DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s construction team dovetails with the firm’s dispute resolution practice to provide clients ranging from international investors to property developers with advice on a spectrum of issues, including major transactions involving both in-progress and completed construction projects. The team is led by ’Austrian real estate law expert’ Stefan Artner, who specialises in real estate-focused M&A, construction disputes specialist Gunnar Pickl, and Magdalena Brandstetter, whose practice straddles both construction advice, covering civil engineering and plant construction, and real estate transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'Great arbitration team; one of the strongest and largest in Austria. Particular strength in construction, corporate and distribution.'
- 'Excellent expertise in real estate law, fast response time and the solution orientation of Stefan Artner and his team are second to none.'
- 'Stefan Artner is the Austrian real estate law expert. His excellent expertise, his accessibility, his negotiating skills in difficult situations and his friendly manner are widely known.'
- 'Strong team with lots of experience in the industry. Many different characters that form a powerful team.'
- 'Stefan Artner: 25 years of experience, good negotiator, very deal-orientated. Magdalena Brandstetter: well connected real estate lawyer.'
- 'The firm's team is very broadly positioned, with a special focus on construction. Short reaction times, advice on point. The firm is specialised in the relevant fields, with many highly-qualified experts in the team.'
- 'The team around Stefan Artner and Gunnar Pickl is service-oriented in every respect. The assessments are realistic and recommendations to the point.'
- 'What is very useful for me is the fact that this firm has many experts in other areas who can be called upon to deal with special issues in my construction warranty cases.'
Key clients
- Kommunalkredit Austria
- Brush Holding Ltd
- Melrose
- ARE Austrian Real Estate
- C&P Immobilien
- Swietelsky AG
- Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft m.b.H.
- Raiffeisen Beteiligungsholding
- LHI Group
- GalCap Europe
- DLH (Deutsche Logistik Holding)
- Itinera
- Brookfield
- DigitalBridge Group
- Universal-Investment Luxembourg
- SIGNA Financial Services AG
- Ascott International Management, Europe
- Magna Group
Work highlights
- Represented Brush Holding in a dispute with two Austrian entities owning several wind parks in Austria.
- Acted for GalCap Europe on the acquisition of two residential projects in Vienna.
- Assisted DigitalBridge with the acquisition of Deutsche Telekom's telecommunication towers infrastructure in Austria.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gunnar Pickl, Stefan Artner, Magdalena Brandstetter