Starlinger Mayer becomes Forvis Mazars Legal in Austria: Strengthening Forvis Mazars’ integrated advisory services

This step, which follows a long-standing and proven form of collaboration between Forvis Mazars and Starlinger Mayer Rechtsanwält:innen, strengthens Forvis Mazars’ position as a locally and internationally active, integrated provider of audit, tax, business and legal advice. SMR gains even more seamless access to Forvis Mazars’ global interdisciplinary advisory services. For clients, this results in a more comprehensive range of services from a single source, linking legal, tax and business issues even more closely.

The close cooperation between legal, tax, audit and business advisory services in the interests of clients enables us to provide holistic support for complex business challenges and to leverage synergies in a targeted manner. At the same time, Forvis Mazars’ international focus is effectively complemented by SMR’s proven expertise in commercial law.

“Integrating the expertise of Starlinger Mayer’s lawyers into our advisory services represents a logical next step in the development of our service offering,” says Peter Wundsam, Managing Partner at Forvis Mazars in Austria. “Our clients are increasingly facing interdisciplinary challenges. With the new Legal Service Line, we can link legal issues even more closely with tax, regulatory and economic aspects, thereby creating genuine added value. For Forvis Mazars, this is an important step towards further strengthening our market position in Austria.”

Christian Mayer, Partner at SMR and future Head of the Legal Service Line at Forvis Mazars in Austria, emphasises: “We are delighted to become part of Forvis Mazars and thereby be able to offer our clients the expertise of more than 40,000 experts, including over 800 lawyers, across more than 100 countries. At the same time, we will contribute our strengths, for example in antitrust and competition law, energy law, corporate and banking law, transactions and property law, and further develop  this advisory offering at Forvis Mazars on an international level.” 

With SMR, Forvis Mazars gains a highly specialised commercial law firm renowned for complex transactions and challenging commercial law issues. At the same time, SMR will continue to operate as an independent entity, contributing its expertise to the integrated service offering.

With this structure, Forvis Mazars positions itself in Austria as a provider of an integrated service package that closely interlinks legal advice, tax advice, auditing and business consultancy – tailored to the needs of national and international clients.