Lawyers

Thomas Kulnigg

Work Department

Intellectual property & technology practice group

Position

Partner

Career

Thomas Kulnigg specialises in M&A transactions and Austrian corporate law, and he also co-heads Schoenherr's intellectual property & technology practice. Thomas frequently acts for clients in particular in the financial services and TMT-industry and in the private equity-sector, advising them on their inbound and outbound investments in Austria and CEE. Thomas regularly acts for Austrian clients on general corporate matters. During his secondment to the London office of a Wall Street law firm, Thomas gained experience in US Securities Law and capital markets transactions, and, among others, advised the underwriters in one of the largest rights issues by volume worldwide by then (Rio Tinto, 2009, USD 15.2 bln). Prior to joining Schoenherr in 2006, Thomas worked with small to mid-sized Austrian law firms and the European Center for E-Commerce and Internet-Law.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

thinkBLOCKtank, Founding member Digital Asset Association Austria, Advisory Board

Education

University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Dr. iur. 2006) University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (Mag. iur. 2005)

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