Drawing on its global network, Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG is well-equipped to handle multijurisdictional matters as well as domestic financing transactions and restructuring mandates. Practice head Robert Wippel handles the full spectrum of financing transactions and is also an expert in regulatory issues. With a particular focus on real estate finance, Georg Diwok offers advice on lending and restructuring matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Robert Wippel is recognised across the market for his strategic insight and ability to deliver practical, business-oriented advice. He is easy to work with, has a calm and steady presence in complex situations and is uncompromising when he needs to be.'
- 'The entire team is composed of excellent legal experts with a high degree of understanding of regulatory and economic banking and finance environments.'
- 'Their persistently high quality advice, proactivity and clear and concise communication should be noted.'
- 'Georg Diwok is a leading expert in banking and capital markets, with decades of expertise. He is an enormously knowledgeable individual, a very strategic negotiator with an eye both for detail and the overall picture.'
- ‘The finance team of Baker McKenzie performs at a fast pace, delivering great legal advice. I had the pleasure to work with them on a finance project and very much enjoyed the driven yet friendly way in which the team performed.’
- ‘Robert Wippel has a profound understanding of all finance-related legal matters due to a long career in banking and finance in the Austrian market. It is always a pleasure to work with him.’
Key clients
- Accenture
- Atos
- Burgenland Energie
- Bank of China
- Commerzbank
- Erste Group Bank
- HSBC Bank
- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
- Raiffeisen Bank International
- RatePay
- Santander Consumer Bank
Work highlights
Advised Accenture GmbH on matters relating to banking and financial supervisory law, as well as on outsourcing-specific matters regarding the outsourcing agreement with the former ARZ banking customers, including the Volksbank Group and the Hypo Tirol Group.
Advised Burgenland Energie AG on a renewable energy transformation project financed by loan facilities from the European Investment Bank and several Austrian and German banks, with a transaction volume of c. €1.3bn.
Advised Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation on a multi-jurisdictional carve-out and REIT listing of its data centre assets.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Robert Wippel
Other key lawyers
Georg Diwok