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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 & Head of Tax for CEE, Taylor Wessing |
| 2013 – 2016 | Partner & Head of Tax, Schönherr |
| 2011 – 2013 | Partner & Head of Tax, Weber |
| 2011 | Secondment (Tax Practice), Berwin Leighton Paisner, London, UK |
| 2006 – 2011 | Senior Associate, Wolf Theiss |
| 2002 – 2005 | Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer |
| 2001 – 2002 | Judicial clerkship year, District of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna |
| 2001 | Assistant, Institute for Austrian & International Tax Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
Education
| 2007 | Admitted to the bar, Austria |
| 2003 – 2005 | Law studies (Dr.iur), University of Vienna |
| 2000 | Erasmus programme, McGill University, Montréal, Canada |
| 1998 – 2002 | Studies of commercial sciences, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 1996 – 2001 | Law studies, University of Vienna |
| 1996 – 1998 | Studies of International Business Administration, University of Vienna |
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 |
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