About

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Public Law

Businesses are facing ever increasing economic regulatory requirements at European and local levels and often require sector-specific compliance advice. Our regulatory team advises clients across the CEE/ SEE region on the varying and complex regulatory frameworks affecting their businesses and helps them prepare for future sector-specific compliance requirements. 

Our team members have specialized expertise in a variety of sectors, including life sciences & healthcare, banking, data protection, insurance, waste management, gambling, infrastructure, telecoms, energy and utilities. Clients benefit from the team’s regional and industry-specific expertise and local regulatory knowledge which help them meet their specific compliance requirements.


Public Procurement

Our team assists both public and private contracting parties to ensure compliance with procurement rules while minimizing risks. We are frequently retained by public bodies and utilities operators to prepare and carry out tender procedures. We also advise private bidders by ensuring the compliance of their bid, negotiating with contracting authorities, and challenging unfair tender provisions and award decisions.

Our services include: advising contracting authorities as full service provider, strategic tender planning, drafting tender documents, acting as awarding entity, maintaining comprehensive and audit-proof documentation, tender review proceedings, advising bidders in tender procedures and compliance.

Chambers Review

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Public Law: Planning and Environment - Austria
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

Wolf Theiss houses an excellent public law department with expertise across procurement, planning and environmental as well as constitutional and administrative law. The team is renowned for its strength in large-scale nationwide procurements and tender procedures, especially in relation to the transportation, infrastructure and healthcare sectors. Tender framework agreements and review proceedings are also handled by the firm. Furthermore, Wolf Theiss offers strength in energy, telecommunications and gambling regulations with a particular skill set in mandates across CEE. Similarly, the firm advises on constitutional and administrative proceedings and handles FDI restrictions. Clients further benefit from Wolf Theiss's strength in planning and environmental mandates including planning approval and permit procedures for construction and energy development projects. EIAs and mining and nature conservation law also fall within the firm's comprehensive offering.

Work Highlights

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  • Wolf Theiss lawyers advised the Vienna Hospital Association on a range of matters, including advice on tender proceedings for medical equipment.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Manfred Essletzbichler
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Manfred Essletzbichler
1
Band 1

Manfred Essletzbichler is an excellent practitioner and is widely appreciated by contracting authorities and large private companies for his strength in complex procurement proceedings and tender procedures often in relation to energy, transport and construction projects.

"Manfred Essletzbichler is very pragmatic and client-oriented. I use him when I need a big problem solved. He knows our business well and is very precise."

"He is very competent and service-oriented. Customer orientation is his top priority and he is a great public procurement lawyer."

"I feel very comfortable in his care."

Kurt Retter
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Kurt Retter
2
Band 2

Kurt Retter is well placed to advise on a plethora of public law mandates ranging from administrative proceedings to energy and telecommunications regulation and FDI restrictions.

"Kurt Retter impresses in particular with his above-average knowledge of the required legal matters. His ability to grasp even complex issues quickly helps enormously in the proceedings."

Sebastian Oberzaucher
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Sebastian Oberzaucher
4
Band 4

Sebastian Oberzaucher often assists contracting authorities with procurement mandates including large tender framework agreements across the healthcare, transport and infrastructure sectors.

Ranked Lawyers at
Wolf Theiss

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Austria

Public Law: General

Kurt Retter
2
Kurt Retter
2
Band 2
Public Law: Public Procurement/PPP

Manfred Essletzbichler
1
Manfred Essletzbichler
1
Band 1
Sebastian Oberzaucher
4
Sebastian Oberzaucher
4
Band 4

Members

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Dominik Engel

Dominik König

Harald Strahberger

Ingrid Makarius

Johann Hwezda

Klara Fuchs

Philipp J. Marboe

Silvia Feßl

Wolfgang Lauchner

Clients

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Albertina

Belvedere

City of Vienna

Government of Lower Austria

IT-Services der Sozialversicherung GmbH

KELAG

Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur

ORF - Austrian Public Broadcasting Company

PORR

VGH Insurance

Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (VOR)

Vienna International Airport

Wiener Gesundheitsverbund (Vienna Hospital Association)

Wiener Wohnen Kundenservice

ÖBB - Austrian Railways

ÖSTU-Stettin Hoch- und Tiefbau Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Industries

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Aerospace & Defence

Art & Culture

Banks

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Energy

Financial Services

Food & Beverage Producers

Government

Healthcare

Industrial Engineering

Insurance

Media

Mining & Metals

Pharmaceuticals

Private Clients

Real Estate

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Transportation

Travel & Leisure

Utilities