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Claudia Steegmüller

Claudia Steegmüller

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Claudia serves as Head of Banking & Finance and Head of Financial Institutions in the region and also specialises in Corporate and M&A. She’s highly regarded for her expertise in corporate and acquisition finance as well as general corporate and transactions. Claudia is also the Finance Director of Taylor Wessing CEE.

Within Banking & Finance, Claudia advises in all areas of finance law. With regards to acquisition finance, she mainly advises on borrower’s side, but also supports banks, especially when it comes to bank (concession) issues regarding cross-border activities.

Claudia also supports national and international clients in all areas of corporate law, be it company foundations, restructurings or liquidations. She is regularly involved in (cross-border) M&A and private equity transactions. Beyond that, Claudia focuses on advising, establishing and supporting private foundations.

She is a member of the Expert Senate for Corporate Law & Corporate Governance (Fachsenat für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht & Corporate Governance) at the Austrian Chamber of Tax Advisors and Auditors, a management board member of several Austrian private foundations and a supervisory board member of a number of Austrian companies.

Claudia specialises in working with clients from the manufacturing and industrial sector and private wealth clients.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Banking & finance
Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Private client
Private equity
Venture capital
Real estate finance
General corporate
Equity capital markets
Joint ventures

Sectors

Financial institutions & insurance
Manufacturing & industrials
Private wealth
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CV

Since 2004 Partner, TaylorWessing e|n|w|c
1998 – 2004 Attorney, TaylorWessing e|n|w|c
1998 Trainee, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, London, UK
1993 – 1998 Associat, TaylorWessing e|n|w|c
1993 Judicial clerkship year, district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
1998 Admitted to the Bar, Austria
1988 – 1992 Law studies, University of Vienna

Career

Since 2004 Partner, TaylorWessing e|n|w|c
1998 – 2004 Attorney, TaylorWessing e|n|w|c
1998 Trainee, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, London, UK
1993 – 1998 Associat, TaylorWessing e|n|w|c
1993 Judicial clerkship year, district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna

Education

1998 Admitted to the Bar, Austria
1988 – 1992 Law studies, University of Vienna

Publications

Numerous contributions in newspapers and professional journals

Memberships & Associations

Member of the Austrian Corporate Treasury Association (ACTA)

"Fachsenat für Unternehmensrecht und Revision" Austrian Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors (Kammer der Wirtschaftstreuhänder)

Supervisory boards of Austrian corporations

Management boards of Austrian private foundations

Additional languages

English

Awards

JUVE Österreich 2026

Featured

Recommended Individual - Banking and finance

Legal 500 2026

Recommended lawyer - Banking and finance

JUVE Österreich

Recommended Individual - Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Legal 500 2025

Recommended lawyer - Banking and finance

Recommended - "Claudia Steegmüller combines brilliance and unwavering commitment that drives success. She always provides invaluable counsel." (Commercial and Corporate/M&A) "Claudia Steegmüller is our dedicated contact point for all banking and finance matters. Her legal acumen and unwavering attention to detail have reshaped our financial strategies. With Claudia, navigating complexity feels effortless, and she always keeps the bigger picture in focus." (Banking and Finance)

Recommended - "She is a brilliant lawyer with the knowledge and ability to handle a variety of issues that fall outside the purview of her areas of expertise while still providing the highest calibre of service." (Commercial and Corporate/M&A)

Recommended - "Claudia Steegmüller is exceptionally responsive and very committed with a profound knowledge. She is very experienced and understands the issue at hand and the client’s needs quickly. It is a pleasure working with her." (Banking and finance)

Highly regarded: Banking, M&A (Austria)

Recommended lawyer - Banking and finance (Austria), Commercial, corporate and M&A (Austria)

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