Rankings and Awards

Our firm's practice areas and partners are recommended in a number of international legal directories. We have compiled the latest recommendations further below. Last update in October 2009:

• Corporate/M&A
• Capital Markets
• Banking and Finance
• Dispute Resolution
• Employment
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Competition and Antitrust
• Tax
• Real Estate
• CEE Expertise
• Public Law
• Trusts and Estates
• IT, Telecommunications and Energy
• Intellectual Property

Awards

Corporate/M&A

• "The outstanding quality of Dorda Brugger Jordis’ work and its focus on client service set it apart from most firms." (Chambers Global, 2010 edition)
• "Very responsive, highly knowledgeable and always come up with workable solutions." (ILFR 1000, 2010 edition)
• "Martin Brodey, Christian Dorda, Andreas Mayr and Jürgen Kittel are skilled practitioners, leading an ‘outstanding’ group." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our M&A expertise, please click here.

Capital Markets

• "They think and work hard, and talk straight in solid, commercial terms." (IFLR1000, 2010 edition)
• "Top transactions management skills and in-depth understanding of the Austrian regulatory system." (Chambers Global, 2010 edition)
• "Goal orientated with 'a level of service that is highly competent and professional'." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our capital markets expertise, please click here.

Banking and Finance

• "Reputation as a banking powerhouse." (IFLR1000, 2010 edition)
• "It has experience and a proven ability to innovate." (Chambers Global, 2010 edition)
• "Dorda Brugger Jordis’ ‘highly professional’ banking and finance team is described as ‘second to none, with excellent technical skills’."(Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• "Stands out as a market leader for all aspects of funds work [and has a] strong corporate financing and general banking practice." (PLC Which lawyer, 2009 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in banking and finance, please click here.

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Dispute Resolution

• "The firm provides first-class advice and service." (Chambers Global, 2010 edition)
• "Dorda Brugger Jordis provides ‘an excellent service of unique quality’." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in dispute resolution, please click here.

Employment

• "Seen as one of the main players in the market." (Chambers Europe, 2010 edition)
"Accurate, competent and dedicated to the client" (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in employment law, please click here.

Restructuring and Insolvency

• "Involved in some of the most prominent restructuring deals in the Austrian market." (Chambers Global, 2010 edition)
• "Excellent, very detail orientated and straight to the point." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• “Business savvy to provide clients with all-encompassing practical advice.” (Guide to the World’s Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers, 2009 edition)
• "Handles corporate restructuring [...] with an unsurprising emphasis on quality." (Chambers Europe, 2009 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in restructuring and insolvency, please click here.

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Competition and Antitrust

• "Quick, to-the-point advice and relevant industry knowledge." (Chambers Europe, 2010 edition)
• “'Outstanding’ EU and competition team [...] is very committed to their clients- it is always a pleasure to work with them.” (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in competion law and antitrust, please click here.

Tax

• "Great group of lawyers covering a wide variety of tax issues." (Chambers Europe, 2010 edition)
• “Providing very high level, sophisticated tax advice in the field of international tax planning - of all the large Austrian legal players we think their tax department is the strongest for international work,’ says a client.” (Tax Directors Handbook, 2010 edition)
• "Tax team consisting of eight people including three partners and led by Paul Doralt, who is praised." (World Tax, 2010 edition)
• "Extensive experience in all corporate tax matters with particular expertise in trusts and estates and structured finance." (PLC Which lawyer, 2009 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our tax expertise, please click here.

Real Estate

• "Good team with excellent people, who are strong both domestically and in the region." (Chambers Europe, 2010 edition)
• "Excellent experts, who are responsive with a problem solving approach." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our real estate expertise, please click here.

CEE Expertise

• "Has the knowledge, the network and the reliability to deal with difficult, non-standard situations." (Chambers Europe, 2010 edition)
• "Clients of Dorda Brugger Jordis praise its flexible structure, and say that CEE work is ‘consistent, responsive and precise’." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in the CEE region, please click here.

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Public Law

• "Impressive public procurement-related mandates." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• "Broad environmental practice covering regulatory and transactional work." (PLC Which lawyer, 2009 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in the public sector, please click here.

Trusts and Estates

• "Excellent reputation for [...] trust, foundation and succession planning work." (PLC Which lawyer, 2009 edition)
• "Private client team is well established, and head of team Theresa Jordis is respected by the market" (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in private trusts and estates, please click here.

IT, Telecommunications and Energy

• "One of the best firms to work with regionally, not just in Austria." (Chambers Europe, 2010 edition)
• "Efficient, reliable, accurate and punctual." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in IT, telecommunications and energy law, please click here.

Intellectual Property

• "Simply outstanding; fast, accurate and intelligent." (Chambers Europe, 2010 edition)
• "Comprehensive knowledge of the law combined with a pragmatic commercial approach." (Legal 500, 2010 edition)
• "Advises clients on the full scope of IP rights in disputes and transactions." (PLC Which lawyer, 2009 edition)
• To find more recommendations for our expertise in intellectual property, please click here.

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