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Nikolaus Weselik
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Nikolaus Weselik

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  • German
  • English
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Nikolaus Weselik is a lawyer for national and international Construction Contract Law and Real Estate Law, Construction Litigation and other forms of Dispute Resolution, and legal issues relating to project development and the purchase and sale of real estate projects or individual properties. He is a partner at CMS in Vienna and head of the specialist group for construction and real estate law.

Weselik has more than 20 years of legal experience and advises national and international clients in the fields of construction, real estate, project development and hotels, both in the non-contentious area and in arbitration and other dispute proceedings.
Weselik gives university lectures on real estate law issues as part of the Master's programme in Housing and Real Estate Law at the University of Vienna and guest lectures on construction contract law in the lecture "Practical Contract Drafting in Corporate and Company Law" at the University of Vienna. He is also the author of several books on topics of national and international construction contract law.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Quote
    ‘Nikolaus Weselik is well known in the business. His advice is precise and timely and you can trust in him with any case at any time.’
    Legal 500, 2025
  • Quote
    "Nikolaus Weselik is clear, precise and quick."
    Chambers Europe 2025
  • Quote
    "Nikolaus Weselik is a very experienced and no-nonsense lawyer who thinks strategically."
    Chambers Europe, 2024
  • Quote
    "herausragende Kenntnisse im Baurecht [...] qualitativ sehr weit vorn“ (Wettbewerber)
    JUVE, 2023
  • Quote
    "Nikolaus Weselik is an experienced lawyer."
    Chambers Europe, 2023

Publications

 

Memberships & Roles

  • Austrian Bar Association
  • Board member of the Austrian Society for Construction Law
  • CMS Practice Area Group Real Estate and Construction

Awards & Rankings

Nikolaus Weselik is listed by international directories as a leading expert in construction and real estate law.

  • Hall of Fame, Legal 500, 2024
  • Hall of Fame, Legal 500, 2022
  • Best Lawyers Ranking 2021
  • Best Lawyers Ranking 2020

Lectures list

  • Update Bauvertragsrecht, Seminar, Linde Campus, 23.10.2019.
  • Bauleitung AG ÖBA, Vor- und Nachteile bauvertraglicher Projektstrukturierung, Lecture ARS Jahrestagung, 17.10.2019.
  • Vergaberecht 2019, Lecture Manz Jahrestagung, 24.9.2019.
  • Rechtliche Aspekte in Bezug auf BIM, ARS Fachtagung Building Information Modeling, 23.5.2019.
  • Rechtliche Aspekte in Bezug auf BIM, ARS Fachtagung Building Information Modeling, 26.11.2018.
  • Update Bauvertragsrecht, Seminar, Linde Campus, 11.10.2018.
  • Die Vertragsstrafe im Bauvertrag, Baurechts-Tag 2018: Das jährliche Wissens-Update für Baujuristen, ARS – Akademie für Recht, Steuern & Wirtschaft, 1.10.2018.
  • Update Bauvertragsrecht, Seminar, Linde Campus, 1.6.2017.

 

Education

  • 1995 - Dr. iur., Law, University of Vienna
  • 1995 - Admission to the bar
  • 1990 - Mag. iur., Law, University of Vienna

Nikolaus Weselik is a lawyer for national and international Construction Contract Law and Real Estate Law, Construction Litigation and other forms of Dispute Resolution, and legal issues relating to project development and the purchase and sale of real estate projects or individual properties. He is a partner at CMS in Vienna and head of the specialist group for construction and real estate law.

Weselik has more than 20 years of legal experience and mainly advises construction companies, project developers, architects, structural engineers and specialist planners, various private clients, national and international investors as well as hotel owners and operators.
He regularly lectures at various seminars, including at Linde Campus, ARS - Akademie für Recht, Steuern & Wirtschaft, Manz Rechtsakademie and others.

Awards & Recognitions
01
  • Quote
    "Nikolaus Weselik is a very experienced and no-nonsense lawyer who thinks strategically."
    Chambers Europe, 2024
  • Quote
    ‘Nikolaus Weselik stands out for his excellent legal expertise and excellent legal service.‘
    The Legal 500, 2021
  • Quote
    "Nikolaus Weselik is an experienced lawyer."
    Chambers Europe, 2023

Relevant experience

  • Advising and representing a client in various court proceedings concerning the KH Nord construction project.
  • Advising and assisting an investor in the Marina Tower and Marina City real estate project in Vienna.
  • Legal advice to the planning consortium during the construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel.
  • Advising and assisting a Hamburg real estate fund on the sale of a property in Vienna.
  • Advising the Republic of Austria (Parliamentary Administration) on the "Redevelop Parliament" project.
  • Advising and assisting an international client in the development of a university campus in Vienna.

Publications

Memberships & Roles

  • Austrian Bar Association
  • Member of the Board of the Austrian Society for Building Law and Construction (ÖGEBAU)
  • Head of the Construction and Real Estate Law Group at CMS

Awards & Rankings

Nikolaus Weselik is listed by international directories as a leading expert in construction and real estate law.

  • Hall of Fame, Legal 500, 2024
  • Hall of Fame, Legal 500, 2022
  • Best Lawyers Ranking 2021
  • Best Lawyers Ranking 2020

Lectures list

  • Update Bauvertragsrecht, Seminar, Linde Campus, 23.10.2019.
  • Bauleitung AG ÖBA, Vor- und Nachteile bauvertraglicher Projektstrukturierung, Lecture ARS Jahrestagung, 17.10.2019.
  • Vergaberecht 2019, Lecture Manz Jahrestagung, 24.9.2019.
  • Rechtliche Aspekte in Bezug auf BIM, ARS Fachtagung Building Information Modeling, 23.5.2019.
  • Rechtliche Aspekte in Bezug auf BIM, ARS Fachtagung Building Information Modeling, 26.11.2018.
  • Update Bauvertragsrecht, Seminar, Linde Campus, 11.10.2018.
  • Die Vertragsstrafe im Bauvertrag, Baurechts-Tag 2018: Das jährliche Wissens-Update für Baujuristen, ARS – Akademie für Recht, Steuern & Wirtschaft, 1.10.2018.
  • Update Bauvertragsrecht, Seminar, Linde Campus, 1.6.2017.

Education

  • 1995 - Dr. iur., Law, University of Vienna
  • 1995 - Admission to the bar
  • 1990 - Mag. iur., Law, University of Vienna

Further reading

  • Real Estate Road Map Austria

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