Silva is a Corporate and M&A partner and heads the Employment practice in Austria. She focuses on cross-border transactions, M&A deals and reorganizations.
With 20 years of experience in corporate and employment law, Silva focuses on transactions which have both aspects. This includes due diligence for buyers and sellers, drafting and negotiation of documentation as well as general advice, implementation, entries into the Austrian market and project planning.
Silva provides advice regarding all aspects of employment law, especially in connection with M&A and restructurings, negotiations of social plans and integration work. She represents her clients in termination proceedings and other employment related disputes, both contentious and non-contentious. Silva is engaged in contract drafting, also having a focus on the employment of key personnel and directors.
She is involved in publications like “Employment Law in Europe” and “EU & International Employment Law”.
As an experienced corporate/M&A partner, she assists national and international clients with their restructurings, reorganizations and various kinds of M&A deals.
Silva has been a partner of Eversheds Sutherland since 2005 and has regularly been recommended by Legal 500 and Chambers Europe.
“Brilliant Silva Palzer and her outstanding team are truly remarkable for their commitment to excellence and innovation. Their unique combination of expertise, dedication, and client-focused approach makes them stand out in the field. We are consistently impressed by the team's forward-thinking strategies, attention to detail, and ability to adapt to complex challenges with ease.” Legal 500 EMEA, 2025
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Silva's recent client experience includes:
- advising international groups on their reorganizations including a cross border merger of entities for the Parker Hannifin Group
- assisting Badger Meter with the acquisition of s:can including the Due Diligence and integration work
- advising Inmunotek Group with their entry into the Austrian market, including the establishment of the Austrian entity and obtaining of all necessary permits and licences for the operation of the company
- assisting Global People Group with their entry into the Austrian market, including not only the establishment of the Austrian entity, as well as obtaining the necessary trade licences but also all employment law matters
- assisting DAI with all steps of the acquisition of all shares in Hulla & Co Human Dynamics KG
- assisting various retail companies with their corporate and employment work, including Alza, Urban Outfitters and many more
- assisting with the closure of a major Austrian construction site and the negotiations of the social plan
- Webinar on remote working and vaccination in the workplace for the German Chamber of Commerce, 2021
- Penal discussion on remote working organized by the German Chamber of Commerce, 2021
- Chambers Europe, Lawyer Ranking, Employment, 2025
- Legal 500 EMEA, Leading Firm, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, 2020-2025
- Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended Lawyer, Commercial, Corporate and M&A, 2020-2024
- Legal 500 EMEA, Leading Firm, Employment, 2020-2025
- Legal 500 EMEA,Recommended Lawyer, Employment, 2020-2024
- Chambers Europe, Leading Firm, Corporate Team, 2018
- Handelsblatt, empfohlener Anwalt im Arbeitsrecht
- Leaders League, Highly recommended in Labor Law, 2024-2025
- Member and speaker of the German Chamber of Commerce in Austria
- Mentor in the Cross Mentoring Program of the German Chamber of Commerce
- Diploma in Law at the University in Vienna, 1998
- Bar exam and admitted to the Vienna Bar 2005