Dr iur Georg Karasek > KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH Offices
FLEISCHMARKT 1
1010
VIENNA
Austria
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Dr iur Georg Karasek
Work Department
Construction and Real Estate, Architects Law, Litigation, Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
Chairman of the Austrian Students’ Association (1976-1977); Attorney-at-law since 1985; Member of the Society for Construction Law; Lecturer at the University of Vienna; Lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute Leberstrasse (Camillo Sitte) until 2002; Constant lecturing activity in the fields of construction law, public procurement law, and architects’ law; member of the Federal Communications Board (2001-2013); Author of numerous books and articles on contract law and construction law; Arbitrator at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, at the Austrian Standards Institute and at several ad hoc arbitral courts; Member of the Board of Management of Josefstadt Theatre (Theater in der Josefstadt) since 2005; Founding partner of KWR; President of the Austrian Society for Construction Law and Construction Industry since 2017
Languages
German, English, French
Education
University of Vienna (Dr. iur. 1980)
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > Construction
(Hall of Fame)KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH offers clients ‘practical solutions and advice’ across the spectrum of construction law issues, assisting with the drafting of contracts for major projects, while also representing clients before the courts. The team is sought after for major infrastructure projects by public bodies, private developers and investors, whom it advises across the life cycle of construction projects, working closely with the firm’s procurement team. Leading the practice are co-founding partner Georg Karasek, whose expertise includes construction, procurement and architectural law, infrastructure project specialists Clemens Berlakovits and Paul Schmidinger, both of whom also assist with real estate transactions, as well as Jan Philipp Schifko, who handles both contractual matters and disputes.
Austria > Real estate
The ‘solution-driven’ KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH real estate practice oversees projects from start to finish, advising on initial construction contracts through to the disposal of property to investment funds via share and asset deals. The practice has expanded its presence in the hotel markets in recent years, frequently assisting with transactions in this space. The team is led by a four-man leadership group consisting of Clemens Berlakovits, Georg Karasek, Jan Philipp Schifko and Paul Schmidinger.
Austria > Dispute resolution: commercial litigation
KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s team is recognised for its ‘great understanding of complex technical processes,’ and offers established experience with disputes in the construction sector. Exemplifying this is practice head and ‘top lawyer’ Thomas Frad, who is an expert in this field. Georg Karasek offers additional construction expertise, and also well versed in procurement and architectural law.
Lawyer Rankings
- Construction Austria
- Hall of Fame Austria > Construction
- Real estate Austria
- Dispute resolution: commercial litigation Austria