Gabriele Etzl

Partner | Attorney at law
Head of Real Estate / Real Estate Finance

  • „Gabriele Etzl is a highly experienced real estate partner with a strong focus on the real key topics. She is clever and persistent."

    The Legal 500

About Gabriele

Gabriele Etzl is a Partner and heads the Real Estate Law Department. She has vast experience and continuously advises on major real estate transactions in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe. Her vast expertise focuses on large-volume national and cross-border real estate transactions, real estate financing transactions, real estate restructuring projects, commercial and private landlord and tenant law, real estate developer contract law, as well as public real estate law, with a special focus on zoning law, building law and trade law. 

She is fluent in German and English and has knowledge of Spanish.

Gabriele has been identified in several national and international rankings as one of the leading real estate lawyers in the country. She is also a lecturer in real estate law at the Law Faculty of the University of Vienna and author of several real estate related publications, in particular also on real estate law and real estate financing in Austria and CEE.

Selected focal points

  • Law degree at the University of Vienna
  • Partner and Head of Reals Estate at JWO | Deloitte Legal Austria since October 2017
  • Wolf Theiss Attorneys at Law, Vienna (2003-2017)
  • Raiffeisen-Leasing GmbH, Vienna (2002-2003)
  • Lessiak & Partner Attorneys at Law, Vienna (1997-2002)

Lecture activity

  • University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Lecture Series on Tenancy and Housing Law)
  • University of Vienna, University Course “Housing and Real Estate Law (LL.M.)
  • Linde Campus
  • Wiener Immobilien- und Mietrechtstag (Vienna Real Estate and Tenancy Law Day)

  • „Gabriele Etzl is quite well known in this section of work. She is client-focused and on transactions doesn't waste time on non-essential points."

    Chambers Europe

  • „Gabriele Etzl has a flexible working approach and deep knowledge. She is proactive and timely."

    Legal 500

  • „Gabriele Etzl of Jank Weiler Operenyi Rechtsanwälte is well placed to advise on real estate acquisitions and sales as well as financings and lease agreements."

    Chambers Europe

  • „Gabriele Etzl gives us swift responses and is client oriented."

    Legal 500

  • „She is really pragmatic, has broad knowledge, and is experienced in transactions and developer contracts."

    Chambers Europe

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Rankings & Awards

Gabriele Etzl of JWO | Deloitte Legal Austria advises on the purchase and sale of real estate as well as on financing and rental agreements.
Deal Closings & Credentials

Under the leadership of partner Alexander Operenyi, Deloitte Legal's legal advisory team consisted of partner Gabriele Etzl, partner Stefan Zischka, Johannes Lutterotti and counsel Bernhard Köck.
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