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Oliver-Christoph Günther

Partner, Attorney · LeitnerLaw Rechtsanwälte

AustriaTax, International Tax

About

Partner and attorney at LeitnerLaw Rechtsanwälte since 2021, specialising in corporate and international tax law with a focus on private clients/HNWIs and SMEs; advises on national and international reorganizations and tax/structuring aspects of M&A and provides combined tax and legal (one-stop) advice. Previously spent about 10 years at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Vienna (most recently as a principal associate) and serves as an external lecturer at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law of Vienna University of Economics and Business (since 2011) and at the University of Vienna (since 2022).

Practice areas

TaxInternational TaxCorporate / M&APrivate ClientsCommercial ContractsCorporate Restructuring

Office

Expertise

Private clients / HNWIsSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)Mergers & AcquisitionsNational and international reorganizationsTax structuring

Education

  • Admitted as Attorney (Rechtsanwalt), 2016 (first attorney in Austria who studied exclusively at Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  • LL.M., Business Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2011
  • Degree in Business Administration, Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2011
  • Degree in Business Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2008
  • Degree in Economics, Economics and Law program, Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2008

Admissions

  • Admitted as Attorney (Rechtsanwalt) in Austria, 2016