Michaela Petritz-Klar

Michaela is our Head of Tax in CEE, and a go-to lawyer for companies and investors on all areas of Austrian as well as international tax law. Michaela played a leading role in some of the most important capital market transactions in Austria advising on various tax issues.

Michaela will guide you through all the tax aspects of M&A, private equity, capital markets and real estate transactions as well as restructurings, corporate tax planning and project finance. She also supports in tax proceedings and gives advice to high net worth individuals regarding fiscal asset and succession planning.

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Career

Since 2016	Partner and Head of Tax for CEE, Taylor Wessing, Vienna
2013 - 2016	Partner and Head of Tax, Schönherr, Vienna
2011 - 2013	Partner and Head of Tax, Weber Attorneys at Law, Vienna

2011	Secondment, Tax Practice, Berwin Leighton Paisner, London
2007	Admitted to the bar, Austria
2006 - 2011	Senior Associate, Wolf Theiss, Vienna
2002 - 2005	Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vienna
2001 - 2002	Judicial clerkship year, District of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
2001	Assistant, Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business

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Education

2005	Doctoral studies, University of Vienna
2000	Erasmus programme, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
2002	Postgraduate studies, Commercial Science, Vienna University of Economics and Business

2001	Law studies, University of Vienna
1998	Studies of International Business Administration, University of Vienna

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Publications

Regular scientific publications with respect to the law on taxation and public charges in national and international professional journals
Editorial management for 'Fees and Taxes' of Manz SteuerExpress
Co-author for the comment on the law on fees and charges by LexisNexis
Co-author for the comment on the land transfer tax law by Manz Publishing House
Comment on the §94 EStG Income Tax of Hofstätter/Reichel

Memberships & Associations

Society of Trust and Estate Practicioners
Vienna Bar Association
International Fiscal Association
Austrian Lawyers Association

Additional languages

English

German

Expertise

Services and Groups Tax Private client

Sectors Private wealth

Experience

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Awards

Chambers Europe 2020	Leading individual - Tax - Austria (Band 4): Michaela Petritz-Klar maintains a strong practice, advising both domestic and international clients on tax planning, restructurings, transactions and disputes.
Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2019	Recommended lawyer - Tax (Austria)
Chambers Europe 2017	Ranked in Chambers (Europe) 2017: Michaela Petritz-Klar (...) advises on domestic and international tax law matters and is described by clients as "very much to the point and she can easily explain what the main points are that you have to look at."