Insolvency administration is the mainstay of GRAF ISOLA, which also has proficiency in both in and out of court reorganisations and restructurings for creditors, debtors and investors. Due to its recognised strength, the firm’s practitioners are regularly appointed as insolvency administrators by Austrian courts. Practice heads Alexander Isola and Stefan Weileder are widely lauded as top insolvency experts with Isola focusing on large family owned enterprises and Weileder specialising in representing debtors and shareholders in large insolvencies. ‘Rising star’ David Seidl also assists on insolvency matters involving white collar crime, fraud and capital maintenance.      

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘GRAF ISOLA is market-leading in this field, with highly regarded lawyers. They are very responsive, accessible and have a great hands-on mentality. An entrepreneurial, business-focused approach makes their advice beyond valuable.’

  • ‘Alexander Isola is an icon in the Austrian and European insolvency practice. Stefan Weileder is extremely knowledgeable and one of the current top names in this field while David Seidl is their next rising star and always accessible. We appreciate his responsiveness and business-orientated advice.’

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Key clients

  • SIGNA PRIME Selection AG and SIGNA Development Selection AG
  • FISKER Group Inc
  • Ferdinand Richter GmbH & Co KG
  • KTM Bike
  • Tally Weijl GmbH
  • Darebell Group
  • Christof Industries Austria GmbH
  • Verlagsgruppe News
  • Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG
  • Andritz AG

Work highlights

  • Advising SIGNA Prime and SIGNA Development, the two mainreal estate companies of the SIGNA Group.
  • Representing Fisker Group Inc and affiliate companies within the FISKER-group in the insolvency procedure of FISKER GmbH.
  • Advising and representing a major shareholder and investor in the restructuring procedure of Ferdinand Richter GmbH & Co KG, a Europe-wide well-known shoe manufacturer in the restructuring procedure and further on in follow-up investments.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alexander Isola, Stefan Weileder

Other key lawyers

David Seidl