European Competition Developments, Issue 4 (March 2020)

10 March 2020

For an overview of current events in competition policy and enforcement in the EU, check out our fourth issue of European Competition Developments for the latest on current events in competition policy and enforcement in Europe put together by our counsel Kajetan Rozga.

bpv advises HYPO NOE on the sale of real estate service companies in the CEE countries

09 March 2020

HYPO NOE has sold real estate service companies in five CEE countries, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Northern Macedonia. A bpv team led by Thomas Lettau, bpv Huegel, Co-Head Corporate/M&A, advised HYPO NOE on this transaction.

Cartel Regulation 2020 in Austria

25 February 2020

Our Partners Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber and Florian Neumayr contributed a detailed article about the current status as well as the changes in cartel regulation in the Austrian market to the publication “Cartel Regulation 2020” by Lexology and “Getting the Deal Through”

The EU-Meldepflichtgesetz – Is the taxpayer now required to explain to the tax authorities how he avoids taxes?

20 February 2020

What must companies do to prepare for the upcoming reporting obligation? – Today’s bpv Breakfast Briefing dealt with possible consequences for companies and provided practical insights.

GDPR: Decision of the DPA on the partial erasure of personal data as part of a customer retention programme

18 February 2020

What happens if a participant of a customer retention programme requests the partial erasure of his data? Read about the latest decision of the DPA by our associate Emanuel Hackl

bpv Huegel Partner Christian F. Schneider honoured at the prestigious Client Choice Awards 2020

13 February 2020

Christian F. Schneider obtained the international award in the category “Energy & Natural Resources” for Austria.

Recognition of our Partners as Thought Leaders by Who´s Who Legal

11 February 2020

We are glad to announce that our partners Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber and Florian Neumayr once again have been recognised for their legal expertise as “Thought Leaders for Competition 2020” by Who´s Who Legal.

Meet our Partners at the IBA Conference in Paris

6 February 2020

Our Partner and Co-Head Corporate/M&A Elke Napokoj and Arthur Braun, Partner at bpv Braun Partners in Prague and Bratislava, will attend the 8th IBA European Corporate and Private M&A Conference in Paris from 6th to 7th of February, 2020. Looking forward to meeting you there! Information about the IBA Conference

Chambers Corporate Tax 2020 Guide: bpv Huegel tax experts are the authors of the Austrian chapter

3 February 2020

Our tax experts Gerald Schachner, Kornelia Wittmann, Nicolas Wolski and Lucas Hora are the authors of the Austrian chapter of the Chambers Corporate Tax 2020 Guide, published by Chambers and Partners. The Austrian chapter summarises the key aspects of the Austrian tax system for corporate investments into Austria. Chambers and Partners Austrian chapter of the […]

Pitfalls of leasing via Airbnb & Co

31 January 2020

There was a lot of activity in the past decade regarding the increasingly popular short-term rental of housing, as through Airbnb. However, the legal prerequisites are not clear yet. In addition to public law issues, considerable hurdles also lurk in lease and condominium ownership law.

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