The unusual summer heat in Vienna was no deterrent for over 55 international students and volunteers from ELSA Austria to join a workshop last Thursday on Best Representation in Court hosted by KNOETZL as part of the 7th ELSA Summer Law School on Dispute Resolution. Seasoned KNOETZL advocates, Bettina Knoetzl, Emmanuel Kaufman and Natascha Tunkel…

Are you a law student and have a vision of yourself standing suited-up in the courtroom or in meeting room getting your client’s opponent to admit defeat but don’t know how to get there? On August 1st, six high profile lawyers from Baker McKenzie, Baier, Freshfields, PFKA, WilmerHale and KNOETZL’s Emmanuel Kaufman shared their stories…

In a high-profile case of global interest, the Austrian Constitutional Court ruled on the Squeeze Out Act (the “Act”)  that was introduced in 2006. The Act, on its face, permits a squeeze-out of minority shareholders by shareholders holding at least 90% of the shares. Conspicuously over and above the EU requirements on squeeze-outs in takeovers, under…

Ceremonial Hall 1 of the Library and Learning Center at the WU Vienna fell silent as the finalists of the IBA-VIAC CDRC VIENNA Mediation and Negotiation Competition 2018 took the stage last Friday afternoon. Nikita Garg and Kshitija Sharma representing National Law School of India University, Bangalore as well as Victoria Pankratova and Constantine Malyukov of MGIMO-University,…

The lawyers and staff of KNOETZL salute the life and mourn the passing of Sergio Marchionne, a giant in automotives and motor sports, an industry we support and with which we are profoundly and passionately involved. His spirit will be missed by and continue to inspire all of us.