Wolf Theiss appoints six new Counsel across its CEE/SEE offices

Tirana, Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Ljubljana, 3 November 2026 – Wolf Theiss has promoted six senior lawyers to Counsel, effective 1 November 2026. The appointments recognise their professional achievements and strengthen the firm’s expertise across five offices in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

The newly appointed Counsel are Kristaq Profkola (Albania), Lucas Gasser (Austria), Sebastian Prakljacic (Austria), Miriam Fuchs (Hungary), Vladimír Šimkovic (Slovakia) and Ana Zorn (Slovenia). Their expertise spans corporate transactions, financial markets, competition law, healthcare regulation and dispute resolution, supporting clients in both domestic and cross-border matters.

Kristaq Profkola (Albania) advises on corporate, banking and finance, dispute resolution and projects matters. His expertise also encompasses administrative law and European company law. Before joining Wolf Theiss, he advised companies, international organisations and foreign government agencies and served as Director of Legal Affairs at Albania’s Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Management.

Lucas Gasser (Austria) advises on European and Austrian competition law, including EU state aid. His practice covers merger control and the coordination of filings across multiple jurisdictions, cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings and competition compliance. He previously worked in Germany and completed a secondment to a British Silver Circle firm in the United Kingdom.

Sebastian Prakljacic (Austria) specialises in banking and debt capital markets law in Austria and the CEE/SEE region. He advises financial institutions and industrial companies on bond issuances and listings, including ESG and covered bonds, as well as registered notes, certificates and other derivative products. He also advises on the establishment and ongoing maintenance of issuance programmes.

Miriam Fuchs (Hungary) is a member of the Corporate/M&A team with a particular focus on healthcare and life sciences. She advises pharmaceutical and medtech companies on commercial, regulatory and compliance matters, including investigations and proceedings before regulatory authorities. Her practice also covers M&A transactions, restructurings and corporate investigations.

Vladimír Šimkovic (Slovakia) advises on competition, corporate and real estate matters, with a focus on cross-border M&A transactions. His competition practice includes internal investigations, merger control filings and proceedings before the Slovak Antimonopoly Office. He also advises developers and real estate investment funds on acquisitions and sale and leaseback transactions.

Ana Zorn (Slovenia) advises on corporate, M&A, regulatory and public procurement matters. Her practice includes M&A transactions, foreign direct investment filings and the representation of clients in tender procedures. Before joining Wolf Theiss, she worked as a senior judicial adviser in the commercial department of a Slovenian district court.

These promotions recognise the expertise, sound judgement and commitment to clients that Kristaq, Lucas, Sebastian, Miriam, Vladimír and Ana bring to their work. Supporting their continued development is an investment in the people and regional collaboration on which our clients rely.

– Sebastian Oberzaucher, Managing Partner Wolf Theiss.