Paul Luiki is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers in Austria. He has a strong approach of getting the job done. He is a native speaker of English, too, that is a unique setup in Austria.
Paul Luiki
Partner
Contact
Core areas of competence
Sectors
Languages
- German
- English (Mother tongue)
Publications
International Legal Developments in Review 2009: Austria – Stock Corporation Amendment Act (The International Lawyer, Spring 2010, Volume 44 – Number 1, A Quarterly Publication of the ABA / Section of International Law) April 2010
Foreign Investment in Austria, Financier Worldwide Worldwatch Report April 2010 April 2010
Joint Ventures: Definitions and Legal Issues (Chapter 1) in Joint Ventures in the International Arena, Second Edition, ABA / Section of International Law 2010 March 2010
Europe: Austria – New Rules on Cross-Border Mergers – ABA Year-in-Review (The International Lawyer, Summer 2008) August 2008
Country Update Austria – Changes to Successor Liability for Asset Deals in Austria, ABA Newsletter Issue 4, 2007 October 2007
Directories
IFLR: M&A Report 2024 March 2024
The Legal 500: Investing In Comparative Guide - Austria January 2024
Chambers and Partners: Private Equity 2023 Austria October 2023
Chambers and Partners: Corporate M&A 2023 Austria May 2023
IFLR: M&A Report 2023 March 2023
Lexology: M&A Litigation - Austria July 2022
Chambers Corporate M&A 2022 (T&D): Austria May 2022
The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Country Comparative Guide April 2022
IFLR: M&A Report 2022 March 2022
Chambers Global Practice Guide: Corporate M&A 2021 - Trends and Development in Austria April 2021 (Markus Fellner Paul Luiki Elisa Kaplenig)
The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Country Comparative Guide April 2021
The Legal 500: M&A Country Comparative Guide, 4th edition, Austrian Chapter, co-author March 2020
IFLR 1000 M&A Report, February 2020, co-author February 2020
IFLR 1000 M&A Report Austria 2019, co-author March 2019
The Legal 500 (Legalease) 3nd Edition M&A Comparative Guide, Austrian Chapter, co-author March 2019
The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review, Edition 5, Austrian Chapter, co-author January 2019
IFLR 1000 M&A Report Austria 2018, April 2018, co-author April 2018
The Legal 500 (Legalease) 2nd Edition M&A Comparative Guide, Austrian Chapter, March 2018, co-author March 2018
How the State succeeded, International Financial Law Review – The 2009 Financial Crisis Guide, co-author October 2009
Country Questions & Answers – Austria, The PLC Cross-border Investment Funds Handbook 2007/2008 July 2007
News & Insights
Blog 03/13/2024
News 02/15/2024
Blog 01/11/2024
Blog 10/11/2023
News 09/26/2023
News 07/13/2023
fwp advises the Zucchetti Group on the acquisition of Viennese fintech company ready2order
Blog 05/11/2023
Blog 03/14/2023
News 02/17/2023
Blog 07/21/2022
Blog 05/10/2022
News 04/29/2022
Blog 03/24/2022
Blog 03/02/2022
Ukraine Crisis – time to proactively review business relationships also from a legal standpoint
News 07/26/2021
fwp advises BAWAG Group on the acquisition of Hello bank! Österreich from BNP Paribas
News 05/27/2021
News 04/30/2021
2021 trend’s lawyer ranking: fwp again achieves top rankings
Blog 04/07/2021
The Legal 500: Mergers & Acquisitions Country Comparative Guide
News 03/22/2021
And the Oscar goes to… fwp once again achieves top scores in the 2021 Chambers Europe ranking
News 03/01/2021
News 04/07/2020
News 02/02/2018
Blog 11/24/2016
Blog 06/28/2016
Lectures
Optimizing import and export contracts in English 10/09/2024 - Austria Trend Hotel Europa Graz, Bahnhofgürtel 89, 8020 Graz Paul Luiki, Partner
USA - Law & contract drafting for export & distribution setup 11/06/2024 - Hotel Erzherzog Rainer, Wiedner Hauptstraße 27-29 (Eingang: Mozartgasse), 1040 Wien Paul Luiki, Partner
Rankings
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Chambers Global
2024
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Chambers Europe
2024
IFLR1000
2022
The Legal 500: Commercial/Corporate/M&A
2024
trend’s lawyer ranking: 2nd place Eastern Europe
2022
Börsianer: The best minds in the financial industry
Lecturer
- Drafting and Negotiating Cross-border M & A and Joint Venture Contracts, Juridicum, 1010 Vienna
- Internationale M&A Vertragsgestaltung, Juridicum, 1010 Vienna
- Introduction to U.S. Business Law, Juridicum, 1010 Vienna
Education
- Dr. iur., University of Vienna, 1997
- Mag. iur., University of Vienna, 1993
- JD, University of Iowa, 1988
Professional background
- Partner with Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners since July 2007
- Associate and partner in a highly reputed international law firm (1992-2007)
- Admitted to the Austrian bar in 1999
- Attorney at a highly reputed US law firm (1988-1992)
- Admitted to the Ohio bar since October 1988