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 |
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 |
Publications
Regular scientific publications with respect to the law on taxation and public charges in national and international professional journals |
Memberships & Associations
| Society of Trust and Estate Practicioners Vienna Bar Association International Fiscal Association Austrian Lawyers Association |
Additional languages
| English |
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Our international private wealth team responds to some key questions that our clients from across a number of sectors and jurisdictions have been thinking about over the past couple of weeks.
16 June 2020
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Coronavirus
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Austria and COVID-19: Home office in international tax law
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Tax
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Austria introduces anti-avoidance rule targeting hybrid cross-border structures
7 May 2019
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