Mag. Nevena M. Shotekova-Zöchling
Attorney in Vienna · Insolvency Administrator

- Trusted Lawyer to the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Austria
- Insolvency Administrator in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland
- Recommended by the association British in Austria
When your property, your inheritance or your capital is at stake, you don’t need platitudes – you need someone who knows where contracts fail.
Working as a lawyer in Vienna since 2010, admitted to the bar in 2014, bar exam passed magna cum laude. Eight years as partner and managing shareholder of a Viennese commercial law firm, today with her own firm in the centre of Vienna.
Why that makes a difference: Most lawyers see a transaction from the side on which it is meant to succeed. As an insolvency administrator, she sees the other side every day – where financing collapses, contracts have gaps and promises are worth nothing. That knowledge goes into every contract before it is needed.
How she helps:
Real estate law in all its aspects
Purchase and sale, purchase offer, purchase contract and escrow handling, condominium ownership, developers, warranty and release of encumbrances. For apartment purchases at a fixed price with KaufSicher – draft contract within 48 hours on working days once all documents are available.
Insolvency & Restructuring
As insolvency administrator in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, she knows corporate crises from the inside: restructuring and turnaround, creditor representation, avoidance risks – and solutions while there is still room to act.
Inheritance law
Wills, gifts, compulsory shares and estates – including assets in several countries.
Investors, funds and special situations
Advising investment funds, family offices and owners on real estate and corporate transactions, equity investments, refinancings and restructurings – with partners in Bulgaria, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the USA and the Middle East, among others.
Corporate law & M&A
Company acquisitions and sales, equity investments, corporate structuring and contract drafting.
Residence and settlement law
Red-White-Red Card, settlement permits and residence titles for entrepreneurs, skilled workers, investors and their families.
Civil litigation
When negotiation is no longer enough: representation in court – with the aim of resolving conflicts economically, not prolonging them.
Evidence instead of adjectives:
- 4.9 out of 5 stars from 62 Google reviews
- 16 years of legal practice, including 8 years as partner and managing director of a commercial law firm
- Insolvency administrator in three federal provinces
- Trusted lawyer to the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Austria
- Recommended as an attorney by the association British in Austria
- Member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and INSOL Europe
- An article on non-profit housing prompted a parliamentary question in the Austrian National Council by MP Mag. Philipp Schrangl (11059/J, 2016)
- Guest articles in the Wiener Zeitung (incl. “Neue Gemeinnützigkeit im Wohnbau”), quoted in profil and the Wiener Zeitung
- Long-standing legal column in Austromatisierung
- Numerous articles – most recently:
Real estate: Financing condition in a purchase offer · Buying property with money from abroad · Broker’s commission without service?
Investments: AI and investments · What is not in the data room? - Founder and publisher of articlezero.at, an independent magazine on artificial intelligence – with interviews including Audrey Tang, Tristan Harris, Gary Marcus and Axel Voss
Career:
- since 2023: own law firm, Marc-Aurel-Straße 6, 1010 Vienna
- 2015–2023: partner and managing shareholder, Robathin & Partner Rechtsanwälte
- 2010–2015: Ankershofen-Goess-Hinteregger Rechtsanwälte
- 2014: admitted to the Vienna Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien); listed in the lawyer directory of the Austrian Bar (ÖRAK), bar exam passed magna cum laude
- Law studies in Salzburg and Vienna, Mag. iur. 2009
Languages:
German, Bulgarian, English, Russian (basic). Within the team, the firm advises in six languages: German, English, Bulgarian, Turkish, Russian and Ukrainian.
