MA2017-Final

Banking & Finance Law
Firm of the Year - Austria
JANK WEILER
MAXIMILIAN WEILER
OPERENYI RECHTSANWÄLTE
The Austrian law firm Jank Weiler Operenyi Rechtsanwälte GmbH
(JWO) was established in the year 2011 by Andreas Jank and Maximilian
Weiler. Before setting up JWO, both Andreas and Maximilian had longterm
careers in Austrian, as well as international, corporate law firms (as
associates and junior partners). Both therefore offer a high level of expertise
in the practice group areas JWO offers, namely corporate/M&A,
banking/finance, litigation, real estate and private clients.
With the arrival of the new partner Alexander Operenyi in March 2014,
the local and international corporate and M&A practice of JWO was
further strengthened. Alexander joined the firm after nine years at
Freshfields (Vienna/London), where he worked on some of the largest
Austrian/international M&A transactions as well as on high-end corporate
litigation matters as lead senior associate.
In 2017 JWO joined the global network Deloitte Legal with more than
1,700 lawyers in 76 countries.
Main areas of practice
Corporate/M&A: JWO advises corporations in all areas of corporate and
business law matters. The team has long-term experience and broad
expertise in advising both national and cross-border M&A, private equity,
venture capital and joint venture
transactions within different industrial sectors. JWO
covers the structuring of transaction processes, the preparation and
execution of due diligence exercises, as well as the
drafting and negotiation of the respective transaction
documentation.
Banking and finance: JWO advises financial
institutions and insurers both within the applicable regulatory framework
as well as in connection with general banking and insurance
contract law matters. One of the core competences is the provision of
legal as well as strategical advice with respect to national and
cross-border (project) financing and financial restructuring.
Real estate:
JWO provides advice and transactional service with respect to the
acquisition, financing and development of real estate. The client portfolio
includes private and institutional lessors. In this respect JWO provides
support in all areas of the tenancy law and in the structuring of claim
management.
Litigation:
JWO represents corporations and private clients in front of court and
within arbitration proceedings and with respect to alternative conflict
settlement. In addition, JWO handles the structuring and execution of
claim management and claim enforcement.
IP/IT, Data Protection:
JWO advises on all fields of intellectual and industrial property rights,
information technologies, unfair competition law and data protection law.
Developing and optimizing adequate IP strategies, filing, managing and
licensing of intellectual property rights, executing IP related due-diligence
exercises as well as preparation and examination of IT-policies and
IT-contracts, examination of data protection strategies, data protection
policies and processor agreements belong the core competences.
Private clients:
JWO advises and supports national and international family
offices, foundations and high-net-worth individuals in all areas of wealth
and private asset management, in particular with respect to the
structuring and execution of strategic investments. The
flexible and personal approach coupled with close cooperation with the
tax experts of Deloitte and the global network of law firms of Deloitte
Legal allows JWO to offer clients the benefit of a one-stop-shop service.