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Dr. Robert Wippel

Partner
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG

Biography

Dr. Robert Wippel is a partner in the banking and finance team of the Vienna office and specializes in banking law and financing transactions. He advises lenders, borrowers and sponsors with respect to all types of financing transactions including project-, acquisition- and real estate financing. Robert also has a strong knowledge and track record in structured financing as well as regulatory matters. Robert started his career 2011 as a banking associate in the Vienna office of a Magic Circle firm and joined Baker McKenzie in 2019.

Professional Honors

  • "The team around Robert Wippel comes across as a well-functioning, high-performance group. The Baker McKenzie team and specifically Robert Wippel are very competent in their practice area and work solution-oriented." Legal500
  • Next Generation Partner, Banking & Finance, Legal500 2025
  • Rising Star Banking & Finance, IFLR1000 2023

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Austrian Bar Association - Member

Admissions

  • Austria (2014)

Education

  • University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) (2012)
  • University of Vienna (Mag. iur.) (2009)

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Author, “Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) – Opportunities and Challenges”, CEE Legal Matters, March 2025

  • Author, “Wenn plötzlich illegal Geld vom Konto abgebucht wird: Wer haftet dafür?”, Der Standard, Printausgabe, 15. September 2024

  • Author, "Neue Regeln für Wohnkredite," Bau & Immobilien Report, Das Magazin für Wissen, Technik und Ursprung, Wien, Nr. 9, September 2022, p. 46

  • Author, "Transparenz als Schlüssel zu nachhaltigem Investieren" Zeitschrift für Nachhaltigkeitsrecht, NR 2021, 314 ff

  • Author, "Green Loans in Real Estate Finance," Immobilienmagazin, June 2021

  • Author, "Nachhaltige Kreditfinanzierung - Win-win für ökologische Unternehmen?" Industriemagazin, March 2021