The experienced tax partner Nicolas Wolski (42) will take over as Head of Tax at bpv Huegel with November 2024.

Nicolas has been a leading expert in tax law at bpv Huegel for six years. He also has many years of experience working for major international law firms, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Graf von Westphalen and the US law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Nicolas is dual-qualified as a lawyer and tax advisor in both Austria and Germany.

Nicolas has worked closely with the former head of the practice, Gerald Schachner, for the past few years. Gerald will leave his position at bpv Huegel after 14 years at the end of October 2024 to set-up his own law firm.

“We are looking forward to continuing to work with Nicolas in his new role. As Head of Tax, he will lead the further development of the practice group. Our goal is to give it an even stronger international focus. I would also like to thank our partner and friend Gerald for his significant contribution to the successful development of bpv Huegel’s tax practice,” said Christoph Nauer, Co-Managing Partner at bpv Huegel.

Nicolas will continue to be supported in his new role by Kornelia Wittmann, also tax partner. She has been with bpv Huegel for over twelve years and previously worked for Big Four tax advisory firms for many years. She is also dual qualified as a tax advisor and lawyer in several jurisdictions.

The tax practice of bpv Huegel is a leading practice and has top positions in national and international rankings such as JUVE, ITR World Tax, Chambers Europe and Legal 500. As recently as September 2024, the ITR tax team was named “Tax Litigation Law Firm of the Year – Austria” and “Transfer Pricing Law Firm of the Year – Austria”. 40 years ago, bpv Huegel was one of the first Austrian law firms to focus on integrated tax advice.

“I would like to thank my partners for their trust. It is of course an honour to take over the lead of the practice group from Gerald. It’s unfortunate that he is leaving. We as a team, but also I personally, are very grateful to him for his always respectful and friendly support, especially in my early years at bpv Huegel. I am looking forward to my new role”, said Nicolas Wolski, new Head of Tax at bpv Huegel.