Eva-Maria Ségur-Cabanac
Biography
Eva-Maria is a partner in our Austrian corporate / M&A group and a member of our global sustainability practice. She acts as global lead sustainability partner for our financial institutions industry group, heads Baker McKenzie's capital markets practice in Austria and is a member of our EMEA steering committee for capital markets. Eva-Maria is a dual-qualified lawyer, admitted to practice in Austria and New York. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie's Vienna office in 2008, Eva-Maria worked in the New York, Paris and Frankfurt offices of a well-known US law firm.
Practice Focus
Eva-Maria focuses her practice on cross-border transactional work, with a focus on energy and sustainable industries. She also provides ongoing advice to Austrian, EU and non-EU clients on the evolving EU regulatory agenda around ESG. She is a regular speaker and author of articles relating to sustainable finance and the EU regulatory framework regarding ESG.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised Austrian energy service provider KELAG in connection with the acquisition of hydro- and wind power assets in France and Portugal.
- Advised Amundi on the acquisition of Austrian robo-adviser Savity.
- Advised Paragon partners on the disposal of INFO-TECHNO Baudatenbank GmbH, one of their Austrian portfolio companies.
- Advised the underwriters on the IPO and listing on Euronext Amsterdam of MotorK, a SaaS provider for the automotive industry.
- Advising FCC and its subsidiary FCC Construcción in connection with claims brought by the insolvency administrators of FCC's now insolvent Austrian subsidiaries Alpine Holding GmbH and Alpine Bau GmbH.
Professional Honors
- Frequently recommended in capital markets, JUVE Austria 2022/2023
- The hottest stocks in capital markets law, trend lawyers’ ranking 2022
- Best Lawyers in Austria 2019 for capital markets law and conflict resolution, Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers, 2019
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association - Member
- Vienna Bar Association - Member
Admissions
- Austria (2008)
- New York~United States (2001)
Education
- Cornell Law School (LL.M.) (2001)
- University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) (2001)
- University of Vienna (Mag. iur.) (1998)
Languages
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
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