Jan Philipp Schifko is a partner at KWR and specializes in construction and real estate law. 

He began his legal career as an associate in Georg Karasek's team. In 2015, he passed the bar exam with distinction and has been practising as an attorney since 2017. He has been a managing partner at KWR since 2020. Already during his university education, Jan Philipp Schifko worked as a student assistant in a Graz business law firm and was involved in Club Alpbach Styria, the Austrian Student Union and the AktionsGemeinschaft, among others, during his studies. He was also a member of the disciplinary council of the Vienna Bar Association from 2013 to 2014. In the renowned lawyer directory "The Legal 500" (2023), Jan Philipp Schifko is named as a "Next Generation Partner" in the area of "Construction". In the ranking of the German JUVE publishing house (2021/22), he is "often recommended" in real estate and construction law.

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Comprehensive advice, holistic support and professional representation of real estate developers, construction companies (total, general and subcontractors), institutional investors (such as funds, banks and insurance companies), private builders and WE communities, consultants (architects and special experts) and other players in the real estate and construction industry (such as property management companies) in all areas of construction and real estate law. This includes, in particular, support throughout the entire cycle of (large-volume) real estate projects, from the acquisition review/due diligence, through the optimal structuring of the project and all further steps such as acquisition as an asset deal or share deal, drafting and negotiating all contractual documents (construction contracts, planning contracts, total contractor solutions, etc.), support and advice during the acquisition process, and the implementation of the project. ), support and advice during the project phase (in particular also in the event of disrupted construction processes) up to handover, realisation (including support for the sale [also in the case of BTVG projects] or letting) and warranty management (including representation in construction lawsuits, arbitration proceedings or alternative dispute resolution models). He also focuses on advising and representing clients in connection with the assertion of or defence against claims for additional costs as well as complex construction law disputes (in German and English) and all other construction contract issues.

Functions and other activities

• Member of the Austrian Society for Construction Law & Construction Industry (ÖGEBAU)
• Regular publications in trade journals (e.g. bauaktuell) and industry journals on construction and real estate law topics