Prof. Susanne Kalss on Austrian Private Foundations
On 10 March 2025 a hybrid seminar organised by the Centre for Family Business Law at the University of Warsaw will take place. Our guest will be Prof. Susanne Kalss from Vienna.
Dr Tomasz Klimek’s Seminar (Recording)
On 17 October 2023, Dr Tomasz Klimek, an attorney-in-law in Austria and Liechtenstein, shared his insights into practical aspects of running private foundations in these two countries. The meeting has been recorded and you can watch it here.
Seminar 5: Dr Tomasz Klimek on practical aspects of establishing and managing private foundations in Austria and Liechtenstein
On 17 October 2023 at 5 p.m. (CET), Dr Tomasz Klimek, an attorney-in-law in Austria and Liechtenstein, will share his insights into practical aspects of running private foundations in these two countries.
Seminar 4: Prof. Martin Schauer on private foundations in Austria
Next online seminar will take place on 21 March 2023 at 5.00 p.m. (CET) via Zoom and cover the topic of private foundations in Austria. The speaker will be Prof. Martin Schauer.
Seminar 3: Dr Christian Bochmann on private foundations in Germany
Next online seminar will take place on 6 March 2023 at 5.30 p.m. via Zoom. It is entitled “Foundation-owned Family Firms in Germany and the Balance between Continuity and Transformation”. The speaker will be Dr Christian Bochmann.
A new project of the Family Foundation Act has been published
The Poland’s Government’s Legislation Centre has published a new draft of the Family Foundation Act adopted by the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology.
Research project ‘The Dead Hand. Private foundation as a multi-generational estate planning tool’ has launched
A new research project devoted to the use of private (family) foundations as an instrument of succession planning began in spring 2022 at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. It is financed by the Poland’s National Science Centre through a grant awarded in the OPUS 21 competition (no. 2021/41/B/HS5/00857). The research team under the direction of Prof. Konrad Osajda consists of lawyers affiliated with the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and the University of Warsaw. Information on the results of the research and accompanying events will be published on this website.