About

  • Ulrike's practice focuses mainly on corporate and commercial law.
  • Her clients are mainly from the automotive, financial services, energy and natural resources, as well as governmental and public sectors.

Recent work

  • Advised clients on acquisitions in regulated industries, such as energy, water supply and infrastructure.
  • Represented clients in transactional and other matters relating to various sectors, including the construction and building material industries, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, erection of industrial plants, machinery industry, railways, hotels, energy, power stations, feed production and trade.
  • Assisted clients with investment protection issues.
  • Represented her clients before courts of law in Austria and other international arbitration courts.

Professional Background

  • Graduated with Dr. Jur. in the Vienna University in 1984.
  • Between 1984 and 1986-1987, practiced in various courts of law in Vienna.
  • Tutor and Assistant Professor in the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of the University of Vienna between 1985 and 1987.
  • Member of the law firm Heller Löber Bahn & Partners in Vienna from 1987 to 1997, becoming a partner in 1992.
  • Posted to the Budapest office of Heller Löber Bahn & Partners from 1989, participating in a number of projects pertaining to various sectors and relating to the transformation of the Hungarian economy into a market economy.
  • Partner of the international law firm Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber between 1998 and 2000.
  • Partner of the global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, heading the Budapest office between 2000 and 2007.
  • Founding Partner of Oppenheim Law Firm and Head of Oppenheim’s branch office in Vienna.

Quotes

  • “The central figure of Oppenheim’s disputes and arbitration practice,” according to sources from Legal500.

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • Hungarian