Dr.

Wilfried Seist, LL.M.
Partner
Contact
+43 1 319 45 20-24 vCard
Expertise
Corporate & Transactions Dispute Resolution Real Estate
Languages
German, English, French
One of the preeminent real estate attorneys in Austria.
The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
His strengths are his obvious high level of legal expertise, his overall understanding of the real estate industry and his extensive experience.
Chambers Europe 2025
Wilfried's knowledge goes far beyond pure real estate law, which enables him to give quick and precise answers to complex questions.
The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
Wilfried Seist is an outstanding legal adviser who is highly regarded in the real estate community.
CHAMBERS EUROPE 2024
Wilfried Seist is an exceptionally good lawyer with a lot of experience. Also his seniority and his highly valued opinion within the legal community is vital to his success.
THE LEGAL 500 EMEA 2023
Really experienced real estate lawyer who is also well versed in corporate law and, thus, the right person for share deals.
JUVE 2021
Professionally and personally first class.
JUVE 2021

about Wilfried Seist

Wilfried Seist is a founding partner at DSC and is one of Austria’s leading specialists in real estate law. His main focus is on transactional advice, although he also represents clients in contentious disputes.

Wilfried Seist completed his doctoral studies in law at the University of Vienna in the fall of 1981. During his studies, he worked for two years as a student assistant and then as a contract assistant at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Vienna. After his court internship, he completed a postgraduate LL.M. at Harvard Law School, USA.

Experience

since 1989
Partner and Attorney at DSC Doralt Seist Csoklich

1985
Legal associate of a major Paris law firm

1983
LL.M. (Harvard Law School, USA)

1980-1981
Study and contract assistant at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Vienna

1981
PhD in law (Dr. iur. | University of Vienna)

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Publications

2022
Die Einschränkung der Option des Vermieters zur Umsatzsteuer als Anwendungsfall des § 30 UStG in FS Zöchling
2019
Anmerkung der Verfügungsbeschränkung für deutsche Immobilienfonds im Grundbuch zulässig, immolex 2019, 143-144 (gemeinsam mit Theresia Grahammer)
1997
Welcher Zeitpunkt ist für die Beurteilung der Angemessenheit des Mietzinses bei einer Anhebung gemäß § 46a MRG relevant?, immolex 1997, 100-101
1995
Wann war eine freie Mietzinsvereinbarung möglich?, wobl 1995, 197 (gemeinsam mit Peter Csoklich)
1993
Grundzüge des Gesellschaftsrechts in Österreich, England und den USA (Verlag Orac 1993) 272 Seiten zzgl Register (gemeinsam mit Heinrich Weninger und Johannes Schmatzer)
1992
Abschlussprüfer und Anzeigepflicht, RdW 1992, 72-74