Matthias Trummer

Matthias Trummer advises his clients on corporate, commercial, compliance and contract law matters. He also regularly represents creditors and debtors in restructurings, reorganizations, refinancings and insolvency proceedings. His longstanding experience covers a wide range of industries, in particular manufacturing, trade, healthcare, technology and digital businesses.
Prior to founding VALFORD Attorneys, Matthias Trummer worked as an attorney at PwC Legal and led its M&A practice group. He is an author of academic papers on corporate and insolvency law as well as legal tech and legal innovation topics. In 2014, he was among the youngest lawyers in Austria and was awarded the Austrian Bankers’ Association Prize (formerly Walther-Kastner-Prize) for his dissertation written at the chair of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Konecny at the University of Vienna in insolvency law.
In addition to his legal education, he also holds an Executive Master's degree in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership from the renowned Grande école ESCP Business School. He is also entrepreneurial in the digital transformation industry.
Education
Dr. iur. | University Vienna (with distinction)
MSc | ESCP Business School, "Executive Master Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership" (with distinction)
Mag. iur. | University Graz
International Law | Havard Kennedy School Government
Languages
German
English
French (basic knowledge)
Russian (basic knowledge)
Admissions
Vienna, Austria
News Feed*
* in excerpts and partially before founding VALFORD Attorneys
Acquisition of a leading company in the event security sector
Corporate, structural and contractual legal advice relating to the development of one of the largest solar parks in Styria, Austria
Matthias Trummer at Arnold Schwarzeneggers's Austrian World Summit 2024
Matthias Trummer speaks at ARS Academy about insolvency law perspectives relating to crypto assets and smart contracts
Corporate and compliance legal advice to international organization headquartered in Vienna
Corporate and IT compliance legal advice to US and German IT-outsourcing and e-commerce companies
Compliance legal advice to large industrial corporation with regards to UN, US, EU sanctions imposed on CIS and Middle East countries
Sale of a stake in an Estonian crypto platform
VALFORD Attorneys in DiePresse
VALFORD Attorneys in JUVE Magazine
Strategic advice to angel investors relating to various investments in Refurbed
Merger of Firstbird with Radancy
Financing round led by Scania Growth Capital in bex technologies
Financing round led by yabeo in Brickwise
Sale of Schloffer to Elkay
Sale of business division AGRO to Prochema
Acquisition of BÄR-Group by Raja
Acquisition of SLR Group by Gienanth
Acquisition of General Aerospace by Stabilus Group
Strategic advice to Cavalry Ventures and Berliner Volksbanken Ventures relating to various investments in PlanRadar
Multiple (add-on) acquisitions and exits for US, UK and Germany based PE investors and their portfolio companies
Acquisition of € 224 million loan portfolio by Evangelische Bank
Publications, Lectures*
* in excerpts
Insolvenzrechtliche Hypothesen zu Krypto Assets und Smart Contracts, ZIK 2022/92
"Strategic Mapping of the Legal Value Chain" in New Suits, Appetite for Disruption in the Legal World, 2019
Gesellschaftsrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2013 – Insolvenzantragspflicht des „Mehrheitsgesellschafters“, ZIK 2013/182
Insolvency law perspectives relating to crypto assets and smart contracts, ARS Academy
Awards
Austrian Bankers' Association Prize (formerly Walther-Kastner-Prize) 2014