DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH counts among its strengths international tax structuring, transactional tax advice, and tax litigation, advising domestic and international clients on financial products, transfer pricing, VAT and customs duties. Paul Doralt leads the team, with a strong grounding in M&A and corporate tax law, as well as trust law and structured financing. Stanislav Nekrasov is primarily occupied with tax structuring and tax planning, private clients and fiscal criminal tax law, while Katharina Binder is known for working with international corporations on their Austrian presence and cross-border reorganisations.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Extremely action-oriented.’

  • ‘Paul Doralt and Katharina Binder form the best team for foreign clients establishing in Austria.’

  • ‘Paul Doralt is technically very strong, very smart.’

  • ‘Capable of advising and representing clients in their most important and complex tax matters, excelling in cross-border work.’

Key clients

  • Intel
  • Helaba Invest and HI-Management S.à r.l.
  • Croma-Pharma
  • DigitalBridge Group, Inc
  • Brookfield
  • Ad hoc committee of lenders of Schur Flexibles

Work highlights

  • Acted as local Austrian counsel for DigitalBridge in GD Towers acquisition.
  • Advised Croma-Pharma on the first De-SPAC transaction in Austria.
  • Acted as Austrian counsel to the lenders of Schur Flexibles in a financial restructuring of Schur Flexibles, which involved an initial standstill and a subsequent restructuring involving a debt-equity swap and material new financings.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Doralt

Other key lawyers

Stanislav Nekrasov, Katharina Binder