Videos
The Future of Financial Services
Last week, the 7th Women Leadership Forum took place in Vienna and Andrea Gritsch, member of our Management Team, was among the speakers. She joined a panel discussion on “The financial sector in transition – who dominates the future?”, stating that a prime success factor in the new era of open banking is maintaining direct […]...
Yes, no, maybe – should the crypto space be regulated?
Recently, the ANON blockchain summit took place in Vienna. Niklas Schmidt, head of our firm-wide tax team and cryptocurrency expert, joined a panel on the role of regulation in the crypto space. How should the different types of crypto assets be treated from a regulatory perspective? And how should the fast-moving world of cryptocurrencies and […]...
Digitalisierung – Wie sieht die Zukunft der Rechtsbranche aus?
Wie wappnet sich die Rechtsbranche für die Digitalisierung? In Österreich sehen laut einer Umfrage 90 Prozent der Inhouse-Juristen die Digitalisierung als Chance und erhoffen sich davon konkrete Vorteile wie beispielsweise Zeitersparnis oder Qualitätssteigerung. Wolf Theiss hat mit der neuen Collaboration-Plattform “Wolf Theiss Space” im Rahmen eines galaktischen Abends mit Managing Partner Claus Schneider und Gastredner […]...
The Future of Work – How will digitalization affect us?
“The Future of Work: Friend or Foe?” – this was the title of a panel discussion at the digital conference Darwin’s Circle 2018, which was recently held in Vienna. So what changes in the world of work can we expect? In our new Wolf Theiss Snapshot, Ralf Peschek, head of our Employment Practice and one […]...
Revolution in Residential Development
A new law that may revolutionise spatial planning and property development in Poland came into effect on August 22nd. The Act may heavily impact the residential market in Poland for the next 10 years. Partner and Head of Real Estate and Construction team, Tomasz Stasiak, and team member and Associate Aleksander Duma have prepared a […]...
Financial Industry goes Blockchain
Blockchain technology is no longer science fiction, it has become reality! Our Banking and Finance team partnered with Erste Group in developing the first paperless blockchain-only Schuldscheindarlehen (a debt instrument) issue in Europe! The benefits are obvious: thanks to digitization, issuance processes are now a lot faster and offer more transparency and certainty for all […]...
M&A Trends in CEE
Is the current M&A market seller-friendly or buyer-friendly? What do the holdbacks in purchase prices signalize? Are there more locked box deals or completion account deals on the market? Find the answers to these questions in our Wolf Theiss Snapshot, where our Partners Markus Bruckmüller and Ileana Glodeanu speak about the latest M&A trends in […]...
Arbeitsrecht Frankreich: alles neu?
Der französische Staatspräsident Emmanuel Macron hat eine weitreichende Reform des französischen Arbeitsrechts versprochen – und zur Jahreswende 2017/2018 nun auch geliefert. Hunderte Seiten des „Code du travail“ wurden gestrichen, gekürzt oder neu verfasst mit dem Ziel das französische Arbeitsrecht moderner und flexibler zu gestalten und Frankreich für Investoren wieder attraktiver zu machen. Matthias Rubner, Partner […]...
PropTech – the silent (r)evolution in Real Estate
The real estate and property world is often seen as conservative and averse to using digital technologies. But now, Property Technology, or PropTech, is bringing big changes. New software applications allow users to take a virtual reality tour through a property or to find out all sorts of data and information about a specific piece […]...
GDPR & PERSONAL DATA CONTROL
Every day we share our personal data on the internet. In the meantime, almost every business entity is processing data daily on a very large scale. This has now been acknowledged with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force as of 25 May 2018. The GDPR will give back to each of […]...
Blockchain – Hype oder Realität?
Hinter Kryptowährungen wie Bitcoin und Ethereum steht das Prinzip der Blockchain. Wie funktioniert die Blockchain und welche anderen Anwendungsfälle abseits von Kryptowährungen gibt es? Wird die Blockchain die Welt verändern?...
CEE M&A and Private Equity Forum Warsaw
M&A interest in Central and Eastern Europe remains strong even in the face of full valuations and may lead to a record number of deals this year, experts from international law firm Wolf Theiss predicted at the CEE M&A and Private Equity Forum which took place in Warsaw on September 26th and 27th. Leading funds […]...