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Peter Winkler

Peter Winkler

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Practice Areas

Banking + Finance; Capital Markets; Corporate + M&A; Restructuring + Insolvency

Career

Dr. Peter E.J. Winkler is co-founder of our Vienna office, member of our management board and co-head of our practice groups Corporate + M&A, Banking + Finance and Capital Markets.

He regularly handles the most important M&A and finance transaction on the Austrian market. He also focuses on litigious situations and provides advice on crisis situations and compliance incidents.

He started his professional career with the international management consultancy McKinsey & Co. Inc. As a lawyer, he worked for Freshfields and Simpon Thacher & Bartlett.

Peter Winkler graduated summa cum laude from the Faculty of Law of the University of Innsbruck with a master’s degree and a doctorate in law. He also studied at the Université de Paris XII and at Harvard Law School, where he received his Master of Law (LL.M.) in 1998.

He is admitted to practice in Austria and New York.

Professional Memberships

Austrian Bar Association; New York Bar Association; International Bar Association

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Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A - Austria

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Leading practitioner Peter Winkler is revered for his expertise in the Austrian M&A space. He regularly advises on divestments and acquisitions, including those that require regulatory expertise and coordination with domestic and foreign authorities.

Strengths

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  • Peter Winkler is the best lawyer I got to know and a great person.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Global Guide
  • Peter Winkler is very sharp-minded, experienced and able to see problems from a practical and business side. He is also pragmatic and consults with us to find solutions that work for us.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Global Guide
  • Peter Winkler is very good in strategic matters.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Global Guide
  • Peter Winkler has lots of market knowledge and is deeply rooted in the Austrian legal market.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Global Guide

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