Publications

Johannes Reich-Rohrwig has written over 250 publications, commentaries and articles on a wide range of topics. Here you can find a complete list of all publications.

  1. Austrian GmbH law
    Volume I, 2nd edition, MANZ 1997
  2. Inheritance law — bequeath correctly, avoid mistakes
    2nd edition, LINDE 2020; 1st edition 2017
  3. Austrian Limited, a startup-friendly legal form
    MANZ 2021, together with Ph. Kinsky and S.-F. Kraus
  4. General Assembly Handbook of the GmbH
    2nd edition, MANZ 2021, co-edited by Dr. Ginthör and Dr. Gratzl
  5. Societas Europaea — SE
    MANZ, 2006
  6. Fundamental issues of capital maintenance at AG, GmbH and GmbH & Co KG
    MANZ, 2004
  7. Antitrust Law I (Austria, European Union)
    together with Dr. Zehetner, LINDE 2000
  1. Liability of the GmbH managing director
    Commentary on § 25 GmbHG in Straube/Ratka/Rauter, WK GmbHG (MANZ, 2022)
  2. Commentary on the legal status and liability of the board of directors of the joint stock company in accordance with Sections 70 - 85 AktG
    in Artmann/Karollus, AkTG6 (2018)
  3. The contentious general meeting
    in Artmann/Rüffler/Torggler (ed.), Shareholder dispute (2025), p. 1 ff
  4. Quorum of the GmbH General Assembly, exclusion of voting rights and head of the general meeting
    in conference proceedings on the 8th Vienna Business Law Day, Das Stimmrecht (MANZ, 2021), p. 93 ff, and GesRZ 2020, p. 229 ff
  5. Asset succession planning
    in Deixler-Hübner/Schauer (ed.), Wealth Planning - National and International (2019) p. 39 ff
  6. Merger of partnerships
    in FS Hanns F. Hügel (2016), p. 305 ff
  7. Exclusion of GmbH shareholders for important reasons following the GESBR reform
    in FS Hans-Georg Koppensteiner II (2016) p. 235 ff
  8. Interpretation and scope of balance sheet guarantees
    in Althuber/Schopper (ed.), Business Acquisition Handbook, 2nd edition (2015), p. 391 ff
  9. Capital increase at listed AG in Austria
    Commemorative publication for Günther H. Roth, 2011, p. 635 ff
  10. M&A: Interpretation of purchase price adjustment, earn-out and improvement clauses
    Commemorative publication for Friedrich Rödler, 2010, p. 763 ff
  11. Individual issues relating to the drafting of the statutes of the GmbH
    in Kalss/Rüffler (ed.), Statute Design in the GmbH — Possibilities and Limits, 2005, p. 17 ff
  12. Succession planning and decision-making in a family capital company
    in Bertl, Mandl, et al. (ed.), the corporation after the tax reform, ORAC 1989, p. 73 ff.
  1. Conflicts of interest in corporate law
    ecolex 2025, 575ff (together with S. Aschl and F. Buchta)
  2. Qualified subordinated loans — contract interpretation, immorality, consumer protection and restructuring plan
    ecolex 2025, p. 513
  3. Employment law dismissal rights with regard to conduct of managing directors, board members and senior employees — A custom or the tip of the iceberg?
    ecolex 2025, S 118 (together with D. Prasser)
  4. UGB size classes adjusted for corporations
    ecolex 2025, p. 41
  5. GmbH General Assembly: tape recording, record keeping, right to correct the general meeting minutes
    ecolex 2024/391, p. 685 ff
  6. Appointment of an emergency managing director to enforce repayment from prohibited deposit refunds
    ecolex 2024/186, p. 321 f (together with S. Aschl)
  7. Mediation and Arbitration Clauses in Articles of Association
    SWK 2024, issue 19, p. 930
  8. FlexKapg — Getting started!
    ecolex 2023/626, p. 1014
  9. The flexible corporation — a new legal form in Austrian corporate law takes the stage
    ecolex, 2023/570, p. 905
  10. Is the special right to “appoint a managing director” a mere right of nomination and not a right of posting?
    ecolex, 2023/544, p. 856 f
  11. The EU Restructation Act (EU-UmgrG)
    SWK 2023, issue 20/21, p. 847 ff
  12. Implementation of the EU Mobility Directive
    SWK 2023, issue 6, p. 303 ff
  13. Virtual Shareholders' Meetings Act (VirtGesG) came into force
    ecolex 2023, p. 682
  14. Legislative proposal: Virtual Shareholders' Meetings Act (VirtGesG)
    ecolex 2023/369, p. 587 f
  15. Draft review of the Flexible Capital Company (FlexCo)
    ecolex, 2023/310, p. 497 f
  16. Empirical study of foundation certificates of Austrian private foundations
    ecolex 2023/253, p. 396 ff
  17. 30 years of private foundation
    ecolex 2023/158, p. 270 ff
  18. Glossary: Private Foundation
    ecolex 2023/159, p. 277 ff
  19. Corporate Law Digitalization Act 2022
    ecolex 2023/77 p. 131 f (together with D. Prasser)
  20. Extension of the COVID-19 Act under company law
    ecolex 2023/31, p. 55
  21. Unlawful deposit refund as reflected in case law 2013 to 2022
    ecolex 2022/565, p. 850 ff (together with S. Aschl)
  22. Merging SPAC with Target — allowed or prohibited?
    ecolex 2022/431, p. 628
  23. Extension of the COVID-19 Act under company law
    ecolex 2022/38, p. 51 f (together with S. Bayat)
  24. On the nomination of a substitute buyer for vested shares
    ecolex 2021, 438 ff (together with A. Zimmermann)
  25. Facilitation of corporate and insolvency law for companies in the second year of the corona crisis
    ecolex 2021, 46 f (together with S. Bydlinski)
  26. Contract practice when buying an interest house
    immolex 2020, p. 374 ff
  27. Investment Control Act passed by the National Council
    CFOaktuell 2020, p. 162 f (together with A. Zimmermann, LL.M.)
  28. IT organizational duties of the managing director
    ecolex 2020, p. 901 ff (together with A. Zimmermann, LL.M.)
  29. Crowdfunding and other forms of corporate financing
    ecolex 2020, p. 4 ff
  30. Does the case law want the supervisory board to make liability lawsuits against the management board?
    GesRZ 2019, p. 90 ff (together with Univ.-Prof. Dr. S.-F. Kraus)
  31. Asset succession planning
    ecolex 2019, p. 683 ff
  32. The assertion of claims against board members
    Supervisory Board currently 2018, H6 p. 8 ff (together with A. Zimmermann)
  33. Compulsory share law and private foundation
    to the Austrian Private Foundation (published by LGT, 2018), p. 16 (together with L. Peissl, LL.M.)
  34. Private foundation — Alles vain bliss?
    in Kathrein Foundation Letter (17th vol./ No. 21), p. 24 (together with L. Peissl, LL.M.)
  35. Number of joint stock companies declining sharply
    ecolex 2018, p. 1097 ff
  36. Structure of joint stock companies in Austria I and II
    ecolex 2018, p. 526 ff and 912 ff
  37. More insight than many would like — The Economic Property Register Act
    SWK 2018, 5ff (together with A. Zimmermann, LL.M.)
  38. Transfer of shares in the tenant company — an overview of recent case law
    ecolex 2017, p. 187 ff
  39. Important changes in inheritance law
    SWK 2016, p. 1333 ff
  40. Succession in contracts and contractual succession clauses
    GesRZ 2016, p. 126 ff
  41. Unclear contract clauses in real estate purchase contracts
    NZ 2016, p. 41 ff
  42. Disclaimer for real estate purchase contracts
    NZ 2015, p. 441 f
  43. Unlawful return of deposits as reflected in case law 2003 to 2013
    ecolex 2013, p. 940
  44. Appointment and appointment of the GmbH managing director
    GES 2011, p. 4 ff
  45. Improving the rights of founders and beneficiaries of a private foundation
    Private Foundation, ecolex 2005, p. 536 ff (together with Mag. Wallner)
  46. On the dismissal of the foundation board
    ecolex 2003, p. 103 ff (together with Dr. Größ)
  47. Restructuring through simplified capital reduction and increase
    GesRZ 2001, p. 69 ff
  48. Transfer of vinculated shares
    ecolex 1994, p. 757 ff
  49. Control of business combinations under EU law
    SWK 1994, p. B 63 ff (together with P. Huber)
  50. Loss of half share capital and impending insolvency
    ecolex 1990, p. 354
  51. Fiduciary duty of GmbH shareholders and shareholders of case law affirmed
    WBl 1988, p. 141
  1. Einpersonen-GmbH — in principle no liability of the sole shareholder
    ecolex 2024/37, p. 60 ff (together with S. Aschl)
  2. The applicable law in the event of a transfer of a company in accordance with § 38 UGB
    ecolex 2023/81, p. 140
  3. Protecting the inventory of transformations
    ecolex 2023/32, p. 56 (together with S. Aschl)
  4. Transfer of a business opportunity as a prohibited deposit refund
    ecolex 2022/589, p. 895
  5. On the invalidity of the notarial act if it is not read
    ecolex 2022/317, p. 460
  6. The extent and statute of limitations of the liability of a bank's auditor
    ecolex 2022/262, p. 379
  7. On the infringement of capital conservation rules
    ecolex 2022/263, p. 380
  8. On tort liability in the event of an impairment of a shareholder's membership rights in connection with torpedoing the provision of information
    ecolex 2022/102, p. 147
  9. No liability on the part of the departmental managing director for damage resulting from “fake president fraud”
    ecolex 2021/733, p. 1114
  10. GmbH & Co KG: Deposit refund
    ecolex 2021/108, p. 134
  11. The alleged love affair and the motivation behind the disinheritance of the spouse
    NetV 2020, p. 54 f (together with A. Zimmermann)
  12. External liability of the GmbH managing director due to unjustified withdrawal from the purchase offer
    ecolex 2019, p. 338 f
  13. The external liability of the managing director under commercial law
    ecolex 2018, p. 153 f
  14. GmbH managing director liability
    Ecolex 2017, 1181
  15. Liability of the insolvency administrator for adverse settlement
    Ecolex 2017, 681
  16. Breach of duty under corporate law and allegation of infidelity
    ecolex 2017, p. 540 f
  17. Partial invalidity of a GmbH shareholder resolution
    GesRZ 2017, p. 116
  18. Responsibility of managing directors and business judgement rule
    ecolex 2016, p. 700 ff
  19. Syndicate financing obligation and formless subsidy obligation of the GmbH shareholder
    ecolex 2014, p. 1068 f
  20. As a deposit refund if a municipality has a road built by its 100% owned GmbH without reimbursing it in full of the construction costs
    ecolex 2014, p. 1069 ff
  21. Limits of the GmbH shareholder's dividend claim, loyalty obligation
    ecolex 2013, p. 719 f
  22. To rule out the dispute and warranty when buying a GmbH share
    GesRZ 2013, p. 156, p. 159 f
  23. On the incompatibility of board activities in a private foundation with the simultaneous representation of a founder
    ecolex 2010, p. 59/20
  24. The infidelity of the management board of the dominant group parent company in the event of existence-threatening interventions to the detriment of the group subsidiary
    BGH 31.7.2009, 2 StR 95/09, ecolex 2009, p. 964/380
  25. Rights of ultimate beneficiaries of a private foundation
    ecolex 2006, p. 765
  26. Positive declaratory action before AG
    ecolex 2006, p. 493
  27. In the event of liquidation of the GmbH, creditor interests must primarily be protected
    ecolex 2004, p. 717
  28. Transfer of start-up costs to GmbH and interpretation of the distribution restriction in accordance with Section 235 Z 3 HGB
    ecolex 2004, p. 281
  29. Deposit refund in connection with the assignment of GmbH shares
    ecolex 2003, p. 177 (together with Dr. Größ)