Jakob Jaritz

Dr. Jakob Jaritz

Associate
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG

Biography

Dr. Jakob Jaritz is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets and ESG practice group in Vienna. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, he worked for the Austrian Financial Market Authority, where he focused on fraud prevention and fintech issues. Jakob gained in-depth knowledge of corporate and capital markets law as a research and teaching assistant at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, where he still teaches business law as an external lecturer. He frequently publishes articles in professional journals and books. He has also gained valuable international experience studying and working in Australia, Singapore, Spain and the United States.

Practice Focus

Jakob's practical focus is on all aspects of corporate law, private equity and venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, corporate litigation, ESG and reorganizations. He advises domestic and international clients on M&A transactions, complex corporate restructurings, and joint ventures, as well as general corporate, compliance, commercial, and contract law matters.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advising the shareholders of APEIRON Biologics AG on the sale of their shares to an American investor.

Education

  • Vienna University of Economics and Business (Dr. iur.) (2023)
  • Vienna University of Economics and Business (BSc.) (2022)
  • Vienna University of Economics and Business (LL.M.) (2021)
  • Vienna University of Economics and Business (LL.B.) (2019)

Languages

  • English
  • German

Author, "Kapitalerhöhungsmaßnahmen bei der FlexCo," Der Gesellschafter (GesRZ), 1/2024

Co-author (with Prof. S. Kalss, F. Ebner), "Liability of Credit Rating Agencies in Austria," Leyens (Hrsg), The liability of Credit Rating Agencies, 2024 (in press)

Author, "Sanktionen und Sorgfaltspflichten," Der Gesellschafter (GesRZ), 07/2023

Co-author (with F. Aubrunner), "Diskussionsbeitrag der Sideletter in Kalss/Torggler (Hrsg)," Wiener Unternehmensrechtstag, 07/2023

Co-author (with T. Harner), "Das Sparbuch und der Erbfall," Journal für Erbrecht und Vermögensnachfolge (JEV), 12/2021

Author, "Die Finanzierung der Schürzenband GmbH im Wandel," Der Gesellschafter (GesRZ) 2021, 12/2021