Lawyers in Austria

Barbara Valente

Attorney at Law

bpv Hügel

Beat König

Beat König is experienced in technology litigations, focusing on regulatory and civil disputes in the areas of data protection, AI, and digital business models. Building on his litigation prowess, Beat advises clients on strategic compliance issues in the areas of data protection, AI, cyber security and telecommunications law. Prior joining the Firm in October 2021, he obtained professional experience at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo, at the Higher Regional Court Vienna and at a Viennese boutique law firm with its main focus on class actions and mass litigations. He studied law at the University of Vienna and the University of Stockholm and holds a post-graduate LL.M. degree in European and International Business Law from the University of Vienna. Beat holds teaching positions for civil law and data protection law at the University of Applied Sciences of St. Pölten, Austria, and regularly teaches at renowned universities and institutions in Austria in the areas of artificial intelligence law, data protection, cyber security and marketing law. Beat’s practice is focused on representing clients in complex regulatory and civil technology litigations in the areas of data protection, AI, and digital business models and regularly handles high-profile cases for market-leading technology companies. Additionally, Beat advises clients in all matters relating to data protection, AI, telecommunications and cyber security laws.

Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Benedikt Spiegelfeld em.

Of Counsel, Litigation & Arbitration, Distribution Law, em. Benedikt Spiegelfeld has 40 years’ experience of advising international clients. He was regularly acting as chairman, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in numerous arbitrations throughout Europe.

Cerha Hempel

Benedikt Sprinzl

Partner

Kinstellar

Benjamin Schlatter

Counsel

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)

Benjamin Twardosz

Partner, Tax Law, White Collar Crime, Corporate, Public Law & European Law, Private Clients & Trusts. Benjamin is Partner at CERHA HEMPEL since 2018. He is one of the most renowned experts for tax litigation and stamp duty in Austria and he has worked at the Austrian Supreme Administrative Court (2004-2006). Benjamin specialises in corporate tax law, international tax law, tax litigation, fiscal criminal law, real estate taxation and real estate transfer tax, stamp duty and wage related taxes. He has industry expertise within the real estate sector, the gaming industry, Brazilian clients and private equity funds.​ Benjamin is editor of two commentaries, on the Fiscal Criminal Code and the Stamp Duty Act and co-editor of the "Handbook on Voluntary Self-Disclosure". Benjamin is one of the most well-known tax lawyers in Austria and a member of the Scientific Committee of the Federal Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors, a public body that renders expert opinions on tax laws.

Cerha Hempel

Bernd Rajal

Partner

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)

Bernhard Gonaus

Partner

SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH

Bernhard Hainz

Bernhard Hainz is a partner at CMS in Vienna and head of the specialist Employment and Pension Law Department. Bernhard Hainz is one of the leading specialists in Austria and for more than 30 years has primarily advised companies in all areas of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, including the negotiation of collective agreements, works agreements, social plans, disputes with works councils and employees, service agreements and dissolution agreements as well as pension and pension fund matters. As a result of his previous position as an assistant at the Vienna University Institute for Employment Law and Social Law, Bernhard Hainz and his team combine high-level academic qualifications with many years of practical legal experience. In addition, Bernhard Hainz has expertise in the area of art law and in this connection he represents artists and art institutions both nationally and internationally.

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Bernhard Kofler-Senoner

Partner, Antitrust & Competition, Compliance & Investigations, Distribution Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Bernhard leads CERHA HEMPEL’s Competition Practice Group, which he has built from the ground up, shaping it into one of the largest and most respected competition law teams in Austria. He is widely acknowledged by clients and peers for his deep expertise across all areas of competition law. In November 2024, Bernhard was elected by his peers as President of the Austrian branch of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht and, in December 2024, Bernhard was elected to the board of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht in Germany, reflecting his standing in the market and recognition by his peers. Bernhard regularly advises on high-profile cartel and abuse of dominance cases on both the national and EU level. He is also highly regarded for his work on merger control, handling proceedings both at the Austrian and the EU level. His reputation for navigating complex tech and Phase II merger cases continues to grow and he has also significantly expanded the team’s private enforcement portfolio.

Cerha Hempel

Bernhard Köck

CHG Czernich Haidlen Gast & Partner

Bernhard Rieder

Partner

DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Bernhard Schatz

Partner

bpv Hügel

Bernt Elsner

Bernt Elsner is partner and global head of the CMS Public Procurement Group. He is a leading expert in the fields of public procurement, antitrust and public law. He studied law at the University of Vienna and business administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. In 1993-94 he worked as a research assistant at the Austrian Constitutional Court for the constitutional judges Prof. Dr. Karl Spielbüchler and Prof. Dr. Karl Korinek. In 1997 he practised European competition law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in Brussels. From 2004 to 2010 he was Managing Partner of CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz. He has more than 24 years of professional experience in Vienna and Brussels. Bernt Elsner is one of the leading Austrian experts in the dynamic and constantly changing field of public procurement law. His numerous publications and lectures have had a significant impact on Austrian public procurement law. He advises public entities on the structuring of complex tenders, advises bidders on their participation in award procedures, especially public-private partnerships (PPP projects), and frequently represents them in public procurement disputes. He has extensive experience in tender-relevant compliance issues.

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Bettina Knoetzl

Bettina Knoetzl is a Partner at KNOETZL, and has about 25 years’ experience in handling complex national and international disputes and is currently ranked as one of the leading litigation, dispute resolution and white collar crime lawyers in Austria. Bettina specializes in international and commercial litigation, focusing on investor protection, liability claims, business crime, fraud & asset tracing, corporate disputes, banking, insurance and financial derivatives cases and life science litigation. She also provides ongoing legal counsel to significant government institutions. With her vast experience and understanding of cross border work, she is a sought after co-counsel by top tier international law firms.

KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH

Bettina Poglies-Schneiderbauer

Partner

SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH

Birgit Kapeller-Hirsch

Attorney at law

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)

Birgit Kraml

DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Birgit Leb

Partner

SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH

Bogdan Illie Capra

Senior Associate, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital

Cerha Hempel

Bogdan-llie Capra

Senior Associate, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity & Venture Capital Bogdan-Ilie has been an attorney in CERHA HEMPEL's Corporate & Commercial Department since October 2025. He spent his entire time as a trainee attorney working at CERHA HEMPEL. His main practice areas include corporate and company law, including M&A with a particular focus on private equity, venture capital transactions, and start-ups.

Cerha Hempel

Boris Treml

Senior Associate, IT & Privacy Boris practice areas at CERHA HEMPEL include data protection, information security law and legal tech, with a particular focus on areas that are at the interface between technology and law, such as NIS and regulations governing AI. Boris Treml regularly lectures on topics related to data protection, data security and information technology and was named "speaker of the year" 2022 by imh. He also acts as an external data protection officer.

Cerha Hempel

Bryan Hollmann

Senior Associate, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, FinTech & Crypto Law Bryan is a US-trained attorney and is licensed to practice law in New York. He is co-founder of the Fintech Legal Network, an international network of prominent lawyers and law firms dedicated to the fintech industry.

Cerha Hempel

Christian Aichinger

Senior Counsel, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insolvency & Restructuring. Christian areas of practice include capital markets, banking & finance, insolvency law, corporate law and mergers & acquisitions. Christian provides our clients with advice on equity transactions, restructuring and insolvency, issuance of corporate bonds and on a variety of acquisition and project financing deals. Christian is a very experienced capital markets and finance attorney with more than 15 years of experience in this field. With his economic and legal background he advises domestic and international clients in connection with any kind of financing and capital market transactions. His transactions primarily include loans and related security instruments, corporate bonds including convertibles as well as equity markets issues of listed companies.

Cerha Hempel