The topic is therefore not yet entirely clear and will need further clarification in the future.

The guide provides a concise, practical overview of Austria’s commercial arbitration framework, covering key issues practitioners need to navigate when considering arbitration or enforcement of an arbitral award in Austria.

July 2025 – The EU Listing Act introduces significant changes to the capital markets framework, including a revision of the ad-hoc disclosure rules...

Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market (the "FSR") will become applicable this year on 12 July and 12 October (for M&A notifications) respectively.

Together with a UK and US lawyers and a Delaware Supreme Court judge, KNOETZL's Katrin Hanschitz explored "Trends in Merger and Acquisition Law and Practice: The Interrelationship between Stockholder Voting and Director Duties" ...

On 15 December 2023, Austria's National Council of the Parliament (lower house) adopted the Flexible Company Act (Flexible-Kapitalgesellschafts-Gesetz, FlexKapGG)...

The chapter outlines Austria's framework for addressing financial and corporate crime, highlighting that corporate liability under the VbVG continues to shape enforcement practice, with fines for serious offenses now reaching up to EUR 3.9 million.

The fact that the Hungarian legal system has now at last also recognized the concept of trust has been widely praised.

Start-up valuations are under pressure in late 2022. Both companies and investors are increasingly struggling to finance business models that rely on external financing.

In our practice, we have found that the most common reason for distressed companies to initiate reorganisation measures is a severe liquidity squeeze.

The days when ESG could be dismissed as an occasionally effective marketing ploy are long gone.

Ich habe ein Start-up (GmbH) gegründet und möchte meine Mitarbeiter/innen als Dank für ihr Engagement, aber auch als zusätzlichen Anreiz, sie in meinem Team zu behalten...

The Austrian Supreme Court has ruled that sanctioned shareholders are categorically barred from attending and voting at annual general meetings, following the CJEU's interpretation that shares constitute 'funds' under EU sanctions regulations. The decision confirms that voting rights are frozen alongside asset ownership, though the right to challenge AGM resolutions through judicial review remains intact.

Wie berichtet ändert sich ab 2.8.2022 der Beratungsprozess bei der Veranlagung in Wertpapiere und im Versicherungsanlagebereich (zB fondsgebundene Lebensversicherungen).

Remote work is here to stay, and so are the legal and tax challenges it brings. More and more international employees work remotely from Austria, temporarily or long term.

Identify your talents, set reasonable but ambitious goals, work hard and have fun!" These inspiring words from Bettina Knoetzl capture the essence of her contribution...