Highlighted by clients for a ‘very strong network across Southeast Europe’, Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)’s multijurisdictional team is headed by Matei Florea in Bucharest and equipped to support clients in financial services litigation, regulatory matters, including authorisation applications, corporate governance, and ownership control proceedings, as well as funds and asset management as part of a broad offering. Martin Ebner is recommended for debt structures, while Peter Feyl focuses on transactional work including related regulatory aspects. Laurenz Schwitzer specialises in asset finance, with a particularly strong presence in the real estate and energy industries.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very strong network across Southeast Europe.’

  • ‘Ursula Rath is great to work with.’

  • ‘Very knowledgeable team with fast response times and pragmatic advice. ’

  • ‘Personal contact with fast response times and rarely the need to research for answers.’

  • ' The team is very aligned with each other, the information flow is very well managed, different members complement each other.'
  • 'Very competent, friendly, proactive, responsive, personable, trustworthy, put client needs first.'

Key clients

  • Wienerberger AG
  • Kommunalkredit Austria
  • Erste Group Bank
  • Commerzbank
  • Erste Group Bank
  • ING Bank
  • Raiffeisen Bank International
  • UniCredit Bank Austria
  • Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding
  • Innio Group Holding
  • SMB Capital
  • immigon portfolioabbau
  • Volksbank Wien
  • Agrana Beteiligung-AG
  • Allianz
  • American Express
  • Bitpanda
  • Booking.com
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Deutsche Lufthansa
  • European Federation of Energy Traders
  • OMV
  • Red Bull
  • Uniqa
  • Hypo Vorarlberg
  • JP Morgan
  • Societé Generale International

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Matei Florea

Other key lawyers

Peter Feyl, Martin Ebner, Laurenz Schwitzer, Ursula Rath