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Real Estate: Construction

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Wolf Theiss' Real Estate & Construction team is the largest in Austria. With a high degree of specialisation among team members, they include sought after experts in new fields of law such as ESG.

Real Estate

  • Real Estate Transactions: All aspects of national and cross-border real estate transactions.
  • Real Estate Projects: From the purchase of real estate, EIA, planning, zoning, permits, to all construction, planning and financing agreements.
  • Real Estate Leasing: Advising landlords and tenants on lease and public law, all related matters including real estate disputes.
  • Real Estate Finance: Financial engineering, the regulatory environment behind the granting or receipt of a credit or loan, financing agreements and security packages.

Construction

  • Infrastructure and building construction projects: Tunnelling and civil engineering projects including contract review, negotiation, completion, warranty phase.
  • Industry Experience: Team members are qualified in construction engineering and/or have worked for big industry players. We understand the business from an industry perspective.
  • FIDIC Contracts: Including interdisciplinary support on claim and contract management. Several team members are certified FIDIC adjudicators.
  • Construction Disputes: Claims for securing evidence, (additional) compensation, damage claims, contractual penalties, disputes on geological and other risks. We regularly represent clients before courts, arbitral tribunals and dispute adjudication boards.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate: Construction - Austria

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Wolf Theiss boasts an enviable bench capable of handling some of Austria's most prominent real estate and construction mandates. Well-known international corporates and investors seek the law firm's advice on large-scale acquisitions and sales of real estate assets and portfolios. The team is also active on infrastructure-related real estate transactions. Furthermore, Wolf Theiss has excellent strength in handling the full life-cycle of construction projects, especially those relating to the energy, infrastructure and transport sectors. With its expertise in disputes, the law firm augments its services. Thanks to its office networks across CEE, Wolf Theiss is a prime candidate for cross-border transactions.

Work Highlights

Provided by Wolf Theiss

  • Wolf Theiss advised Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield on the redevelopment of Vienna's Donau Zentrum, including contracts for the expansion and construction of high-rise towers for residential, office and retail purposes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

We would recommend Wolf Theiss in the construction sector. The team are very efficient and precise, and we get good and clear answers.

Real Estate: Construction respondent
Europe

Wolf Theiss's clear and concise communication ensures we feel valued and well supported. The depth of their knowledge and experience is a cornerstone of the practice.

Real Estate: Construction respondent
Europe

Wolf Theiss's strength is their enormous expertise in connection with the very extensive topics and technical terms in the construction industry.

Real Estate: Construction respondent
Europe

The partnership has been instrumental in navigating the complexities of our sector, ensuring that we receive both strategic and legal guidance that is tailored to our specific needs.

Real Estate: Construction respondent
Europe

Wolf Theiss excels in managing complex and sophisticated matters, demonstrating a profound understanding that is seldom matched by others.

Real Estate: Construction respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Peter Oberlechner
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Peter Oberlechner
1
Band 1

Peter Oberlechner is one of Austria's leading real estate practitioners. He is well placed to handle large acquisitions and sales of real estate assets, including shopping and logistics centres, with further expertise in urban development issues, redevelopment projects and lease agreements.

Peter Oberlechner has a lot of experience and knows the market well. He is very committed and solution-oriented.

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Wolfgang Müller
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Wolfgang Müller
1
Band 1

Excellent practitioner Wolfgang Müller is held in high esteem for his strength in large-scale construction projects across Austria, especially in the transport, education and infrastructure sectors. The construction of headquarters and residential projects, as well as disputes, also falls within his outstanding breadth of expertise.

Wolfgang Müller intervenes perfectly in important situations through his verbal and legal skill.

Wolfgang Müller's strengths are his high level of expertise and technical understanding of construction law.

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Thomas Anderl
2
Thomas Anderl
2
Band 2

Thomas Anderl is involved in prominent infrastructure, plant and hospital mandates, as well as office construction. He also has expertise in disputes pertaining to construction defects.

Thomas Anderl really knows this area, which is incredibly helpful for us. He is incredibly calm and brings a lot of peace to the process.

Thomas Anderl understands exactly what we need. He is very farsighted and can advise us strategically on future problems.

Thomas Anderl is an excellent lawyer who is absolutely brilliant, both legally and technically.

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Erik Steger
4
Erik Steger
4
Band 4

Erik Steger advises both Austrian and multinational clients on the negotiation of lease agreements, as well as the financing and acquisition of real estate assets.

Erik Steger has very good all-round knowledge and is very good at negotiating.

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Karl Binder
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Karl Binder
4
Band 4
With a notable presence in the Austrian real estate world, Karl Binder regularly assists with complex sale and leaseback transactions and has expertise in the divestment of infrastructure assets and technology projects.

Karl Binder is an exceptional lawyer who is incredibly dedicated, hard-working and very able.

We appreciate the level of his commitment and his willingness to go above and beyond.

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Philipp Szelinger
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Philipp Szelinger
U
Up and Coming

Philipp Szelinger draws upon his expertise to assist with urban development and refurbishment projects. He additionally represents clients in claims relating to damage and outstanding payments.

As a client, you always feel like you are in good hands with Philipp Szelinger.

Philipp Szelinger is a thorough and involved lawyer.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Wolf Theiss

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Austria

Real Estate
Peter Oberlechner
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Peter Oberlechner
1
Band 1
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Erik Steger
4
Erik Steger
4
Band 4
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Karl Binder
4
Karl Binder
4
Band 4
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Real Estate: Construction
Wolfgang Müller
1
Wolfgang Müller
1
Band 1
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Thomas Anderl
2
Thomas Anderl
2
Band 2
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Philipp Szelinger
U
Philipp Szelinger
U
Up and Coming
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Members

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Elisabeth Pötscher

Erik Steger

Head of Department

Hannah Schaflinger

Michael Müller

Natascha Stanke

Philipp Szelinger

Stefan Horn

Tanja Melber

Clients

Provided by Wolf Theiss

AFIAA Real Estate Investment AG

Alu König Stahl

Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH

Erste Group Immorent

GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH

McArthurGlen Group

OBI Group

PORR

REWE Group

STRABAG

Soravia

Wiener Linien

ZBI Zentral Boden Immobilien Gruppe

Industries

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Banks

Construction

Construction Materials

Funds

Infrastructure

Institutional Investors

Private Clients

Private Equity

Real Estate

Retail