Institute for Austrian
and International Tax Law

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Claus Staringer

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Email: claus.staringer@wu.ac.at

Tel: 00 43 1 313 36 - 48 90

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5.12.1967	born in Vienna, Austria
1996	marries Mag. Bärbel Zillner
2001	birth of son Felix
2003	birth of daughter Ella

1974 - 1978	Primary School in Vienna's District I
1978 - 1986	Grammar School in Vienna's District I (graduates with excellence)
1986 - 1990	Studies of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and of Law at the University of Vienna (attains the title of Mag.iur.)
1991 und 1992	Study Trips to the International Summer School at the University of Vienna
1990 - 1994	Doctoral Studies of Law at the University of Vienna (attains the title of Dr. iur., with excellence). Title of Doctoral Thesis "Einlagen und Umgründungen" ("Contributions and Reorganisations")
1999	Attains the title of "Universitätsdozent" for Tax Law ("Finanzrecht"). Title of Habilitation Thesis: "Besteuerung doppelt ansässiger Kapitalgesellschaften" ("Taxation of Dual Resident Corporations")

1991 - 1994	Assistant at the Department of Tax Law of the Vienna University of Eco-nomics and Business Administration (Prof. Gassner)
since 1992	Teaching at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Admini-stration
1993 - 1996	Associate with Exinger GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (BDO, later Deloitte)
1997	Admitted as Tax Consultant
1997 - 1999	Assistant at the Department of Business Law (Tax Law) of the University of Vienna (Prof. Lechner)
1997 - 2000	Teaching at the University of Vienna
since 1999	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Attorneys at Law (Principal Consultant since 2001)
since 2003	Professor of Tax Law with a special focus on Corporate Tax at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

since 2003	Head of the Corporate Tax Group of the Department of Austrian and International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Busi-ness Administration
since 2003	Deputy Chairman of the Department of Austrian and International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
since 2005	Director for the legal Doctoral Studies at the Vienna University of Eco-nomics and Business Administration
2003 - 2010	Member of the Special Research Project (SFB) "International Tax Coor-dination"
2005-2016	Member of the Steering Group Law at the Vienna University of Econom-ics and Business Administration

since 1997	Member of the Senate for Tax Law of the Austrian Chamber of Chartered Public Accountants and Tax Consultants
since 1999	Member of the "Deutsche Steuerjuristische Gesellschaft"
since 1999	Member of "Österreichischer Juristentag"
since 2003	Member of the European Association of Tax Law Professors
since 2005	Member of the Executive Committee of the International Fiscal Associa-tion, National Branch of Austria
since 2008	Member of the Permanent Scientific Committe of the International Fiscal Association

1994	Rudolf Sallinger Award (for Doctoral Thesis)
1999	Mitchell B. Carroll Prize of the International Fiscal Association (Habilitation Thesis)
1999	Albert Hensel Prize of the Academic Committee of "Deutsche Steuerjuristische Gesellschaft" (Habilitation Thesis)
1999	Gerhard Thoma Prize of the German Institute of Tax Consultants (Habilitation Thesis)
2000	Award for academic achievements of the National Committee of Austria of the International Fiscal Association (Habilitation Thesis)
2006	Award for "Innovative Teaching“ at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (for the Course "European and International Tax Moot Court")