Wolf Theiss

The firm: Wolf Theiss opened its first office in Vienna in 1957 and soon established a reputation as one of the region’s leading law firms. The firm has since grown into a multinational team of approximately 390 lawyers, making it one of the largest integrated law firms in the region. It has offices* in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brussels, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine.

This presence on the ground is one of the firm’s key strengths. It works in a fast-moving part of the world that requires deep local knowledge and experience. By combining expertise with a strong international network, the firm is well-placed to handle complex cross-border transactions with a high degree of speed and flexibility.

Apart from its local offices in 13 CEE/SEE countries and a central European hub in Brussels, Wolf Theiss also offers extensive regional experience in other countries in the region, such as Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia.

*The firm has regulatory frameworks within which it needs to comply. So by ‘presence’, we mean a legal form that is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in that country.

Areas of practice: Wolf Theiss’ full range of services covers financial services, competition and antitrust, compliance and investigations, corporate/mergers and acquisitions, employment law, energy and infrastructure, intellectual property and information technology, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, real estate and construction, regulatory and procurement, and tax. The firm’s dedicated practice teams provide in-depth specialist knowledge in their respective areas and collaborate closely to provide clients with seamless advice.

Ukraine: Ukraine remains at the epicentre of global attention with the ongoing war and the start of the peace-making efforts by the new US president administration. The challenges and risks remain significant, but so too are the resilience of the people and of the local and international businesses operating in Ukraine, as well as the opportunities for the country's reconstruction, modernisation and future growth.
Wolf Theiss, with its presence and experience in Kyiv and deep expertise in Central and Eastern Europe, is well-positioned to assist clients in navigating the complexities of Ukraine's evolving business environment. Our long-standing focus on the region, including our dedicated office in Ukraine, allows us to provide informed, practical and effective guidance helping our clients to make the right decisions. Having successfully supported emerging countries across Central and Eastern Europe through their transitions following the end of the Cold War, we bring valuable experience to clients seeking to invest in Ukraine or restructure their existing operations.

The Ukrainian office is led by Taras Dumych and comprises six lawyers (including one partner).