With a base of clients in the energy, healthcare, financial services and construction sectors, Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH is especially recommended for its strength in public procurement matters, while advice on foreign direct investment proceedings is another notable proficiency of the team under the lead of Christoph Herbst. Valerie Mayer is well regarded for her work in the field of public commercial law, with her focus areas including investment and merger control matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Herbst Kinsky has an outstanding reputation in the Austrian and the international regulatory law sector, in particular with regard to public procurement and investment control law. The team includes the hands-on individual Valerie Mayer, who provides successful support on public procurement and FDI-projects.'
- 'Valerie Mayer is emphatic, efficient, assertive and focussed on the client's needs. I highly recommend her.'
‘The team has an excellent reputation in the field of antitrust and competition law for many years. Valerie Mayer, has strongly strengthened the areas of merger and investment control. Since then, the firm has become an integral part of the antitrust and FDI community - both in Austria and on an international level.'
- 'Valerie Mayer takes care of all antitrust and FDI proceedings for us and handles them in an efficient, committed, and extremely straightforward manner. She has a high level of professional competence in these areas.'
‘Extremely competent and still easy accessible.’
‘Stefan Lenzhofer: competent, diligent, careful and fast in response.’
‘Valerie Mayer is an excellent lawyer with profound knowledge in FDI and public procurement law topics. She is very responsive, easy to work with and very detail-oriented. I would definitely recommend her and would work with her again at any time. ’
‘Excellent specialist knowledge in constitutional, administrative, labour and social law.’
Key clients
- Niederösterreichische Landesgesundheitsagentur
- Province of Lower Austria
- Illwerke vkw AG
- TREIS Asia PT
- 3 i plc/Mait Group
- GIS - Gebühren Info Service GmbH
- STAR Capital Partnership LLP
- IPS International Project & Safety Services Group
- reebuild GmbH
- Vienna University of Economics and Business
Work highlights
- Advised Treis Asia Pte Ltd. as the majority shareholders of Cycleenergy Holding GmbH on an internal restructuring regarding the transfer of shares to non-EU-based special purpose vehicles.
- Advised GIS, a subsidiary of Austrian broadcasting company ORF, in various proceedings relating to the VAT charge on ORF television licence fees.
- Advised Illwerke vkw AG on the statutory right to amend agreements on prices for electricity in customer contracts under section 80 Austrian Energy Industry Organization Act.
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Christoph Herbst