Dr. Niklas J.R.M. Schmidt, TEP

Niklas J.R.M. Schmidt heads the firm-wide Tax team. He is
admitted as both a lawyer and as a tax adviser. Before joining the firm, Niklas
worked for several years at a “Big Four” accounting firm and as a
research assistant in the tax law department at the University of Vienna. His
publications include various books and articles in international tax journals.
Niklas is frequently engaged as a speaker at tax conferences and has been a
visiting lecturer at various universities. Currently, he is a member of the
examination commission for the “Certified Financial Planner” exam in
Austria, and he sits on the editorial board of the “SteuerExpress”
magazine. Furthermore, Niklas is a member of the International Fiscal
Association, the International Bar Association, the International Tax Planning
Association, the International Academy of Estate and Trust Lawyers and the
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. He is furthermore the chair of the
IBA’s Private Client Tax Committee. Niklas also published a book on cryptocurrencies
and blockchains and regularly lectures on this topic.

SPECIALISATION

Corporate, Commercial & M&A

Private Clients

Tax

Russia

Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain technology

EDUCATION

Oxford University, Saïd Business School, Postgraduate
Diploma in Financial Strategy (PGDipFS), 2012/2013

IESE Advanced Management Program (AMP) in Barcelona and
Munich, 2011/2012

University of Vienna (Mag. iur.), 1998, (Dr. iur.), 2000

University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna,
(Mag.rer.soc.oec.), 1995

LANGUAGES

German, English