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In light of the changes to "living" and "working" wrought by the coronavirus, the Austrian Sustainable Building Council (ÖGNI) founded in May 2020 a working group to examine "The Future of Living and Working", consisting of experts from the fields of architecture, real estate development, real estate consulting, and innovation and project management.

Once Covid-19 loosens its grip, competition authorities can be expected to conduct the dawn raids that have been delayed during the crisis. CERHA HEMPEL has used its knowledge to prepare a Guide on Competition Dawn Raids in CEE.

In the first of four workshops, coordinated by CERHA HEMPEL partner Thomas Trettnak (Corporate M&A / Restructuring), Irmgard Nemec (IP) and Florian Wünscher (Corporate M&A) gave a presentation entitled "Legal ABC for Start-ups. Forms of Incorporation and Protection of IP and Know-How".

CERHA HEMPEL Partner Benjamin Twardosz recently published the 7th edition of the renowned Commentary on the Austrian Stamp Duty Act.

Keep up to date with the latest legal developments in Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and the Slovak Republic with our CEE newsletter.

In the latest Lindeverlag podcast, CERHA HEMPEL partner MMag. Dr. Stefan Huber, LL.M. discusses the exciting topic of plagiarism and the revocation of academic titles.

Dr. Thomas Trettnak was interviewed as a leading lawyer for bankruptcy and insolvency by Financier Worldwide.

CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH advised SIX Payment Services (Europe) SA and Worldline SA (a leading payment and transaction services provider in Europe) in connection with the contribution of its Merchant Services business in Austria to PAYONE following the successful tender offer of Worldline SA on Ingenico Group SA’s shares and convertible bonds (closed on October 28, 2020).

CERHA HEMPEL has advised the RHI Magnesita Group ("RHI Magnesita") in connection with the sale of its participations in RHI Normag AS and Premier Periclase Ltd to Callista Private Equity ("Callista").