Stephan Schmalzl Partner | Attorney-at-Law

Sector experience

• Corporate / M&A
• Corporate governance
• Banking and finance
• Public law
• Dispute resolution and litigation

Languages

• German
• English

Key areas of expertise

• Drafting and amendment of articles of association/shareholder and syndicate agreements, rules of procedure
• Support, conduct, and representation in annual general meetings and shareholders’ meetings
• Corporate governance matters (conflicts of interest of corporate bodies, related party transactions, allocation of competences, share option programmes etc.)
• Private foundation governance (conflicts between beneficiaries, board, founder, advisory board)
• Advice and representation in connection with liability of corporate bodies (management board, managing directors, supervisory board)
• Support in internal investigations in companies in relation to corporate, employment, civil and capital market law
• Preparation of legal opinions on the above topics
• Mergers, demergers and other restructurings as well as corporate reorganisations
• Joint venture agreements
• Due diligence
• Credit financing and syndicated financings, in particular acquisition and real estate financing, as well as project financing and public-private partnerships
• Advice in connection with leasing activities
• Corporate and start-up financing (cash pooling, mezzanine and subordinated financing and alternative financing (crowdfunding))
• Restructuring and insolvencies
• Banking and insurance supervisory law

Qualifications

Law studies, University of Innsbruck (Mag. iur.); University of St. Gallen (M.B.L.)

Membership of Professional Organization

Vienna Bar Association (RAK Wien), BWG – Bankwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (Banking Science Association), Bruderschaft St. Christoph (St. Christoph Brotherhood)