Dr. Thomas Ruhm | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

I specialise in the field of complex, cross-border corporate issues and M&A transactions, leading international teams from various jurisdictions and legal areas. I do inbound and outbound international work and am able to refer to our teams abroad. My sectoral knowledge comprises industrials as well as the pharmaceutical/direct sales sector. I have an extensive network in the CEE/SEE region.

I work intensively for clients in the private equity and financial services sector – a sector on which I focus in my published works and as a speaker at international conferences.

I am also admitted as solicitor in England and Wales and work as part-time visiting professor at the University of Vienna, the University of Klagenfurt, University of Santa Clara/Summer Programme and the University of Liechtenstein (LLM programme) professorship for private and business law.

Further, I am author and publisher of numerous publications in corporate and commercial law journals and of various market-known law books regarding corporate and financial markets law, which are the main areas of my legal interests.

I am the publisher of “Der Konzern im Gesellschafts- und Steuerrecht” (Linde Verlag), one of the standard law books in Austria in the field of corporate and tax law and used broadly by practitioners and in-house legal teams in the banking and financial services sector.

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Awards & recognition

Awards & recognition

Industrial CEE Market Leader
General Counsel
Thomas Ruhm is a diligent and experienced transaction and corporate lawyer. He understands the needs of business and is highly specialized to deal with complex situations. He knows the CEE market and works hand-on.

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Qualifizierte Beteiligungen, Vermögensübertragungen, Verschmelzungen und Spaltungen - neue Anforderungen in der CRR III und der CRD VI

15.10.2024
Die Trilog-Verhandlungen zur CRR III und zur CRD VI wurden Ende November 2023 abgeschlossen. Die finalen Rechtsakte wurden am 19. Juni 2024 im EU-Amtsblatt veröffentlicht1.
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Wichtige Neuigkeiten zu ESG- Entwicklungen: Was Unternehmen und Investoren wissen müssen

14.10.2024
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Fieldfisher Austria advises software company TimeTac on investment by Maguar Capital Partners

07.02.2024
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Following in the footsteps of other European countries, new regulation in France has facilitated the development and reimbursement of digital medical devices in this highly promising sector

06.11.2023
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Fieldfisher Austria appoints Corporate Finance and Restructuring specialist Peter Tutsch as partner

06.07.2023
Peter joins Fieldfisher's newest office in Vienna to complement the team's existing capabilities in serving corporate and financial services clients.
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What others say…

Industrial CEE Market Leader
Thomas Ruhm is a diligent and experienced transaction and corporate lawyer. He understands the needs of business and is highly specialized to deal with complex situations. He knows the CEE market and works hand-on.