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Michael Kutschera is a partner in Binder Grösswang’s Corporate / M&A team and has more than 30 years of experience in cross-border transactions, international disputes and arbitration. He focuses on cross-border M&A/joint ventures, arbitration, international dispute resolution, energy law. Michael is ranked as one of the leading Corporate and M&A lawyers and one of the Most in Demand Arbitrators by Chambers Global 2019. In the 2019 issue of IFLR1000 Edition, Michael is named 'Expert consultant' and JUVE (Edition Austria 2020) ranks him among the leading names for Corporate/ M&A in Austria. Experience Advising Wiesenthal on the sale of Wiesenthal & Co as well as Wiesenthal Handel und Service to Swiss Mercedes Benz dealer Advising Lenzing AG in many national and international co-operation and acquisition projects, last upon its formation of a Joint Venture with Duratex S.A to build a Dissolving Wood Pulp Plant in Brazil Advising TIWAG concerning international long-term power supply contracts, M&A transactions and numerous other projects Advising Novomatic upon the acquisition of Albanian Lotaria Kombëtare Counsel to Snam on the acquisition of 49% of Gas Connect Austria Advising Magna Steyr upon the sale of Magna Steyr Battery Systems to Samsung SDI Advising BayernLB regarding claims against the selling shareholders in connection with the acquisition of Hypo Alpe Adria Advising voestalpine upon the takeover of Böhler Uddeholm Advising OIAG, voestalpine, Böhler-Uddeholm, Lenzing and other Austrian corporations and banks in regard to claims by former forced labourers and property claims of others inflicted by the national socialist regime, including in US Court proceedings Advising IPIC in regard of the acquisition and the management of a strategic shareholding in OMV.