EY Law’s expansion course: New partner Ulrike Sehrschön and her team

New partner and her team strengthen the areas of Highly regulated industries and procurement law

EY Law is continuing its expansion course it has pursued since its foundation in 2012 by partner Helen Pelzmann. With the integration of a nationally and internationally established team around the newly announced EY Law partner Ulrike Sehrschoen in the area of highly regulated industries and public procurement law, the Austrian law firm confirms its outstanding long-term development.

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EY Law strengthens its position in the areas of expertise Highly Regulated Industries and Public Procurement Law and gains an established team of experts around attorney at law Ulrike Sehrschön
Ulrike Sehrschön also becomes a new partner at EY Law Austria
This makes EY Law the only major law firm in Austria with a 50 percent quota at partner level, setting a contemporary example for diversity that goes far beyond symbolic equal opportunities

EY Law continues to grow by legal expertise in regulatory and procurement

Sehrschön advises on highly complex regulatory issues, including energy, data protection, telecommunications and financial market supervisory law. She has been ranked among the top legal advisors in renowned rankings such as Legal500, Chambers Europe and the Trend Lawyer Ranking for many years. In public procurement law, she supports both public contracting authorities in the implementation of procurement projects and bidders in participating in public tenders and in public procurement control proceedings.

“I look forward to continuing to successfully advise our clients with my first-class team with a focus on procurement in the public sector and in highly regulated industries under a new flag. EY Law and its global network are the perfect partner for future exciting regulatory topics such as carbon capture, ESG, digital transformation and cyber resilience,” says the new EY Law partner and Head of the procurement department Ulrike Sehrschön.

The new EY Law Procurement-Team

The new procurement teams that will be led by Ulrike Sehrschoen compromises attorneys Titus Kahr and Niklas Nigl, as well as associate Gabriela Maria Kaiser, and joins the existing EY Law Team with attorney Christian Zimmer.

“This step strengthens our position as a full-service law firm in commercial law. We are convinced that the best solutions for our clients, both internally and externally, are created where diverse perspectives come together. With the addition of Ulrike and her team and its regulatory expertise, we can now respond even better to the requirements of the market,” says Helen Pelzmann, EY Law founding partner.

Diversity: 50 Percent women at partner level at EY Law Austria

With the entry of Ulrike Sehrschoen as new partner, the number of women reaches 50 % at partner level at EY Law in Austria. With this 50:50 ratio, EY Law is the only major law firm in Austria to set a landmark for diversity and parity that will strengthen the quality of the firm in the long term.