Private foundations in particular benefit from the extensive experience of the team at GRAF ISOLA, which provides support on wealth management and restructuring, and also assists HNWIs with succession law and estate planning, inheritance claims, and related tax matters. Practice head Armenak Utudjian doubles up his well-known expertise in foundation law and succession planning with his duties as the President of the Austrian Bar Association, while head of the commercial and M&A team Ferdinand Graf supports on matters at the intersection of international trade and sanctions law.

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Key clients

  • Kay Horstmann Privatstiftung
  • Peter Lisec Privatstiftung
  • Motycka Privatstiftung
  • Talent Privatstiftung
  • Medem Privatstiftung

Work highlights

  • Advised a family foundation in defending against claims worth millions of euro in an ongoing arbitration proceeding before the Austrian courts.
  • Appointed to the board of directors of the Peter Lisec Foundation and in this capacity advised on the administration of the foundation’s assets, including the subsidiary Lisec group of companies, real estate and financial assets.
  • Advised a renowned Group of Austrian foundations and their subsidiaries on a wide range of legal topics, including defending them against legal claims in an Austrian court.

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Practice head

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Armenak Utudjian

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Ferdinand Graf