Described by clients as an ‘excellent international M&A practice with global outreach and strong local expertise’, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH is known for acting in cross-border transactions in addition to handling matters related to governance and corporate reorganisations. The latter is a key specialism of practice head Elisabeth Stichmann, who is a key contact for the group’s US clients. Leading the firm’s private equity practice, Maria Doralt acts on many of the firm’s M&A matters, as does Christoph Mager, who is highlighted for being ‘very strong in negotiations’.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Excellent international M&A practice with global outreach and strong local expertise. ’

  • ‘Christoph Mager - very hands on and commercial, exceptionally client-oriented and hard working.'

  • 'Elisabeth Stichmann - a very disciplined and well-organized lawyer being able to handle and coordinate the most complex cross border transactions.'
  • 'Maria Doralt - a strong lawyer speaking multiple languages with excellent contacts with large corporates on the Austrian market.’
  • ‘Very agile team, responsiveness is excellent. Very good combination of excellent research but also hands-on approach.'

  • ‘Christoph Mager is always available when there is urgent need of advice on various topics. Very strong in negotiations.'

  • ‘Elisabeth Stichmann is very committed, determined and very pleasant to deal with. Fully recommended.’

  • ‘Maria Doralt is outstanding in personality as well as in know-how. She is the one to adress when you want your M&A deal to succeed.'

Key clients

  • Advanced Medical Solutions Group Plc
  • Airport Vienna AG
  • Avinos Investment GmbH
  • BRF GmbH
  • Capvis
  • Cube Infrastructure Partners
  • DN8 Networks Ltd
  • Fiege Austria GmbH
  • General Electric Company
  • Intercept pharmaceuticals
  • J&F Mineracao Ltda
  • KML Linear Motion Technology GmbH
  • Los Angeles Football Club
  • Leidos Inc
  • Merkur Sportwetten
  • Moestino Investments Limited
  • PetroRio
  • Pfizer
  • POLLMANN International GmbH
  • PORR AG
  • Pragmatech Limited
  • Renesas Electronics Corporation
  • Rudolf Heintel Gesellschaft m.b.H.
  • SIA Joom
  • Stephan Zöchling
  • Tyrolit AG
  • VCP Partners
  • Wilk Technologies Ltd

Work highlights

  • Advised PetroRio, a Brazilian headquartered oil and gas company, on the acquisition of Dommo Energia SA.
  • Advised Cube Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of 70% of shares in Müller Logistics-Group.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Elisabeth Stichmann

Other key lawyers

Sabine Fehringer, Maria Doralt, Christoph Mager