
Markus Schifferl (43), previously a partner at Zeiler Floyd Zadkovich, joins bpv Huegel in March as Co-Head of Dispute Resolution. bpv Huegel is thus responding to the growing market for high-profile arbitration and litigation services in complex international and national disputes.
At the Vienna preliminary round of the Moot Court Civil Law 2020/21, organised by the WU and the University of Vienna, the team supervised by bpv Huegel took 3rd place.
The European Commission has laid out a proposal for a landmark set of ex ante rules governing large digital platforms. The law will be the subject of protracted discussions that determine its final form. But as drafted, the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) proposes to dramatically reshape the legal landscape for tech companies with a new framework that seeks to complement traditional antitrust enforcement with a list of “do’s and don’ts” regarding how large online platforms like search engines, online marketplaces, and social media networks are to treat their business partners, competitors, and users.
Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber and Florian Neumayr, partners at bpv Huegel, have contributed a chapter on Austrian antitrust law to The Practitioners‘ Guide to Applied Comparative Law and Language (formerly known as Anglo-American, eds. Heidinger/Hubalek), published by LexisNexis.
bpv Huegel advised the Irish Zeus Packaging Group, a leading independent manufacturer and distributor, on the acquisition of the Austrian-based food packaging solutions, Petruzalek.
When drafting participation, syndicate or investment agreements, the information and inspection rights for shareholders must be regulated carefully.
dogado group acquires all shares of the traditional Austrian company HEROLD.
The experienced corporate and transaction lawyer Johannes Mitterecker (34) will strengthen bpv Huegel’s Corporate/M&A practice as of January 2021. He advises nationally and internationally active companies in the areas of corporate and group law, M&A and restructurings, in each case also in litigation. An industry focus is on private equity, venture capital and start-ups.
bpv Braun Partners acted for long-standing client IMMOFINANZ on the STOP SHOP expansion with acquisition of two retail parks in Litvínov and Horní Měcholupy in Prague from Mitiska REIM.
16 December 2020. Top position: In the current ranking of the Leaders League 2021 “Austria – Best Law Firms for Competition Law”, bpv Huegel is ranked as a “leading firm”. bpv Huegel’s top position is shared with Schoenherr only. Our partners Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber, Florian Neumayr and Christian Schneider are recognized as “key figures” in the […]
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