Career & competencies

Lukas Röper is one of Austria’s leading experts in the fields of banking & finance and financial services, with more than 15 years of experience in international banks, law firms and commercial law firms. He and his team moved to PHH Rechtsanwält:innen from PwC, where he was head of the Financial Services division. Previous positions include those of General Counsel, Regulatory SPOC, Corporate Secretary and Head of Participations at international banks.

Lukas advises international banks and financial institutions on questions of banking and regulatory law and on financial, portfolio and NPL transactions.

He is an expert in bank M&A and advises international investors on the acquisition of banks and financial institutions as well as on start-ups. His ties to the financial sector are not limited to his work as a consultant, but also include his current and previous appointments as a member of the supervisory boards of various banks and investment firms.

Lukas also leads the Private Wealth and CIS Desks. He provides advice and support to clients in connection with their entry into the Austrian market, with Asset Relocation Corporate Migration and with setting up Family Office structures. He is also a certified compliance and data protection officer, author of numerous specialist publications on the subject of financial law and a lecturer at Vienna University for banking M&A.

Lukas qualified as a lawyer in 2009 and has been a partner at PHH Rechtsanwält:innen since 2020.

He speaks German, English and basic Russian.

What motivates me:
Getting the deal through!

What would I be now if I had not become a lawyer:
A physician.

My three greatest passions:
Skiing, travel and family.

Contact details

M +43 676 897 008 864
T +43 1 714 24 40
F +43 1 714 24 40 - 6

Area of expertise.

Banking & finance

Banking M&A

CIS Desk

Dubai Desk

Forensics

Immigration & Corporate Migration

M&A

Private clients

Regulatory Advisory

Regulatory law

Sanctions

What others say.

Legal 500

2022

“They provide a unique mix of experience, excellent legal knowledge and truly strategic advice. They excel in cross-border work, as seen by their coordination abilities and capacity to understand the larger picture. They are sought-after specialists for complex international litigation proceedings across several jurisdictions, especially in the insurance and banking sector.”

Legal 500

2022

“Lukas Röper is a true deal maker – very solution-oriented; he wants to get the deal through and is very commercially minded. He is what I consider the new role model of a lawyer. He combines lawyer’s skills with in-house experience and management and financial knowledge from his past positions in international banks.”

Legal 500

2022

„Lukas Röper is a true deal maker – very solution-oriented; he wants to get the deal through and is very commercially minded. He is what I consider the new role model of a lawyer. He combines lawyer’s skills with in-house experience and management and financial knowledge from his past positions in international banks.”

JUVE Ranking zum Bank- und Finanzrecht

2020

„Akquisitorisch extrem begabt, super Kerl und fähiger Manager, steht vor allem für Regulatorik.”

Client, LEGAL 500

2020

„Lukas Röper looks very different then other lawyers in Austria with deep knowledge of the areas he is responsible for. With good negotiation and communication skills, having both in-house and external legal experience he can assist with different topics and suggest very practically useful solutions. His participation in negotiations is very productive.”