Corporate/M&A
Austria
17 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Michael Barnert
Europe 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Barnert Egermann Illigasch
Europe
Practice Areas
Has particular experience in corporate law, public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, restructuring, energy law and related matters.
Career
Co-founded present firm in 2004. Began career as an associate with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in their Vienna and Brussels offices (1997-2003).
Professional Memberships
Vienna Bar Association, IBA, Lexwork.
Publications
Co-author of several corporate law text books such as 'Directors' Liabilities in Case of Insolvency' (Kluwer 1999), 'Der Aufsichtsrat / The Austrian Supervisory Board' (Linde 2005), 'Societas Europaea, A Practitioners' Guide in German/English' (Manz 2005).
Personal
Born 1971. University of Vienna (Mag. jur. 1993, Dr. jur. 2000); College of Europe, Bruges (LL.M. 1996). Speaks German, English and French.
Chambers Review
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Chambers European Guide
Corporate/M&A - Austria
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Michael Barnert is a very skilled individual.
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Isabella Hartung
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