Increased protection of business and trade secrets in Austria
7 juillet 2023
Prix à l'honneur
Chambers Europe 2021
Recommended lawyer – Employment: Appreciating their effective cooperation, one client comments: "He listens to the situation and instantly analyses what is time-critical and what is not. He takes everything in and gets back with solutions," adding: "He is a real strategic partner."
Wolfgang is one of two CEE Managing Partners, head of the Employment, pensions & mobility group in CEE, and co-head of the CEE Compliance team. Wolfgang is recognised by his clients for his ingenuity, diplomacy, and skill in connecting Austrian and other European law in cross-border cases.
Wolfgang is a specialist in individual and collective employment law. He has a reputation for helping his clients overcome whatever difficulties they're facing in this area, whether it be cross-border transfers of undertakings and redundancies, or litigation arising out of discrimination claims, challenging of terminations, unfair dismissal or white-collar crime claims. He handles all aspects of commercial and corporate disputes, and is particularly skilled with cross-border litigation and arbitration.
Expertise
Services et Groupes
Contentieux des sociétés et litiges M&A
CV
Since 2004
Partner, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
2000 – 2004
Attorney, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
1999
Trainee, Hunton & Williams, Atlanta, Georgia
1996 – 1999
Associate, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
1994 – 1995
Judicial clerkship year, District of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
2000
Admitted to the bar, Austria
1987 – 1993
Law studies, University of Vienna
Carrière
Since 2004
Partner, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
2000 – 2004
Attorney, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
1999
Trainee, Hunton & Williams, Atlanta, Georgia
1996 – 1999
Associate, Taylor Wessing e|n|w|c
1994 – 1995
Judicial clerkship year, District of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
Formation
2000
Admitted to the bar, Austria
1987 – 1993
Law studies, University of Vienna
Publications
"EU-Whistleblower-Richtlinie kompakt – Basics für Ihre Umsetzung", published by Austrian Standards, 2020
"Know-how-Schutz kompakt - Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Geschäftsgeheimnissen", published by Austrian Standards, 2019
Groupes & Associations
Vienna Bar Association
European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)
Langues étrangères
English
Prix et distinctions
Chambers Europe 2021
Featured
Recommended lawyer – Employment: Appreciating their effective cooperation, one client comments: "He listens to the situation and instantly analyses what is time-critical and what is not. He takes everything in and gets back with solutions," adding: "He is a real strategic partner."
Chambers Europe 2020
Leading individual - Employment - Austria: The "very proactive and customer-driven" Wolfgang Kapek is praised by clients for his "pragmatic approach." A new addition to the rankings, he acts on both individual and collective employment law issues, including restructurings, disputed terminations and employee data protection matters.
Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2019
Recommended lawyer - Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation (Austria)
Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2019
Recommended lawyer - Employment (Austria): The IT, trade and commerce, and personnel leasing sectors are particular areas of expertise for the team, which is led by Wolfgang Kapek.
Recommended lawyer - Austria: "Wolfgang Kapek ‘thinks outside the box’."
Recommended lawyer - Austria
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