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Bucharest, 15 April 2020 – WOLF THEISS, one of the leading law firms in CEE and SEE is pleased to announce the promotion of three of its Bucharest office Corporate M&A lawyers to the level of Senior Associate....

Bucharest, 27 March 2020 – In the context of the fast evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and of the changing legal framework, Wolf Theiss announces the launching of COVID-19: STAYING STEADY ON FLUID GROUND webpage, covering legal updates from all 13 CEE/SEE jurisdictions where the law firm is present, including Romania. (https://www.wolftheiss.com/covid19/)...

Wien, 4.3.2020 - Wolf Theiss liegen nun die Gesamtergebnisse der Corona-Virus Testung der Wiener Mitarbeiter vor: Von insgesamt knapp 300 getesteten Mitarbeitern waren 293 negativ (keine Infektion) und 3 positiv (Infektion wurde festgestellt). Alle in der zweiten Testgruppe diesen Montag getesteten rund 80 Mitarbeiter, deren Ergebnisse soeben bekannt wurden, sind negativ. Die 3 in der ersten Testgruppe positiv getesteten Mitarbeiter befinden sich weiter in häuslicher Quarantäne. Damit ist maximale Sicherheit für Mitarbeiter, Mandanten und Gerichte gegeben....

Warsaw, 15 May 2020 – Wolf Theiss in Poland supports the activities of the "Zwierzęca Polana" Foundation (Animal Glade Foundation). The biggest project which the Foundation strives to implement is the creation of a special space for animals, which also has an educational function....

Warsaw, 14 May 2020 – Wolf Theiss has announced promotions of senior lawyers to counsels. Besides Marcin Rudnik, who specializes in dispute resolution, IT/IP and competition law, a lawyer from the office in Austria and 3 lawyers from the office in Slovenia were also promoted. Marcin joined the group of Wolf Theiss counsels in Poland, which currently comprises of 7 lawyers....

Warsaw, 6 May 2020 – Aid for companies within the framework of the anti-crisis shield is expected. Great care should be taken when filling out applications and later when spending the acquired funds. Mistakes by entrepreneurs may result in multi-million euro fines and even imprisonment – points out Arkadiusz Matusiak, a former prosecutor and expert in the field of fiscal-criminal liability who heads the White-Collar Crime team in the Warsaw office of Wolf Theiss....

Wien, 30. April 2020 – Die Schweizer Anlagestiftung AFIAA hat beim Verkauf ihres aus 6 Objekten bestehenden Büro- und Retail- Immobilienportfolios in Salzburg aus dem Fonds AFIAA Global an den deutschen Immobilienentwickler RMI auf die Expertise von Wolf Theiss gesetzt. Das Signing hat im März, das Closing Ende April stattgefunden....

Warsaw, 25 May 2020 – Postponing the obligation to file for bankruptcy for a period after the outbreak has been declared may be abused. There is a serious risk that an unreliable debtor in the insolvency zone will use the extra time to siphon assets outside a company. In the long run, this type of activity will result in huge payment bottlenecks and a wave of bankruptcies, meaning the losses to creditors. "The lack of solutions to encourage restructuring will hit companies which should react now before it is too late to recover," – warns Lech Giliciński, partner and head of the Restructuring, Insolvency and Distressed Assets practice at the Wolf Theiss Warsaw office....

Prague, 22 May 2020 – Wolf Theiss assisted private equity firm TA Associates with the acquisition of Klikpojisteni.cz, a leading online insurance brokerage company in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, through a joint venture company of TA Associates and the technology investment fund MCI EuroVentures....

Wien, 29. Mai 2020 – Der höchste Büroturm Österreichs, der Austro Tower, wechselt seinen Besitzer: Wolf Theiss berät Deka Immobilien beim Kauf des 136m hohen Turms. Verkäufer ist der österreichische Immobilienentwickler Soravia. Das Signing zwischen Deka Immobilien - zusammen mit einem Konsortium aus deutschen institutionellen Investoren - und Soravia fand am 28.5.2020 statt....

Wien, 9. Juni 2020 - Wolf Theiss hat BNP Paribas, Raiffeisen Bank International AG und UniCredit als Joint Bookrunner einer € 400 Mio. Anleihe (ISIN: AT0000A2GLA0) der Wienerberger AG beraten....