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  • Georg Walderdorff
Georg Walderdorff
Georg Walderdorff

Georg Walderdorff

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  • Vienna Austria
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Georg is admitted as an international lawyer in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary. He is recognised by clients as an authority in private client law, and sits on the supervisory boards of several companies in Austria and abroad, and the management boards of several private foundations. Georg specialises in estate and wealth transfer planning, and has a particular focus on setting up family foundations, last will dispositions, and representing clients during inheritance proceedings.

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Services and Groups

Private client

Sectors

Private wealth

CV

2023 Of Counsel, Taylor Wessing
1983 – 2022 Partner, Schwinner, Walderdorff, after the merger today Taylor Wessing
1979 – 1983 Associate, Vienna
1978 Judicial clerkship year, district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
2013 Admitted to the international bar, Hungary
2009 Admitted to the international bar, Poland
2004 Admitted to the international bar, Slovakia
1997 Admitted to the international bar, Czech Republic
1983 Admitted to the bar, Austria
1978 Doctoral degree, University of Vienna
1972 – 1978 Legal studies, University of Vienna

Career

2023 Of Counsel, Taylor Wessing
1983 – 2022 Partner, Schwinner, Walderdorff, after the merger today Taylor Wessing
1979 – 1983 Associate, Vienna
1978 Judicial clerkship year, district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna

Education

2013 Admitted to the international bar, Hungary
2009 Admitted to the international bar, Poland
2004 Admitted to the international bar, Slovakia
1997 Admitted to the international bar, Czech Republic
1983 Admitted to the bar, Austria
1978 Doctoral degree, University of Vienna
1972 – 1978 Legal studies, University of Vienna

Publications

Various publications in newspapers and professional journals

Memberships & Associations

Warsaw Bar Association

Czech Bar Association

Vienna Bar Association

Management boards of several private foundations

German Chamber of Commerce, Austria

German-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce

Joint Venture Association, Hungary

German Chamber of Commerce, Czech Republic

Austrian Business Club, Budapest

Supervisory boards, several companies, Austria and abroad

Additional languages

English

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