A port of call for private foundations, GRAF ISOLA is adept at working in the interface between wealth management and restructuring. HNWIs also benefit from the firm’s expertise in optimising asset succession and asserting inheritance claims. Practice head Armenak Utudjian is focus areas extend to advice on the use of foundations within succession planning. Cooperation with the sanctions team also bolsters the department, with corporate lawyer Ferdinand Graf being noted for a strong international trade and sanctions law practice that supports private clients.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘High problem solving capacity, great knowledge, huge experience.’

  • ‘Ferdinand Graf and Armenak Utudjian are both very experienced and skilled.’

  • ‘They are very reliable, fast and have a lot of emotional intelligence.’

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Key clients

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

Work highlights

  • Advised the Peter Lisec Foundation on the reintegration of some international distribution companies into the group.
  • Advising on the administration of the Peter Lisec Foundation's assets, in particular the subsidiary Lisec group of companies, real estate and financial assets.  
  • Advising a renowned group of Austrian foundations and its subsidiaries on a wide range of legal topics and defending them from legal claims in Austrian court worth several hundred million Euros.

Lawyers

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Practice head

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Armenak Utudjian

Other key lawyers

Ferdinand Graf