co-chief executive officers: Charles Severs and Frank W Ryan

Number of partners: 1,500+

Number of lawyers: 6,000+

Offices: Lawyers located in more than 60 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

Please see https://www.dlapiper.com for further information about the firm.

Firm Overview:

Tenacious and driven, DLA Piper people translate legal complexities into commercial clarity: providing the right minds at the right time to help clients to navigate both risk and opportunity. Our lawyers deliver pragmatic actionable solutions to your pressing business challenges, in every part of the globe, so you can understand, decide, and act.

Our people are as adept at spotting opportunities as they are in protecting you against risk. Our culture encourages fresh thinking, to anticipate what’s next, supported by continuous investments in legal and business technology.

The result is joined-up legal counsel and informed commercial advice across multiple geographies and all sectors: creative solutions that draw on an international platform with the power to scale up and down, flexing to meet any client aspirations. We measure success one relationship at a time, serving you locally and in any location: we bring the world closer for our clients.

Main Areas of Practice:

Corporate: DLA Piper’s corporate lawyers support the world’s leading enterprises, emerging startup companies and financial institutions in their development and investment activities. From mergers and acquisitions and venture capital to private and public equity and debt offerings, the firm assists clients through all stages of their transactions to ensure successful deal outcomes.

Employment: DLA Piper’s employment practice advises clients worldwide on employment legislation, helping them meet their workforce objectives.

The firm partners with its clients, wherever they do business, to find solutions and manage risk in relation to their employment, incentives and pensions legal challenges and objectives. The firm assists with acquisitions, outsourcings, expansions or reductions-in-force, local or international employee relations, data privacy or data protection, local, cross-border or collective litigation, local or multi-jurisdictional compliance, risk management. Its clients range from startups to emerging multinationals and some of the biggest and best-known global brands in the world.

Finance: DLA Piper’s Finance group offers comprehensive, cross-border advice on financing, restructuring, and projects, leveraging one of the largest teams of dedicated finance lawyers globally. We support clients, including public and private companies, asset managers, financial institutions, and government entities, in realising their financial strategies across various sectors and markets. Often involved in pioneering deals, our work spans lending, debt securities, derivatives, energy and infrastructure projects, and handling distressed situations and insolvencies.

 

Intellectual Property & Technology: DLA Piper is one of the most widely recognised providers of a full range of commercial, intellectual property law, privacy, sourcing and technology law services for leading businesses worldwide. Its lawyers provide both litigation-related (contentious) and strategic commercial advice to a wide range of industry sectors, helping clients from emerging technology and pharmaceutical companies to established banks and financial institutions achieve their objectives wherever they do business.

Litigation & Regulatory: DLA Piper’s lawyers are skilled in litigation, arbitration, investigations and ADR and will deploy that experience to help devise the best strategies. The firm has the local knowledge to apply the regulatory, economic, political and cultural context to legal issues and develop case strategies. It regularly handles technically challenging and complex multi-jurisdictional matters.

DLA Piper’s International Trade, Regulatory and Government Affairs team provides advice at all stages of the regulatory process. Advising on regulatory law, the firm focuses on areas such as international trade, antitrust and competition, global governance and more.

Real Estate: DLA Piper’s market-leading real estate group offers a full range of real estate services, including single asset and portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, single asset and multi-property/programmatic joint ventures, fund formation, operating company investments, cross-border investments, REITs, financing, construction and design, leasing, zoning/land-use, environmental law, real estate litigation and tax.

Tax: DLA Piper provides advice on local and national tax, and a commercially integrated approach to cross-border structures and tax efficiency. It offers the full range of tax services that address the challenges of international commerce and business operations, including arranging operations to reduce effective global tax rates, transfer pricing, tax disputes and post-acquisition integration.