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Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger

Partner

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Gauermanngasse 2
1010 Vienna
Austria
Languages English, German

Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger is a lawyer specialising in EU State Aid Law. Further areas of expertise are Public Law, Antitrust, Competition and Trade Law and Public Procurement Law

Wimmer-Nistelberger joined CMS as an associate in 2014 and became an attorney-at-law in 2019. Prior to that, she completed her judicial year after graduating from the University of Vienna with a law degree. From September 2016 to October 2017, she completed a one-year LL.M. degree in International Business Law at Queen Mary University London, further focusing on EU state aid law. She completed the degree top of her year within her specialisation. In October 2018, she passed the bar exam with distinction. 

Wimmer-Nistelberger is the author of a number of publications and gives internal and external lectures on EU state aid law and public law. 

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Relevant experience

Collaboration in counselling 
  • a public company with regard to compliance with state aid law and regulatory requirements.
  • a public company in the selection of a private partner (advice on various state aid law issues including bidding procedures). 
  • in the sale of a municipal bank with regard to all questions of state aid law and the bidding process. 
  • an international real estate company with regard to state aid issues in connection with various shopping centres and DIY stores in Croatia and Serbia. 
  • a hospital regarding the construction of a new hospital with a focus on state aid law, public procurement law and budget law, which was to be implemented on the basis of a PPP project. 
  • a client in relation to guarantees and project financing as well as public law and regulatory aspects regarding a railway project. 

And the implementation of numerous award procedures for a wide range of public clients. 

Involved in various companies’ consultations  
  • in a wide range of sectors regarding matters relating to trade law (business premises procedures, examination of the necessary trade licences, appointment of managing directors under trade law, etc.). 
  • regarding waste law issues. 
  • regarding a wide range of environmental law issues. 
  • in numerous residence and work permit procedures. 
Cooperation in advising and representing clients in review proceedings 
  • of international construction and civil engineering firms in the infrastructure sector. 
  • of international companies in the field of tunnel and traffic safety. 
  • of a consortium regarding the remediation of an abandoned landfill site, incl. advice on environmental law issues. 
  • of a bidder with regard to an award procedure of low-floor trams. 
  • of several bidders regarding some award procedures for construction contracts in Vienna. 
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Memberships & Roles

  • Austrian Bar Association
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Publications

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Education

  • 2017 - LL.M., International Business Law, The School of Law, Queen Mary University of London 
  • 2014 - Mag.a iur., Law, University of Vienna 
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12/05/2022
10 key aspects of the revised EU competition law in the field of distribution...
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15/03/2024
CMS advises Sfakianakis Group on the acquisition of Ajar Car Rental
Press release - 15 March 2024 CMS Austria has advised the Greek Sfakianakis Group on the acquisition of Ajar Car Rental GmbH from the Saudi Arabian Al Jomaih Group, providing comprehensive legal advice on the project. Ajar Car Rental GmbH is the master franchisee of Enterprise, National, and Alamo in Austria, serving rent-a-car customers across the country. During the acquisition, the CMS Austria team provided significant support and advice on all areas of the transaction, including due diligence, employment, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, banking and finance, data protection and competition. Alexander Rakosi (Partner, Corporate/M&A) led the CMS core transaction team, which further consisted of Christoph Birner (Associate, Corporate/M&A) and Thomas Liegl (Associate, Corporate/M&A). Alexander Rakosi comments: “We are very pleased to have successfully supported the Sfakianakis Group on its market entry into Austria and to have contributed to our client's continued growth in the automotive industry."The CMS due diligence team included Rebecca Herlitz (Associate, Corporate/M&A), Mariella Kapoun (Partner, Real Estate), Hans Lederer (Partner, Intellectual Property), Andreas Lichtenberger (At­tor­ney-at-Law, Data Protection), Caroline Pavitsits (Associate, Employment), Kai Ruckelshausen (Partner, Banking & Finance), Sheldon Sookdeo (Associate, Banking & Finance), Maximilian Uidl (Associate, Real Estate), Marlene Wim­mer-Nistel­ber­ger (Partner, Regulatory), Jens Winter (Partner, Employment) and Dieter Zandler (Partner, Competition), as well as legal trainees Roman Namestek, Ferdinand Sima and Mattias Torggler. PHH Rechtsanwälte, led by Rainer Kaspar and Philip Rosenauer, provided legal support to Al Jomaih. About Sfakianakis Group Founded in 1958, Sfakianakis Group is one of the leading diversified business groups in Greece, with a core focus on the Automotive, Industrial and Consumer Retail sectors. Headquartered in Athens, Greece, the Group is 100% family owned and employs over 1,500 individuals across 14 countries in Europe. Within the Automotive sector, the Group operates one of the largest automotive retail businesses in the region, the distribution businesses of BYD and Suzuki, a leading long-term leasing business (Executive Lease), and a rapidly growing Rent-A-Car business as the Master Franchisee of En­ter­prise-Na­tion­al-Alamo in 14 countries.
23/01/2024
För­der­man­age­ment – Städte & Gemeinden als Fördernehmer und Fördergeber
Zielgruppe Bürge­meister:innen, Amtsleit­er:innen, Fin­an­z­direk­t­or:innen, Mit­arbeit­er:innen der Fin­an­zver­wal­tung, Ab­teilungsleit­er:innen und Mit­arbeit­er:innen, die mit der Bearbeitung und Abwicklung von Förderungen in der Rolle als Fördernehmer oder Förderstelle betraut sind. Ziel In den letzten Jahren entwickelte sich das Beihilfenrecht zu einem zentralen Rechtsgebiet für Gemeinden und Städte, das zahlreiche Aspekte ihrer Tätigkeiten berührt (zB Betrieb von gemeindeeigenen Unternehmen, Gründung von Joint Ventures, Verkauf von Liegenschaften, Bewerbung um Förderungen, Durchführung von gemeindeeigenen Förder­pro­gram­men). Durch die zahlreichen Leitlinien und Bekanntmachungen der EU-Kommission und die umfangreiche Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshof ist es (auch) für Gemeinden und Städte eine Herausforderung, den Überblick über die jeweiligen rechtlichen Rah­men­bedin­gun­gen zu behalten. Die Einhaltung des Beihilfenrechts ist aber entscheidend, weil bei rechtswidrig gewährten Beihilfen neben einem Imageschaden auch zivilrechtliche Rechtsfolgen drohen. Ziel dieses Seminars ist, dass die Teilnehmer:innen bei­hil­fen­recht­lich relevante Sachverhalte erkennen und einen „Werkzeugkof­fer“ zum rechtskonformen Umgang mit dem Beihilfenrecht erhalten. Pro­grammschwer­punkte Erkennen von bei­hil­ferel­ev­anten Sachverhalten: Wann müssen die Alarmglocken schril­len?Prin­zip des mark­twirtschaft­lich handelnden Wirtschafts­beteiligten - die öffentliche Hand als Wirtschafts­beteiligterAusstat­tung und Betrieb von gemeindeeigenen Unternehmen: Worauf ist aus bei­hil­fen­recht­lich­er Sicht zu achten?Planung von bei­hil­ferel­ev­anten Maßnahmen: Wie kann die Erfüllung des Bei­hil­fent­at­be­st­ands vermieden werden?Wenn die Erfüllung des Bei­hil­fent­at­be­st­ands nicht vermieden werden kann: Ist die De-minimis Verordnung oder die Allgemeine Grup­pen­fre­is­tel­lungs­ver­or­d­nung auf die Maßnahme anwendbar?Update zu den Novellen der De-minimis Verordnung und der Allgemeinen Grup­pen­fre­is­tel­lungs­ver­or­d­nun­gExkurs: Dienstleistungen im allgemeinen wirtschaftlichen InteresseExkurs: Forschungs­för­der­ung­Mon­it­or­ing und Prüfung bei Bei­hil­fen­pro­gram­men­Prax­iser­fahrung: Do‘s & Dont‘s bei Förder­pro­gram­men­No­ti­fika­tions­ver­fahren­Fol­gen einer rechtswidrig gewährten Beihilfe Methodik Input der Vortragenden, Diskussion & Er­fahrung­saustausch, Eingehen auf Fragen und Prob­lem­s­tel­lungen aus der Praxis Teil­nehmer:innen.
06/09/2023
Newsflash | EU’s new Batteries Regulation 2023 in force
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03/03/2023
CMS advises DPE on sale of VTU
Press release - 03 March 2023An international CMS team advised DPE Deutsche Private Equity GmbH (DPE) on all aspects of the transaction. The team included lawyers from CMS offices in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Romania and Poland.   DPE is selling its stake in VTU Group, a leading European provider of engineering solutions for the life science industry based in Graz, to Altor Funds. The Swedish private equity firm, which invests in mid-sized companies with the aim of creating value through growth initiatives and operational improvements, prevailed in a bidding process. The sellers, DPE-owned funds, were advised on all aspects of the transaction by an international CMS team led by Hendrik Hirsch (CMS Germany). The transaction is subject to the requisite approvals from the competent authorities. The parties have agreed not to disclose further details of the trans­ac­tion.   The CMS Austria team led by Alexander Rakosi consisted of corporate/M&A experts Florian Mayer, Marco Selenic and Christoph Birner. The employment department was represented by Jens Winter and Shima Babanzadeh. Competition issues were handled by Dieter Zandler. Real estate law expertise was provided by Mariella Kapoun and Maximilian Uidl. Marlene Wim­mer-Nistel­ber­ger was in charge of public law issues and Thomas Aspalter saw to tax is­sues.   Al­ex­an­der Rakosi, partner at CMS in Vienna and leader of the Austrian team, is enthusiastic about the cross-border cooperation: “Once again, we were able to demonstrate our international expertise, especially in the private equity area, in a multi-jur­is­dic­tion­al project – congratulations to all involved!”
31/03/2022
CMS advises Siemens Austria on sale of Austrian facility management business
Apleona acquires Siemens Ge­bäu­de­m­an­age­ment und -Services (SGS). CMS Vienna provides comprehensive legal support to Siemens Aus­tria.   Siemens Austria has agreed to sell Siemens Ge­bäu­de­m­an­age­ment & -Services G.m.b.H. (SGS) to Apleona. The closing of the transaction is expected in the third quarter of the financial year and is subject to customary antitrust approvals. Both companies have maintained a good and close relationship for years. SGS will be further strengthened by joining forces with Apleona, resulting in an expanded and improved range of ser­vices.   Siemens Austria is being legally advised and supported by the Viennese law firm CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz under the leadership of Alexander Rakosi, partner in the Corporate/M&A department. The core CMS team further consists of M&A experts Florian Mayer, Marie-Christine Lidl, Anna Hiegelsperger and Matthias Emich. Sibylle Novak and Alexander Hiermann deal with tax law issues, Andrea Potz, and Jens Winter assist on labour law topics and Bernt Elsner and Marlene Wim­mer-Nistel­ber­ger advise on competition law. Additional support during the course of the transaction came from Daniela Karollus-Bruner, Robert Keisler, Dieter Zandler and Clemens Gross­may­er.   Al­ex­an­der Rakosi is pleased with the successful deal signing: “We are proud to be able to support Siemens on this project with a cross-de­part­ment­al team and contribute to further entrenching Siemens as a focused technology company in Aus­tria.”   Siemens Ge­bäu­de­m­an­age­ment & -Services ¬G.m.b.H., based in Vienna, is a successful man­u­fac­turer-in­de­pend­ent full-service provider in the technical building¬ management¬ sector with around 260 employees. Its customers include institutions from the health care, culture and education, trade and logistics sectors, as well as renowned commercial enterprises. In the last business year, it achieved a turnover of around 75 million euros.
02/09/2021
ALPLA continues to expand: CMS advises on acquisition of packaging manufacturer...
The internationally active specialist in recycling and packaging solutions ALPLA is adding to its already broad product portfolio. ALPLA was advised by CMS again on its recent acquisition of Wolf Plastics Group.
14/04/2021
The Private Competition enforcement Review I Fourteenth Edition
Private antitrust litigation in Austria has substantially increased in recent years. To a large extent, this growth can be attributed to an increase of cartel court decisions imposing fines against cartel members based on intensified enforcement activity of the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA) and the Austrian Federal Cartel Prosecutor (with the decision in the Elevators and Escalators cartel case being the show-starter). On the basis of these decisions finding violations of antitrust law, the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) in several cases has affirmed the possibility of claims for damages for directly damaged parties as well as for indirectly damaged parties, in­clud­ing cases where damages were allegedly caused by cartel outsiders (umbrella pricing). The complete "The Private Competition enforcement Review" is available via download.
05/10/2020
CMS supports OeNB as it sets course for future-proof payments in Austria
Over the past one and a half years, together with Payment Services Austria (PSA), the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) (the Austrian Central Bank) has laid the foundation for modernising the processing...
20/08/2020
Antitrust law and legislation in Austria during Covid-19
1. Introduction The COVID-19 crisis does not stop at antitrust law. In a joint statement dated 23 March 2020, the European Competition Network (“ECN”), which encompasses the national competition authorities...
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14/05/2020
Insolvencies in the construction industry as a result of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to major economic challenges worldwide. In Austria, too, companies in key sectors such as the construction industry have been strongly affected by the crisis. Many companies...
12/05/2020
Webinar I: Funding in the context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a serious impact on the economy. In order to cushion the economic consequences, the Federal Government has set up several support programmes for companies operating in...
30/03/2020
Securing your company's liquidity
The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to drastic legal and economic restrictions worldwide. In Austria too, companies are confronted with forced plant closures and delays (up to almost complete standstill)...