CMS is pleased to announce its Emerging Europe M&A Report 2018/19, published in cooperation with EMIS.

On 30 November 2018, a new law implementing several changes to existing legislation (1), notably to the Civil Code and the Commercial Companies Code, as well as to tax laws, was announced.

Meine Geschäftspartnerin und ich sind dabei, eine GmbH zu gründen und ich mache mir Gedanken, wie wir die Gesellschafterverhältnisse in Zukunft strukturieren könnten.

December 2025 – For years, proxy advisors Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass Lewis & Co. ("Glass Lewis") have shaped voting behaviour at annual general meetings...

On Friday, 22 March 2013, a draft new law (Gesellschaftsrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2013 – GesRÄG 2013) was revealed by Minister of Justice Beatrix Karl and Minister of Economy Reinhold Mitterlehner.

The Austrian Parliament has passed important changes to the Austrian Limited Liability Corporation Act on June 12, 2013.

The amendment to the anti-trust law, which entered into force on 1 May 2017, also contains a new consideration test. From now on, it must be taken in account during mergers.

In case you are wondering whether you are allowed to send that bottle of wine to your favourite client or donate to a charity, read below.

With reference to our KNOETZL alert of January 19, 2017, we are again reminded that, whenever violations of criminal laws and internal compliance regulations by executives and directors of the company come to light ...

Austria is helping start-ups. In a first step, start-ups can double fresh equity up to EUR 800,000 by obtaining a contribution from the Austrian promotional bank AWS.

Egal ob nachhaltige Energieerzeugung, Immobilien, Finanzen oder Konsumgüter – Nachhaltigkeitsrecht ist als eigenständiges Rechtsgebiet angekommen.

Over the last years and especially during the high peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of being subject to harmful and systematic cyberattacks has massively increased.

The Action Plan is titled "European company law and corporate governance – a modern legal framework for more engaged shareholders and sustainable companies" and was made public on 12 December 2012.

The European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (the "CSDDD") on 24 April 2024.

Welcome to the 7th edition of the DRInsider, the quarterly Newsletter of the Wolf Theiss Dispute Resolution Practice Group. We are happy to again provide you with interesting news covering the various CEE/SEE jurisdictions in which we practice.

The Commercial Code ("Gewerbeordnung 1994") has many peculiarities and differences to other laws that must be taken into account when planning and implementing projects.

Die Gewerbeordnung („GewO") weist viele Eigenheiten und Unterschiede zu anderen Gesetzen, die bei der Planung und Realisierung von Projekten zu berücksichtigen sind, auf.

In the latest Rechtspanorama, RAK (Vienna Bar Association) Vice President Bettina Knoetzl explains why affordable court fees are essential for ensuring access to justice...

The CJEU's annulment of the "Privacy Shield" created significant legal uncertainty around the use of US clouds and personal data transfers to the US.