Lawyers
Dr. Matthias Schmidt
Training:
- 1989 graduation as Master of Laws at the University of Vienna
- 1990-1991 Assistant at the Institute for Civil Law, o.Univ.Prof. Dr. R. Welser, University of Vienna
- 1991 Doctorate in Law, Juridicum Vienna
Professional career:
- 1989/90 Court year
- 1991/92 Internship with Walter, Conston, Alexander & Green, Attorneys at Law, New York, USA
- 1992-1995 Associate with Preslmayr & Partner
- since 1995 Attorney at Law
- 1996 – 6/2022 Partner at Preslmayr Attorneys at Law
- since 7/2022 Partner at Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
Publications:
- Schmidt, Practical and legal issues of trusteeship after a restructuring plan, in Konecny (ed.), Insolvenz-Forum 2012.
- Schmidt, Unternehmenskauf im Konkurs, in Innovation und internationale Rechtspraxis, eine Praxisschrift für Wolfgang Zankl (2009).
- Schmidt/Jenny, Unternehmensveräußerung in der Insolvenz, in Jaufer/Nunner-Krautgasser/Schummer (eds.), Insolvenz- und Sanierungsrecht (2021).
Mag. Erland Pirker
Training:
- 1993 Diploma studies of law at the University of Vienna
- 1998 bar exam with “very good” success
Professional career:
- 1995 – 2000 Associate with Boller Langhammer Schubert Attorneys at Law
- 2000 Associate with Preslmayr Attorneys at Law
- 2001 – 6/2022 Attorney at Law and Partner at Preslmayr Attorneys at Law
- since 7/2022 Attorney at Law and Partner at Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
- 2006 – 2019 Member of the Management Board of the Deposit Insurance Fund of Banks and Bankers
- 2017 – 2/2022 Member of the Management Board of Deposit Guarantee AUSTRIA
Publications:
- Raschauer/Stern (eds.), Einlagensicherung Rechtsvergleich – Praxisfälle – Bedeutung für die Finanzstabilität; co-author
- Bauernfeind/Fuhrmann/Pirker/Verweijen, investment apartments (2021);
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Mag. Christian Podoschek
Training:
- 2001 Magister Juris, University of Vienna
- 2003 Studies at Columbia University, New York City
Professional career:
- 2003 – 2008 Associate with Preslmayr Attorneys at Law
- 2008 – 6/2022 with Preslmayr Attorneys at Law
- since 7/2022 Attorney at Law and Partner at Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
Publications:
- Podoschek, § 131 BaSAG – class bankruptcy in bank insolvencies, ZIK 2016, 179.
- Podoschek/Stipanitz, Das Masseanderkonto im Konkurs der kontoführenden Bank, ZIK 2020, 141.
- Stipanitz/Podoschek, The Insolvency Law Insolvency of Credit Institutions, ÖBA 2022, 510.
- Koppenwallner/Podoschek, Sportveranstaltungsrecht, in König/Mitteregger (eds.), Praxishandbuch des österreichischen Sportrechts, p 467 ff.
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Mag. Matthias Stipanitz, LL.M.
Training:
- 2017 Diploma studies of law at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz
- 2019 Course Accounting for Lawyers at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz
- 2021 Bar exam with “very good” success
- 2022 Master of Law in Corporate Restructuring at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz
- since 2020 Doctoral studies in law at the University of Vienna
Professional career:
- 2014 – 2018 Legal assistant at Stipanitz-Schreiner & Partner Attorneys at Law
- 2017 – 2018 Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court Graz
- 2018 – 2019 Associate at Stipanitz-Schreiner & Partner Attorneys at Law
- 2019 – 6/2022 Associate at Preslmayr Attorneys at Law
- since 2022 Lecturer at the FH Campus 02
- since 7/2022 Associate with Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
- since 11/2022 Attorney at Law and Partner at Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
Publications:
- Stipanitz, Newspapers could be liable for incorrect health tips, DerStandard, print edition of March 2, 2020.
- Stipanitz, Is the wave of illness now being followed by a wave of insolvencies? Wiener Zeitung, print edition of 7.5.2020.
- Podoschek/Stipanitz, Das Masseanderkonto im Konkurs der kontoführenden Bank, ZIK 2020, 141.
- Jenny/Stipanitz, Consequences of the limitation of liability pursuant to sec. 275 para. 2 UGB and sec. 62a BWG – At the same time a reply to ÖBA 2020, 774, ÖBA 2021, 677.
- Stipanitz, The freehand sale by the insolvency administrator in the light of GREx, ZIK 2021,5.
- Stipanitz/Rendl, The new Austrian ReO in the light of the German StaRUG and the Dutch WHOA, Global Restructuring Review, 17.5.2022.
- Stipanitz/Podoschek, The Insolvency Law Insolvency of Credit Institutions, ÖBA 2022, 510.
- Stipanitz, Die Patronatserklärung als eigenkapitalersetzende Sicherheit, GES 2022, 168.
- Stipanitz, Stronger convergence of national laws to promote cross-border investment and a look at the model law for a harmonized right of avoidance, ZIK 2022, 224.
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Mag.a Stephanie Rendl
Training:
- 2018 LSE Summer School Program, London
- 2020 Diploma studies in law at the University of Vienna
Professional career:
- 2016 Administrative Internship Austrian Consulate General New York
- 2017 – 2020 Legal assistant at renowned law firms in Vienna
- 2021 Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
- 2021 – 6/2022 Associate with Preslmayr Attorneys at Law
- since 7/2022 Associate at Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
Publications:
- Rendl, Der Unterlassungs- und Beseitigungsanspruch des Arbeitgebers bei Verletzung von Persönlichkeitsrechten seiner Mitarbeiter, ARD 6784/6/2022.
- Stipanitz/Rendl, The new Austrian ReO in the light of the German StaRUG and the Dutch WHOA, Global Restructuring Review, 17.5.2022.
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Mag. Alexander Spreitzer
Training:
- 2018 LSE Summer School Program, London
- 2020 Diploma studies in law at the University of Vienna
Professional career:
- 2018 – 2019 Legal assistant at Urbanek & Rudolph Attorneys at Law
- 2020 – 2021 Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
- 2021 – 2022 Associate with HSP Attorneys at Law
- since 10/2022 Associate with Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
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Eva Maria Brandstetter
Training:
- 2019 Diploma studies in law at the University of Vienna
Professional career:
- 2017-2019 Student assistant at a renowned law firm in Vienna
- 2019 Internship at the Austrian Foreign Trade Center in London
- 2019-2022 Key Account Manager at Procter & Gamble in Vienna
- 2022-2023 Senior Category Manager at Procter & Gamble in Frankfurt am Main
- 2024 Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
- since 8/2024 Associate with Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
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Iris Borns, LL.M., LL.B.
Training:
- 2020: Bachelor’s degree program in Business Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business
- 2022: Master’s degree in Business Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Professional career:
- 2018-2020: Student assistant at Lawpartners Rechtsanwälte
- 2020-2022: Legal assistant at Schramm Öhler Attorneys at Law
- 2022-2023: Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
- 2023- 4/2024: Associate at Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte
- Since 5/2024: Associate at Schmidt Pirker Podoschek Attorneys at Law
Publications:
- Dabernig/I.
Borns in Rastegar/Rastegar/Rastegar, FlexKapGG-ON1.00 § 20.