Eckert & Fries Rechtsanwalte Gesellschaft m.b.H.
The law firm Eckert & Fries, which has been situated at its present location in Baden near Vienna since the year 1926, is a family based firm of long standing, with members of the family practicing law since the beginning of the 18th century. Today, the firm is considered to be one of the leading Austrian law firms in the fields of business and corporate law.

The firm’s structure, which is still characterized by the family relationship, in combination with a high level of specialization enables the firm to offer its clients efficient legal advice as well as personal service.

Besides its focus on Austrian and international corporate law, the firm is mainly engaged in foundation law, European community law, competition law as well as matters of general business and civil law. Due to the wide range of the firm’s clientele, which covers small and medium size enterprises as well as large companies, banks and public authorities and bodies, the firm is in the position to present solutions for legal problems of various kinds and dimensions.

Through the firm’s membership in JCA International, an international network of European law firms with the same scope of activities and similar structure, it is secured that the firm can provide its clients with services of the same quality also in the course of cross-boarder transactions and foreign investments.

CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW
- Corporate Restructuring (Merger, Spin-off, Transformation, Contribution)
- Merger & Acquisition
- Management-buy-out
- Joint Ventures
- Privatization
- Succession in Family-owned Enterprises
- Shareholder Agreements
- Business Taxation
- Cross-boarder Enterprise Affiliation
- Structuring of Groups of Companies
- Stock Corporation Law
- Limited Liability Companies
- Partnership Law
- Cooperative Societies

FOUNDATION LAW
- Private Foundations under the Austrian Private Foundations Act
- Charitable Foundations under the Austrian Federal Foundations and Trusts Act
- Foundations under Liechtenstein Law
- International Foundations and TrustsEUROPEAN LAW
- General European Community Law
- EU Competition
- EU State Aids
- European Court of Justice Litigation

COMPETITION LAW
- Antitrust
- Abuse of Market Domination
- Merger Control
- Unfair Competition

BANKING, LEASING AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
- Banking
- Restructuring of Banks and Savings Banks
- Leasing of Movables, Real Estate Lease, Cross-boarder Leasing
- Initial Public Offering
- Takeover Law

INSURANCE LAW
- Insurance Companies Restructuring
- Insurance Supervision

INVESTMENTS IN EASTERN EUROPE
- Company Acquisition
- Business Formation
- Business Restructuring
- General Legal Advice

GENERAL CIVIL LAW
- Real Estate Contracts
- Real Servitudes Law
- Trusteeship and Escrow

EMPLOYMENT LAW
- Legal Position of Executives
- Employment Contracts

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
- Distribution and Supply Agreements
- Sole Distributorship
- Franchise
- Trade Agency
- Selective Distribution Systems

BANKRUPTCY LAW
- Bankruptcy and Composition Proceedings
- Business Reorganisation
- Debt Restructuring
- Creditor and Debtor Representation
- Bankruptcy Litigation

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- Licence and Know-How Agreements
- Trade Marks

ARBITRATION
- Arbitration Agreements
- National and International Arbitration Proceedings

practice areas

Antitrust and Trade RegulationArbitrationAviation LawBusiness LawCommercial LawCorporate LawEmployment ContractsGeneral PracticeIntellectual PropertyLabor and EmploymentMergers and Acquisitions and DivestituresReal EstateTrademarksUnfair Competition

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