Showing a ‘willingness to routinely go above and beyond’ for its clients, Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG provides advice on the gamut of real estate issues, from cross-border transactions, including entire property portfolios, to the development and leasing of commercial, hospitality and entertainment venues. The practice is led by a four-person team consisting of the hotel and leisure-focused Erik Steger, transactions specialist Peter Oberlechner, Birgit Kraml, who leads the practice’s newly founded ESG task force, and Karl Binder, whose real estate clients include investment firms and listed companies.
Testimonials
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'Birgit Kraml has taken the initiative on the firm's ESG practice in an outstanding role; she is now chairing ULI Austria and led a lot of conferences and events in her new role. The Team around Birgit is delivering great advisory services in all kind of real estate related questions.'
'Stefan Horn provided very fast advice and quickly worked on my questions. Explained things clearly and presented practical solutions.'
'Wolf Theiss' USP is their willingness to routinely go above and beyond and to exceed clients' expectations. They become heavily invested in the matters which they work on and really care about achieving a good result for their clients.'
'Karl Binder is one of the highest quality lawyers I have worked with around Europe. He has developed a keen understanding of our needs and applies this to great effect to progress our matters.'
'The team was able to identify the perfect matching partner for our urgent legal matter.'
'Birgit Kraml was the perfect match. She brought everything to the table to solve the problem and to negotiate the best possible contract for the project.'
'The practice unites various fields of law, which is why it is able to assist with a broad spectrum of matters and considers different aspects to contracts, always considering the best interest of its clients.'
'Peter Oberlechner has constantly accompanied us and our project. During every project stage so far, he has shown exceptional professional expertise. Through his calm manner, he manages to reassure the project team, even during hectic periods.'
Key clients
- Wiener Linien
- JPI Group
- 12.18. Asset Management
- Anschutz Entertainment Group Real Estate Management
- IMG Immo Kauf
- Brookfield Business Partners
- Cellnex Telecom
- Deka Immobilien Investment
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Anger Village Apartments and Maisonette
- DSV Road
- ÖBB-Infrastruktur
- ZBI Fondsmanagement
- Westcore Europe
- JC Real Estate
- Galleon Capital Management
Work highlights
- Advised Anschutz Entertainment in the tender process and in the negotiation of the contract with the City of Vienna for the construction and operation of a leisure arena for 20,000+ visitors in Vienna.
- Assisted Boehringer Ingelheim with its BioNEX project, an LSCC production centre in Bruck an der Leitha.
- Acted for a consortium comprising Cellnex Telecom and Brookfield in an auction process for Deutsche Telekom's mobile telecoms towers in Austria and Germany.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Erik Steger, Peter Oberlechner, Birgit Kraml, Karl Binder