After introducing our newest team members, Strohal Legal Group is happy to present the rest of our team! This week, we are introducing Jakob Kisser.
Jakob joined SLG in 2019 and became managing partner in 2021. He is a business-focused lawyer and advises commercial and private clients on M&A projects, corporate law matters, and all aspects of business ventures and investments in the UAE. Jakob has practical business experience as a board member of a number of private foundations and corporations. He practiced business law for 20 years at international law firms in Austria and was admitted as attorney-at-law to the Austrian bar from 2009-2020.
Jakob is the author of numerous academic publications such as the LexisNexis handbooks on Current Trends in Start-ups & Crowdfunding, Form Requirements & Legalization (Best Practice Formvorschriften und Beglaubigungen), and Letters of Comfort (Best Practice Patronatserklärung). He is also a regular lecturer at the UAE business councils and the Austrian Attorneys Academy (Anwaltsakademie).
Last but not least, Jakob’s passion for sports has led him to numerous finishes at Ironman triathlons, marathons and multi-stage mountain bike races as well as to the summit of Baruntse in the Nepal Himalayans at over 7000m.