Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)‘s tax team leverages its ’top technical and practical knowledge’ to advise clients on the optimisation of their transactional tax structures and oversees the reorganisation of tax arrangements in the wake of restructuring measures, pertaining both to corporations and financial products. Practice head Marco Thorbauer focuses primarily on multi-jurisdictional tax planning and transactional tax arrangements, while also representing clients making self-disclosures to the tax authorities and in proceedings before the courts.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Schoenherr has in the last year assembled a great tax team that is able to efficiently work on all major Austrian tax issues. They are a pleasure to work with and have top technical and practical knowledge.’

  • ‘Marco Thorbauer is a great tax lawyer who is able to efficiently address tax questions and negotiate tax matters with both technical knowledge and a good feeling for the needs of businesses, including the ability to reach efficient, practical solutions.’

  • ‘The Schoenherr tax team is a young and agile team. They are up to date with the newest tax trends. Compared to other law firms, the Schoenherr tax team gives full-service tax advice which is very important for me.’

  • ‘Outstanding knowledge, experience and pragmatism.’

  • ‘Marco Thorbauer is leading the practice in the absolute right direction. I have known him now for many years and it is great to see the team develop and grow and become one of the market leaders.’

  • ‘Marco Thorbauer: great communicator, knows how to find the relevant issues.’

  • 'Direct contact, professional way of working.'

Key clients

  • Advent International Corporation
  • Atomos-Kliniken
  • DZ Bank AG
  • Energie Steiermark AG
  • Enery Group
  • Erste Group Bank
  • EVN
  • Foxyflo GmbH/Florian Gschwandtner
  • Generali Versicherung AG
  • Global Payments Inc.
  • Gynial Group
  • Kaufhaus Steffl AG
  • Left Lane Capital
  • MyAcker GmbH
  • Nolens Volens GmbH
  • OMV AG
  • Ortner GmbH
  • Raiffeisen Bank International
  • SiteLog GmbH
  • Slate Asset Management
  • UniCredit Bank AG
  • VERBUND AG
  • Youplus Assurance AG
  • 8eyes GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advised the seller on the sale of the VAMED Group's rehabilitation clinics to PAI Partners.
  • Advised Fisker GmbH in connection with its ongoing insolvency proceedings, which are conducted as restructuring proceedings with self-administration.
  • Advised Atomos-Kliniken GmbH on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in VIMC – Vienna International Medical Clinic GmbH.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marco Thorbauer

Other key lawyers

Tobias Hayden