Niklas Schmidt
Europe Guide 2024
Band 1 : Tax
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About
Provided by Niklas Schmidt
Practice Areas
Corporate tax; individual tax; private clients; trusts and foundations; international tax; taxation of financial instruments; crypto assets and blockchain technology.
Career
Admitted as tax advisor since 2001; admitted as attorney since 2004; partner at Wolf Theiss since 2004; past chair of the IBA's Private Client Tax Committee.
Professional Memberships
Austrian Chamber of Tax Advisors and Auditors; Vienna Bar Association; International Bar Association (IBA); International Fiscal Association (IFA); American Bar Association (ABA); Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Personal
Born 1972 in Vienna, Austria; University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna (Mag.rer.soc.oec. 1995); University of Vienna (Mag.iur. 1998, Dr.iur. 2000); Advanced Management Program at IESE in Barcelona and Munich (2001/2012); Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Strategy at Oxford University (2013); author of various books and articles on taxation and crypto topics; frequent lecturer at international conferences.
Chambers Review
Europe
Niklas Schmidt is highly regarded for operating a varied tax practice, advising clients on M&A, financing and capital market transactions, as well as corporate restructurings. He further demonstrates expertise in private wealth and real estate tax matters and often acts for investors and holding companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Niklas Schmidt is an extremely sophisticated lawyer."
"Niklas is fantastic. He is right on the ball and quickly able to see the potential issues. He is a great communicator, his English is flawless and he is good at distilling foreign concepts."
"Niklas Schmidt is an extremely sophisticated lawyer."
"Niklas is fantastic. He is right on the ball and quickly able to see the potential issues. He is a great communicator, his English is flawless and he is good at distilling foreign concepts."
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