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Attorney Lists
Attorneys in Vienna
(telephone: prefix 01 in-country, or internationally +43 1)
Dr. Claudio Arturo, of Petsch Frosch Klein Arturo Law firm, Eßlinggasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 586 21 80, Fax: 586 22 35, e-mail: claudio.arturo@pfka.eu, homepage: http://www.pfka.eu, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1994, was admitted to the bar in 2001. Dr. Arturo specializes in civil law and corporate law and also handles trade disputes and estate cases. He also accepts some criminal cases, but not those involving violation of narcotics law. Dr. Arturo speaks English and Italian.
Dr. Alexander Babinek, MBL, of BabinekLaw law firm, A-1010 Wien, Tuchlauben 7a/Seitzergasse 6, Tel.: 25 300 25 322, e-mail: a.babinek@babinek.com, homepage: www.babinek.com, graduated from the University of Vienna with a Mag.iur in 2008 and a Dr.iur. in 2010 and obtained a Master of Business Law degree (MBL) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business in 2010. Dr. Babinek was admitted to the bar in 2015. He has a general practice, excluding criminal cases and narcotics offenses. His specialties are corporate, commercial and contract law, real estate (in all its fields), mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property law. He further gains long standing experience in trusts and private foundation law. Dr. Babinek regularly advises domestic and foreign clients on international M&A and real estate transactions (in all its fields). Dr. Babinek is fluent in English and Italian and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
Mag. Anton Becker, LL.M. (Chinese Law), Sechskrügelgasse 12, 1030 Vienna, Tel.: 533 77 33, Fax: 253 30 33 3936, e-mail: anton@becker-law.at, homepage: www.becker-law.at, graduated from the University of Vienna 1998 and from the National University of Singapore 2005, admitted in Vienna 2006. Mr. Becker is specialized in commercial and private law litigation, including divorce, custody, alimony and inheritance matters. He speaks fluent English and constantly represents American clients.
Mag. Nikolaus Becker, of HSP Rechtsanwalte GmbH, Gonzagagasse 4, 1010 Vienna. Tel.: 533 0533, Fax: 533 0 533 33, email: nikolaus.becker@hsp.law, homepage: https://hsp.law/en/, graduated from University of Vienna in 2000, admitted to the bar in 2004, and completed an Executive Master of Business Law at the University of St. Gallen in 2007. Mag. Becker specializes in commercial law, as well as foreign investments, corporations, contracts, and immigration. Mag. Becker is fluent in English and German.
Dr. Peter Binder LLM, is Counsel at OBLIN Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Josefstädter Straße 11, 1080-Vienna, Tel. +43 1 505 37 05 – 0, E-Mail: peter.binder@oblin.at, Homepage: www.oblin.at, graduated from the University of Vienna (Mag.iur), the University of Salzburg (Dr.iur.), the King’s College London (LL.M.) and was admitted to the Bar in 2006. Peter specializes in dispute resolution, including litigation, commercial and investment arbitration, and ADR. He has experience in institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings as counsel and arbitrator. He is a German native speaker, is fluent in English, and speaks some French.
Dr. Jürgen Brandstätter, of BMA Brandstätter Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Wallnerstrasse 3, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 535 16 30, Fax: 535 16 30 40, e-mail: juergen.brandstaetter@bma-law.com, homepage: http://www.bma-law.com, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1979, was admitted to the bar in 1985. Dr. Brandstätter is vice chair of the Committee of Product Law and Advertising of the International Bar Association, associate member of the American Bar Association, member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member of the Licensing Executives Society (USA – Canada), and member of the legal committee of the Austrian Federation of Industrialists. Dr. Brandstätter is specialized in European Community Law, corporate law and unfair competition. His firm has a general focus on business law (excluding criminal law), and also offers a wide range of legal services relating to employment law and family law. His firm provides legal services in German, English, French, Spanish, Hungarian and Romanian.
Dr. Martin Brodey, LL.M., of Dorda Brugger Jordis law firm, Universitätsring 10, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 533 47 95 38, Fax: 532 01 23, e-mail: martin.brodey@dbj.at, homepage: http://www.dbj.at. Dr. Brodey graduated from the University of Vienna in 1988 and the University of Virginia in 1989 and was admitted to the bar in Austria in 1994. He has a general practice, excluding criminal and narcotics cases. He is specialized in mergers and acquisitions, competition law, telecommunication law and collection cases. The law firm also handles business and trade law, general advice to corporate clients and individuals in all business-related areas of Austrian and EU law and transactions (M&A, banking & finance, etc.). He is a member of the law firm’s steering committee and a member of the board of directors of several private trusts. Dr. Brodey speaks fluent English and French.
Mag. Dr. Roland Deissenberger, of Deissenberger & Partners, Dominikanerbastei 4, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 516 37 00, Fax: 516 37 07, e-mail: rd@deissenberger.com, homepage: https://deissenberger.com/en/, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1981 and was admitted to the bar in 1988. He has a general practice, excluding criminal cases. His specialties are intellectual property, trade, unfair competition, trademarks, licensing, communications, media corporate law, international commercial and business law, tax, banking and finance, as well as litigation and arbitration. Dr. Deissenberger is fluent in English and corresponds in Russian and also speaks French and Italian.
Mag. Ivo Deskovic, of Taylor Wessing LLP, Schwarzenbergplatz 7, 1030 Vienna, Austria, Tel: +43 171 65 50, Fax: +43 171 655 599, e-mail: i.deskovic@taylorwessing.com, homepage: https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/people/austria/vienna/ivo-deskovic, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1988, was admitted to the bar in 1993. He has a general practice excluding criminal cases and narcotics offenses. His specialties are real estate, property, environmental law, investment funds, collection cases, estates and trade disputes. Mag. Deskovic speaks fluent English.
Dr Otto Dietrich, Dietrich Rechtsanwalts GmbH, Operngasse 6, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 361 99 44, Fax: 361 99 44 99, e-mail: dietrich@roxin.at, homepage: www.roxin-alliance.com, graduated from the University of Vienna with a master´s degree in 1995 and a doctoral degree in 2001. He was admitted to the bar in 2002. Dr. Dietrich is specialized in white-collar crime, criminal law, international criminal law and extraditions. He is fluent in English and Spanish. The office provides also legal services in immigration matters. Further languages spoken in the office are Russian, Slovak and Czech.
Mag. Balazs Esztegar LL.M., Piaristengasse 41/10, 1080 Vienna, Tel: +43 1 9974102, e-mail: office@esztegar.at, homepage: https://www.esztegar.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 2008 and obtained a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in law- and informationtechnology from the University of Vienna in 2010. He was admitted to the Vienna Bar in 2014 and has a general practice (excluding criminal cases and family law) with a focus on company formation/incorporation and start-up businesses, for what he is a permanent lecturer in the Employment Service’s Start-up program for ongoing entrepreneurs. Additionally he is one of the well-known experts in Austrian citizenship law and has published books and papers about Austrian citizenship law. Mr. Esztegar and his team speak German, English and Hungarian fluently.
Dr. Thomas G. Eustacchio, M.A., of Eustacchio Rechtsanwälte, Währingerstrasse 26, 1090 Vienna, Tel.: 319 97 00, Fax: 319 97 00-22, (also with a branch office in Graz), e-mail: t.eustacchio@eustacchio.com, homepage: http://www.eustacchio.com, graduated from the University of Graz in 1991 and the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium in 1993, and was admitted to the bar in Austria in 1997. He has a general practice, including international civil trade procedure and arbitration cases. His specialties are general business law, intellectual property, law of damages, corporate law, real estate law, and inheritance and labor law. Dr. Eustacchio has been a guest attorney at the U.S. law firms of McCarter & English in New Jersey (1998) and Bigham Englar Jones & Houston in New York (1998). Dr. Eustacchio is fluent in English and also speaks French, Italian and Spanish.
Mag. Philipp Frenzl of Voelkl Partners Law Firm, A-1010 Vienna, Neutorgasse 12/9, e-mail: p.frenzl@voelkl.partners, homepage: www.voelkl.partners, studied law in Vienna and was a professional football player (among others with SK Rapid Wien, Wiener Sportklub, First Vienna Football Club 1894), multiple youth and U-21 national team player (as well as vice European champion with the youth national team). He specializes in sports law and sponsoring, banking and banking supervision law, construction and real estate law, collaborative law, company law and corporate governance, formation of and advice to start-ups/SMEs, commercial criminal law and is fluent in English.
Mag. Wolfgang Friedl, of Vienna Legal Group, Döblinger Hauptstrasse 66, 1190 Vienna, Tel.: 369 08 070, Fax: 369 08 07 99, e-mail: wolfgang.friedl@viennalegal.at, graduated from the University of Vienna School of Law in 1989. He is an expert on real estate law and has represented several American clients in the sale and acquisition of commercial, industrial, and residential properties. Mag. Friedl has also advised clients during the construction and renovation of various structures. Mag. Friedl is experienced in the enforcement of judgments and is a lecturer on Civil Law at the Vienna Technical University.
Dr. Roland Gewessler, LL.M., Schellinggasse 3/7, 1010 Vienna, Tel. 513 52 56 0 or 0664 464 9070, e-mail: roland.gewessler@rglegal.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1990 (JD) and 1992 (Ph.D.) and from Georgetown University School of Law in 1993 (LL.M). He was admitted to the New York bar in 1993 and the Austrian bar in 1999. He has a general practice with a focus on private and commercial real estate, corporate, trade and business law. He worked with the law firm of Alexander, Gebhardt, Aponte & Marks in Washington, D.C./Silver Spring, MD from 1992 to 1995, was a partner of the law firm of Johnson & Gewessler in Annapolis, MD and acted as a consultant for the law firm of Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, Washington, D.C. as well as the Central and Eastern European Law Initiative (CEELI), a project of the American Bar Association from 1995 to 1996. Dr. Gewessler speaks fluent English.
Dr. Christoph Gottesmann, LL.M., Lehmanngasse 7, 1230 Vienna, mobile phone: +43 699 115 91 747, Tel: 867 36 52, Fax: 867 3652-105, e-mail: christoph.gottesmann@a1.net, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1989 and was admitted to the bar in 1994. He graduated from the New York University School of Law in 2001 and was admitted to the New York bar in 2002. He has a general practice, specializing in civil law, commercial and business law, including media law, intellectual property, unfair competition, landlord and tenant law, European Union law and civil rights. He also represents clients in criminal cases. He speaks fluent English.
Dr. Ferdinand Graf, LL.M., of Graf & Pitkowitz law firm, Stadiongasse 2, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 401 17, Fax: 401 17 40, e-mail: f.graf@grafisola.at, homepage: https://www.grafisola.at/en/lawyer/en-ferdinand-graf/, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1989 and the New York University School of Law in 1991, was admitted to the bar in Austria 1994 and the New York bar in 1993. He has a general practice excluding criminal cases and narcotics offenses. His specialties are private law, distribution law, Austrian and European Antitrust law, protection of industrial property (legislation against unfair competition, trademark and design law) labor law, industrial law and banking law. Dr. Graf speaks fluent English.
Dr. Wolfgang T. Graf, LL.M., of Graf Patsch Taucher Law Firm, Brucknerstrasse 2/4, 1040 Vienna, Tel.: 53 54 820, Fax: 53 54 820-44, e-mail: wolfgang.graf@gpra.at, homepage: http://www.gpra.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1995, and was admitted to the Bar of Austria in February 2002. He graduated from Penn State University in 1998 and was admitted to the Nwww.ew York State Bar in 1999. He is a lecturer at Technical College Wr. Neustadt in contracts and data protection law. His specialties are corporate, commercial, contract, m&a and capital markets. He speaks fluent English and French.
Dr. Alexander Grohmann, of Baier Partners, Attorneys at Law, Kärntner Ring 12, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 515 50 110, Fax: 515 50 50, e-mail: grohmann@baierpartners.com, homepage: http://www.baierpartners.com, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1978, was admitted to the bar in 1984. He has a general practice, excluding criminal cases. His specialties are international commercial and business law, trade, tax, corporate finance, real estate, trusts, private foundation and franchising (author of The Practice of Franchising in Austria, Manz 1992). Dr. Grohmann is fluent in French and has a working knowledge of English.
Dr. Konrad Gröller, of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Seilergasse 16, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 515 15-0, Fax: 512 63 94, e-mail: konrad.groeller@freshfields.com, homepage: www.freshfields.com, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1998, holds the degree of Doctor of Laws, and was admitted to the bar in 2003. Dr. Gröller is a member of Freshfields’ global transactions group and co-heads the firm’s global family-owned business group. The law firm covers all practice disciplines and sectors, with particular strengths in M&A, finance, international dispute resolution, sanctions, family-owned businesses, restructuring, as well as technology, media and telecoms. A transaction and innovation strategist, Dr. Gröller specialises in private M&A and private equity transactions, joint ventures and corporate law matters. Dr. Gröller speaks German and English.
Katrin Hanschitz, Partner at KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH, Herrengasse 1, 1010 Vienna, Tel. +43 676 844 133 700 ; email: katrin.hanschitz@knoetzl.com; homepage: knoetzl.com, was educated in Canada, the U.K., The Netherlands, Norway and Indonesia and holds an International Baccalaureate. She graduated from the Karl-Franzens University in Graz (Austria) and was admitted to the Austrian Bar in 2000. Her focus at KNOETZL is on commercial litigation, primarily corporate litigation (shareholder disputes, manager liability, disputed M&A transactions), banking and finance litigation and product liability. She is bilingual in German and English.
Florian Haugeneder, co-founder of and Partner at KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH, Herrengasse 1, 1010 Vienna, Tel. +43 676 844 133 220; email: florian.haugeneder@knoetzl.com; homepage: knoetzl.com, graduated from the University of Vienna and King’s College London and has been practicing law in Austria since 2001. In 2016, he co-founded KNOETZL, which specializes in dispute resolution including commercial and international litigation, arbitration, white-collar crime and ADR. Florian has extensive experience as counsel and arbitrator under the rules of the major arbitral institutions, including the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SCC, and VIAC. He is a German native-speaker and is fluent in English and French.
Dr. Thomas Herndl, LLM, of Herndl & Poeltner law firm, Tulpengasse 2, 1080 Vienna, Tel.: 402 7844, Fax: 402 7844 – 55, e-mail: herdl@herdl-poeltner.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1982 and the University of Virginia in 1984, admitted to the bar in Austria in 1990 and New York in 1987. He has a general practice, excluding criminal cases and narcotics offenses. His specialties are commercial and corporate transcations, sponsering, real estate, estate cases and trade disputes. Dr. Herndl speaks fluent English.
Drs. Johannes Hock Sr. and Jr., Stallburggasse 4, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 533 50 62, Fax: 533 09 89, e-mail: office@hock-ra.com, homepage: http://www.hock-ra.com, studied at the University of Vienna. Father, admitted to the bar in 1952, also holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Oregon. Son, admitted to the bar in January 1987, did additional studies at the Columbia School of Law. Dr. Johannes Hock, Sr. has a general practice, including criminal cases, specializing in corporation law, trade mark law and divorce cases with international background. Dr. Johannes Hock, Jr. specializes in commercial and corporate law, unfair competition and trade marks, lease contracts and litigations in rent matters. He handles criminal cases only in connection with Food Act matters and copyright infringements. Father and son are fluent in English. Son also speaks French.
Dr. Alexander Hofmann, Biberstrasse 3/8, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 513 22 79, Fax: 513 22 79 30, email: a.hofmann@hofmannlaw.at, homepage: http://www.hofmannlaw.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1984 and New York University School of Law in 1994. He was admitted to the Austrian Bar in 1992 and the New York State Bar Association in 2004. Dr. Hofmann specializes in wills, probate procedures, trusts and estates, general business practice and also handles trade disputes. He does not accept criminal or narcotics cases. He has professional experience in the law office of a Notary public, where he was entrusted with handling probate and estate cases. Dr. Hofmann serves as a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Viennese Bar Association. He speaks English.
Dr. Ralph Hofmann-Credner M.B.L.-HSG, Law Office (Insurance | Liability | Litigation | White-collar crime), Cottagegasse 10/16, 1180 Vienna, Tel.: 0676 5020100, e-mail: office@hofmann-credner.at, homepage: www.hofmann-credner.at, Linkedin: https://at.linkedin.com/in/ralph-hofmann-credner-86a276, graduated from the University of Vienna in 2001 (Mag. iur.) and in 2013 (Dr. iur.), from University of St. Gallen in 2003 (Executive M.B.L.-HSG) and from Henley Business School in 2020 (Executive Education, The Lloyd’s Leadership Programme). He is admitted to the Austrian Bar since 2007, Solicitor in England and Wales (non-practising) and Lloyd’s General Representative for Austria. With working experience in the CEE/SEE region, an in-depth understanding of the London insurance market and highly specialised legal knowledge on insurance agreements and facultative reinsurance, he is advising on a diverse range of specialty insurance products, from policy wordings and regulatory to contested insurance matters that includes monitoring counsel roles in high value, cross-border cases in Eastern and Southeast Europe.
Bryan Hollmann, LL.M., of Stadler Völkel Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Seilerstätte 24, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 1 997 10 25, Fax: 1 997 1025-99, e-mail: bryan.hollmann@sv.law, homepage: https://www.svlaw.at/, graduated from The George Washington University Law School in 2015 and was admitted to the New York bar in 2016. Mr. Hollmann also obtained a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in corporate and securities law from The London School of Economics and Political Science in 2016. His specialties are capital markets, corporate, FinTech and regulatory enforcement and investigations. He has no Austrian law degree and is therefore not authorized to practice law in Austria; however, he works closely with several Austrian attorneys at Stadler Völkel Rechtsanwälte who can handle a wide variety of matters under Austrian law. Mr. Hollmann is a native English speaker and is proficient in German.
Mag.DDr. Paul Hopmeier, Rathausstrasse 15, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 405 33 82, Fax: 408 84 67, e-mail: rechtsanwalt@aon.at, homepage: http://www.hopmeier.at, graduated from the University of Vienna and from the Vienna School of Economics in 1974, was admitted to the bar in 1980. He has a general practice, excluding criminal cases and narcotics offenses. His specialties are tax law and company law. He is a court interpreter for the English language and also speaks French and Spanish.
Mag. Michael Ibesich, LL.M., Josefstädter Straße 11/16, 1080 Vienna, Tel. +43 1 505 37 05 – 0, e-mail: office@ibesich.at, homepage: www.ibesich.at, graduated from the University of Vienna (Mag.iur., LL.M.), and was admitted to the Bar in 2020. His areas of specialization are in particular dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration, ADR), family law (matrimonial, divorce, alimony and custody law), tort law and criminal law (including white collar crime and cybercrime). He is a German native speaker and is fluent in English.
Dr. Christoph H. Kerres, LL.M., Kerres Partners Rechtsanwälte, Schubertring 2, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 51 660, Fax: 51 660-60, e-mail: christoph.kerres@kerres.at, homepage: http://www.kerres.at, studied law at the University of Vienna receiving his doctorate degree in law in 1982. He received an LL.M from Georgetown University in 1987, and practiced as an attorney in Washington, D.C. with the law firm of Seifman, Semo & Slevin 1986. Christoph Kerres was admitted to the Vienna Bar in 1988 and to the New York Bar in 1987. For more than 20 years, Christoph Kerres has been working in all areas of corporate and commercial law, with a specialized focus on M&A transactions. Dr. Kerres is fluent in English and speaks Spanish.
Carl Alan Key, Attorney at Law, Johann Strauss Gasse 30/5, 1040 Vienna, mobile phone: 0699/17525 525, e-mail: alankey@alankey.at. Alan Key is retired, but offers his services pro bono (without charge) for select cases. Alan Key is a US citizen who graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Miami School of Law. He has lived in Austria for over twenty years. Since 1990, Alan Key has assisted in the representation of major Austrian aviation, transportation, power, and telecommunications companies and provincial and municipal governments, in over sixty complex cross border commercial transactions. Alan Key has also worked on advising and representing several airlines in the purchasing, selling, dry and wet leasing, and financing, including cross border leasing, of all types of aircraft with parties in the US, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Alan Key has participated in representing clients such as the Austrian Airlines Group, several of the largest US banks, a number of Austrian leasing companies, and several Austrian local governments. He is a member of the California Bar Association. He has no Austrian law degree and is therefore not authorized to practice law in Austria. He speaks English (native speaker).
Dr. Helene Klaar, of Dr. Helene Klaar, Mag. Norbert Marschall Rechtsanwälte OEG, Prinz Eugen-Strasse 34, 1040 Vienna, Tel.: 505 04 62, Fax: 504 39 50, e-mail: Kanzlei@ra-klaar-marschall.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1972, was admitted to the bar in 1976. Her specialties are family law, labor law, and real estate law. She is proficient in English.
Dr. Alexander Klauser, of Brauneis, Klauser & Prändl Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Bauernmarkt 2, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 532 12 10 0, Fax: 532 12 10 20, e-mail: a.klauser@bkp.at, homepage: http://www.bkp.at graduated from the University of Vienna in 1983, was admitted to the bar in 1990. He practiced European Competition Law as an intern at the European Commission (DG IV) in Brussels. Dr. Klauser has a general practice, primarily in civil and commercial matters, antitrust, intellectual property, copyright, administrative, real estate, tenancy, family, insolvency and litigation. He is a lecturer at the McGeorge School of Law (Salzburg) in Private International Law. He accepts criminal cases only as an exception. Dr. Klauser speaks fluent English, French and Italian.
Bettina Knoetzl, co-founder of and Partner at KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH, Herrengasse 1, 1010 Vienna, Tel. +43 676 844 133 200; email: bettina.knoetzl@knoetzl.com; homepage: knoetzl.com, graduated from the University of Vienna and has been working in private practice since 1993. In 2016, she co-founded KNOETZL, which specializes in dispute resolution including commercial and international litigation, arbitration, white-collar crime and ADR. She is one of the leading litigation, dispute resolution and white-collar crime lawyers in Austria. She is a German native-speaker, is fluent in English and also speaks limited Italian, Spanish and Greek. She is also an accredited Mediator.
Dr. Bettina Koeck, of Greindl & Koeck Rechtsanwaelte GmbH, Gusshausstrasse 14, 1050 Vienna, Tel.: +43 1 494 63 63, Fax: 494 63 63 63, e-mail: bettina.koeck@greindlkoeck.at, homepage: http://www.greindlkoeck.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 2001 and Northwestern University in Chicago in 1998 and was admitted to the bar in 1997. Dr. Koeck specializes in Employment law and Company law and handles estate cases, trade disputes. She is proficient in English and has worked with American clients in the past.
Dr. Gerhard Kornek, of Hasch & Partner Anwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Zelinkagasse 10, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 532 12 70, Fax: 532 12 70 263, e-mail: wien@hasch-eu, homepage: http://www.hasch.eu, graduated from the University of Vienna in January 1970, was admitted to the bar in 1974. He has a general practice, including criminal cases, and specializes in divorce law, real estate law, traffic accidents, insurance claims, trade and labor. He speaks fluent English.
Dr. Veronika Kozak, Attorney at Law, Josefstädterstrasse 62/4, 1080 Vienna, Tel.: 236 20 60, Fax: 236 20 60 9, e-mail: veronika.kozak@airius.at, homepage: http://www.airius.at. Dr. Veronika Kozak specializes in aviation law and aircraft financing. Since 1990, she has advised and represented Austrian and foreign airlines, aircraft and aircraft parts manufacturers, banks, and aviation consultants in the purchasing, selling, leasing, and financing (including over 200 domestic and cross-border sale, lease, and debt finance transactions and including EXIM, ECA, JOL, JLL, LILO, and GLL transactions) of various types of aircraft with and for businesses and individuals in the US, Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific. Dr. Veronika Kozak’s team, which includes an American attorney, of counsel to her firm and residing in Vienna, can provide comprehensive legal advice and representation – in both the English and German languages, at a native-speaker level – for structuring and negotiating everything from complex transactions to simple contracts. Dr. Kozak is fluently bilingual in English and German.
Dr. Elmar Kresbach, LL.M., Schottengasse 4/4/29, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 533 26 90, Fax: 533 27 90, e-mail: kresbach@ra-kanzleien.at, graduated from the University of Graz in 1982 and the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California in 1984, was admitted to the bar in Austria in 1992. He has a general practice with special emphasis in criminal cases (including narcotics), divorce cases, collection cases, general litigation practice and unfair trade practices. Dr. Kresbach speaks fluent English and French.
Dr. Alfred Kriegler, Hoher Markt 1, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 533 42 65, Fax: 533 42 65-4, e-mail: kriegler@divorce.at, homepage: http://www.divorce.at, 1977 Baccalauréat from the Lycée Français in Vienna, 1983 Doctorate in Legal Studies from the University of Vienna, 1984 Master of Business Administration (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau, 1986 Diploma summa cum laude from the Schola Litterarum Latinarum of the Papal Gregoriana University in Rome, 1991 sworn in as a member of the Austrian Bar, 1992 winner of the endowment awarded by the Maria Anna Ertl Foundation to the most highly qualified newly registered lawyers of the year, 1994 after many years with his father`s chambers, which specialized in family law, he opened his own chambers at Hoher Markt 1, 1010 Vienna. Dr. Kriegler is the only Viennese member of the IAML (International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers). He is also president of the “Lawyers´ Club” of Vienna, which he founded, vice president of the European Lawyers Union (U.A.E.) and cofounder of the European Bar Rights Institute. Dr. Kriegler is fluent in English and speaks several languages (German, French, Italian, English, Spanish and Latin) and specializes in family law. He wrote the bestseller Ratgeber Scheidung (Divorce Advice) from Ueberreuterverlag publisher.
Dr. Andreas Lintl, of Lintl-Kornfeind-Thalhammer, Singerstrasse 27/28, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 512 60 50, Fax: 512 86 05, e-mail: office@lintl-law.at, homepage: http://www.lintl-law.at/home.php?lang=en, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1983 and was admitted to the bar in 1991. He has a general practice, with special emphasis on Austrian inheritance, estate, trade disputes, personal injury and insurance matters. He is a court interpreter for the English language and also maintains a practice in London, where he is an admitted solicitor and can be reached on Fridays.
Dr. Werner J. Loibl, Schottenfeldgasse 85, 1070 Vienna, Tel.: 512 88 82, Fax: 512 88 62, e-mail: office@law.co.at, homepage: http://www.law.co.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1981, was admitted to the bar in 1988. Dr. Loibl also holds a master’s degree from New York University. He has a general practice, specializing in international business law, corporate law, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. He does not handle criminal cases. Dr. Loibl speaks English, French and Spanish.
Dr. Paul Luiki, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Schottenring 12, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 537 70-0, Fax: 537 70 70, e-mail: paul.luiki@fwp.at, homepage: https://www.fwp.at, was born in the U.S. and received his first legal education at the University of Iowa and practiced as an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio before moving to Austria in 1992. He obtained a law degree from the University of Vienna in 1993 as well as a doctoral degree from the same University in 1996. He is admitted to the Austrian and Ohio Bars and has a general practice, excluding criminal cases and narcotics offenses. His specialties are M&A, joint ventures, banking and finance law as well as general corporate law. Dr. Luiki speaks English and German.
Dr. Robin Lumsden, MBA/MSx (Stanford) LLM (Berkeley), is the founder and managing partner of the international law firm Lumsden & Partners Attorneys at Law, A-1030 Vienna, Ungargasse 59-61 Top 3.01, Phone: +43 1 58 11 7 11, e-mail: robin@lumsden.at, homepage: www.lumsden.at. Robin Lumsden graduated from the University of Vienna with a Mag.iur (JD) in 2003 and a Dr.iur. (PhD) in 2007 and obtained a Master of Law degree (LLM) from the University of Berkeley California in 2005 and a MBA/MSx degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2018 and a Masters degree (MA) from Stanford University in 2019. Robin Lumsden is admitted to the bar in Austria, New York and Washington D.C. His areas of specialization are in particular corporate, commercial and contract law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, immigration (including citizenship) law and civil litigation.
Dr. Norbert Marschall, of Dr. Helene Klaar, Mag. Norbert Marschall Rechtsanwälte OEG, Prinz Eugen-Strasse 34/4, 1040 Vienna, Tel.: 505 04 62, Fax: 504 39 50, e-mail: office@ra-klaar-marschall.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1994 and was admitted to the bar in 2000. His specialties include family law, labor law, real estate law, and medical malpractice law.
Dr. Marco Nademleinsky, Dornbacher Straße 4a, 1170 Vienna, Tel.: 480 15 52, Fax: 480 15 52-9, e-mail: office@nademleinsky.at, homepage: http://www.nademleinsky.at, graduated from the University of Vienna 2000, Doctorate in Legal Studies from the University of Vienna (cum laude) 2004, University Assistant and Lecturer at the University of Vienna 2004-2007, Department of Comparative Law and Private International Law. In 2011, Dr. Nademleinsky opened his own law firm in Vienna, specialising in family law, health law and private international law. He is author of numerous publications on family law, e.g. Internationales Familienrecht(International Family Law), 2007, together with M. Neumayr, Judge at the Austrian Supreme Court. Dr. Nademleinsky also teaches International Family Law at the University of Vienna and is a contributing member of the legal magazine Zeitschrift für Ehe- und Familienrecht. He is fluent in English.
Patrizia Netal, co-founder of and Partner at KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH, Herrengasse 1, 1010 Vienna, Tel. +43 676 844 133 400; email: patrizia.netal@knoetzl.com; homepage: knoetzl.com, graduated from the University of Vienna and the Uni Mail, Université de Genève and has been practicing law in Austria since 2007. In 2016, she co-founded KNOETZL, which specializes in dispute resolution including litigation, commercial and investment arbitration, white-collar crime and ADR. She has extensive experience in institutional and ad-hoc arbitration proceedings as counsel and arbitrator. She is a German native-speaker and is fluent in English.
Mag. Ewald Oberhammer, LL.M., of Oberhammer Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Karlsplatz 3/1, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: +43 1 5033000, Fax: +43 1 5033000 33, e-mail: e.oberhammer@oberhammer.co.at, homepage: www.oberhammer.co.at / https://www.oberhammer.co.at/expertise/corporate-migration/, graduated from the Universities of Innsbruck (1997, Austria), Padua (1997, Italy) and Nottingham (2001, UK), was admitted to the Italian bar in 2005 and to the Austrian bar in 2006. He specializes in immigration matters for corporate and private clients as well as employment and trade law matters. Mag. Oberhammer is also leading the immigration litigation department of his law firm. He speaks fluent English and Italian and constantly represents American clients in Austria since 2006.
Dr. Klaus Oblin LLM, Founder, and Senior Counsel at OBLIN Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Josefstädter Straße 11, 1080-Vienna, Tel. +43 1 505 37 05 – 0, E-mail: klaus.oblin@oblin.at, Homepage: www.oblin.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1998 (Mag. iur., Dr. iur.), the University of San Diego (LL.M. Comparative Law) in 2001 and was admitted to the Bar in 2004. He was an associate at Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati and later for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He founded 2005 his firm OBLIN, which specializes in commercial and international litigation and arbitration. Klaus has extensive experience as counsel and arbitrator and participated in over 50 domestic and international arbitrations under the major arbitral institutions such as the ICC, VIAC, DIS, SCC, the HCCI, the Danish Institute of Arbitration, the CCC, and the UNCITRAL rules. He is a German native speaker, fluent in English, and speaks some French.
Dr. Peter Philipp, Graben 17, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 533 80 01, Fax: 533 09 59, e-mail: ra-p.philipp@aon.at, graduated from the University in Vienna 1970 and was admitted to the bar in 1975. He has a general practice, with special emphasis in criminal cases, including narcotic offenses and family law. Dr. Philipp speaks English, French and Italian.
Mag. Martin Platte, LL.M., Lothringerstrasse 3/12, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 532 0420, Fax 804 8053 – 4220, e-mail: office@platte.legal, homepage: http://www.platte.co.at. He graduated from Vienna Law School in 1998 and the London School of Economics in 2000. He has a general practice excluding criminal law, with a strong focus on dispute resolution, corporate (in particular distribution and transport Iaw, as weil as company Iaw) and real estate law. He lectures on Commercial Arbitration and Copyright Iaw and has authored many publications on these matters. He has 2 years‘ experience with an American lawfirm in London and two further years with an American lawfirm in Vienna. He speaks fluent English and has practiced, lectured and published in the English language.
Dr. Peter M. Polak, LL.M., Getreidemarkt 1, 1060 Vienna, Tel.: 582 58-0, Fax: 582 58-2, e-mail: P.polak@fplp.at, homepage: http://www.fplp.at, graduated from the Vienna law school and UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). He was admitted to the bar in California in 1985 and in Austria in 1989. He specializes in corporate and M & A and heads the firms M & A and International Transactions department. FPLP is a leading business law firm which assists multinational corporations in all areas of business law in Austria and CEE. Apart from its core competence in corporate project finance, competition,real estate, and IP,the firm is also known for its specific expertise in complex litigation and arbitration . FPLP has built for a very long time specific industry know how in the life science, media and energy industries. He is a Fulbright Scholar and a member of the Austrian and the California bar.He is a certified interpreter for the English language and fluent in German, English and French; FPLP provides, in addition, service in Spanish and Polish.
Dr. Michael Prager, Seilergasse 9, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 512 62 20, Fax: 512 62 21, e-mail: office@pragerlaw.com, homepage: http://www.pragerlaw.com, graduated from the University of Vienna in June 1984, was admitted to the bar in June 1992. He has a general practice, specializing in corporate law & civil disputes including company formation, business licensing, real estate conceptions, rental agreements, employment relations, trade disputes, trademark matters, agency and distribution, joint venture set up, M & A, aviation & insurance. Dr. Prager does not accept criminal cases. He speaks fluent English.
Dr. Felix Prändl, LL.M., J.S.M., of Brauneis, Klauser and Prändl, Bauernmarkt 2, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 532 12 10 0, Fax: 532 12 10 20, e-mail: f.praendl@bkp.at, homepage: http://www.bkp.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1982, from Tulane Law School, New Orleans, in 1984 and from Stanford Law School in 1986. He was admitted to the bar in 1992. Dr. Prändl practiced law in a San Francisco law firm and in a Brussels EC-law firm. He has a general practice, primarily in corporate and commercial matters, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, European Community, probate, wills, computers and software, agency and distributorships and cross-border transactions. He does not handle criminal cases. Dr. Prändl speaks fluent English.
Dr. Rose-Marie Rath, Weissgerber Lände 40, 1030 Vienna, Tel.: 713 13 79, Fax: 713 02 62, e-mail: office@ra-rath.at, homepage: http://www.ra-rath.at, studied law at the universities of Vienna and Graz, graduated from the latter in January 1983. She was admitted to the bar in 1988. She has a general practice and, with the exception of narcotics offenses, accepts all criminal and civil cases. Dr. Rath speaks English.
MMag. Dr. Axel Reidlinger, of Reidlinger Schatzmann, Tuchlauben 17, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 235 11 00, Fax: 235 11 00-50, e-mail: reidlinger@rs-ra.com, homepage:http://www.rs-ra.eu/, obtained an LLM/DEA in European Community Law from the College of Europe in Bruges. He is a member of the Austrian Bar and has a general practice, excluding criminal cases and narcotics offenses. His specialties are the antitrust competition & trade, more precisely competition law in energy sector liberalization as well as Austrian and European telecommunications and e-commerce law. Dr. Reidlinger speaks English and has a working knowledge of French.
Mag. Nikolaus Reisner, LL.M., Schönbrunnerstrasse 46/19, 1120 Vienna, Tel.: +43 1 813 5495 , Fax: 813 54 11-6, e-mail: reisner@anwalt-wien.at, homepage: http://www.anwalt-wien.at, all members graduated from the University of Vienna. Mag. Reisner was admitted to the bar in 2002. The office has a general practice, including criminal cases. Its special fields are agricultural, forestry, hunting and fishing law, general law of contracts and damage proceedings (especially representaton in front of the court), employment law, inheritance law and the law relating to private foundations (respectively company law in all its fields such as advising and setting up companies and branch establishments), acquisition of businesses in international and national enterprises in Austria, family law (in particular matrimonial law and the law relating to children), corporate law, property law and real estate (in all its fields), media and competition law, environmental law (in particular licensing proceddings for industrial plants), trade law, traffic law and compensation for damage. The lawyer correspond in English and French.
Dr. Wolfgang Renner, LL.M., of Renner Wildner Bauer / Attorneys-at-Law, Gonzagagasse 11, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: +43 1 523-3833, Fax: +43 1 523-3820, e-mail: wrenner@rwb.legal, homepage: https://en.rwb.legal/, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1992 and from N.Y.U. Law School in 1993. Admitted to the New York bar (1994) and the Austrian bar (1999). Dr. Renner has spent three years with law firms in N.Y.C. and is fluent in English. The specialties of his firm are general civil law (contract law, commercial law, collection cases, estates and trade disputes), corporate law (including private foundations) and IT/media law. He is fluent in English.
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Mag. Harald Schuster, Wickenburggasse 13, 1080 Vienna, Tel.: 406 61 47, Fax: 406 61 47-15, e-mail: law-office@advocat-schuster.at, homepage: http://www.advocat-schuster.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1989, was admitted to the bar in 1994. He has a general practice with special emphasis in criminal cases (including narcotics offenses) and civil law. Mag. Schuster speaks fluent English.
Dr. Friedrich Schwank, Law Offices, Stock Exchange Building, Wipplingerstrasse 34, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 533 57 04, Fax: 533 57 06, e-mail: schwank@schwank.com, homepage: http://www.schwank.com, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1972 and was admitted to the bar in 1976. Dr. Schwank did postgraduate work in London and Paris. He has a general practice with a focus on international corporate, tax and wealth planning matters. The other lawyers of his firm handle immigration, labour law and industrial relations, court, banking, litigation, and philanthropy. Dr. Schwank does not accept criminal cases and traffic accidents. In his firm the following languages are spoken: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Armenian and the Scandinavian languages.
Dr. Michael Sedlaczek, of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Seilergasse 16, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 515 15-0, Fax: 512 63 94, e-mail: vienna@freshfields.com, homepage: http://www.freshfields.com, holds the degree of Master of Laws (Mag. iur.) from the University of Vienna and the degree of PhD in law (Dr. iur.) from the University of Innsbruck. He advises clients on corporate tax planning, group reorganisations and structured finance and in contentious matters with a special focus on the financial institutions and on-line gaming sector. Dr. Sedlaczek specialises in structuring national and global M&A transactions and acts for family-owned businesses and the structuring of private wealth for individuals, foundations and trusts. He speaks German and English.
Mag.a Petra Smutny, Attorney at Law, Burggasse 116 Top 13, 1070 Vienna, Tel + 43 1 9346809 200, email: office@kanzlei-smutny.at, homepage: www.kanzlei-smutny.at, graduated from the University of Linz and Graz and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. From 1994 until 2014 she worked as a judge (most recently handling employment and family law cases at the Court of Appeals and the Vienna Higher Civil Court) . She specializes in Family law, Employment and Criminal law, ADR and litigation where she is drawing on her many years of experience in the court room. She is also an accredited Mediator (with experience in court mediation in the US) and a lecturer at the University of Vienna. She is a German native-speaker, is fluent in English and also speaks limited French.
Hon.Prof. DDr. Hellwig Torggler, of Torggler Rechtsanwälte, Universitätsring 10/5, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 532 31 70 71, Fax: 532 31 70 80, e-mail: h.torggler@torggler.at, homepage: http://www.torggler.at, is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Graz, Austria. He also has a Master of Comparative Law from the Law School of the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Dr. Torggler has general practice, primarily in corporate matters, private foundations and arbitration. He does not handle criminal cases. Dr. Torggler is an official interpreter for the English language.
Natascha Tunkel, Counsel at KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH, Herrengasse 1, 1010 Vienna, Tel. +43 676 844 133 220; email: natascha.tunkel@knoetzl.com; homepage: knoetzl.com, holds a law degree from the University of Vienna. She is admitted to the Austrian Bar and is also a Qualified Mediator under Austrian law. Natascha acts as trial counsel, arbitrator and mediator in disputes in a wide array of industries. She is specialized in handling complex commercial disputes, including multi-faceted cases that involve cross-border, criminal or insolvency law aspects. She is a German native-speaker and is fluent in English.
Dr. Clemens Völkl of Voelkl Partners Law Firm, A-1010 Vienna, Neutorgasse 12/9, e-mail: c.voelkl@voelkl.partners, homepage: www.voelkl.partners, graduated from the University of Vienna, the London School of Economics (managerial accounting) and Stockholm University (international and environmental law). He spent four years as an assistant professor at the University of Vienna’s Department for Civil Law. Clemens is a lecturer for digitalization and lT-law at the lnstitute of Civil and Business Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, speaker at UNECE and the Anwaltsakademie (Austrian BAR Associations Academy), as well as member of the Permanent Neutral Court of Arbitration of the Austrian Soccer Association. He specializes in banking and banking supervision law, insurance and insurance supervision law, professional regulations and liability law, corporate law and corporate governance, litigation, digitalization, cyber security. He is fluent in English.
Dr. Katharina Völkl-Posch of Voelkl Partners Law Firm, A-1010 Vienna, Neutorgasse 12/9, e-mail: k.voelkl@voelkl.partners, homepage: www.voelkl.partners, studied in Vienna, Salzburg and Rome. She was an assistant at the lnstitute for Labor and Social Law at the University of Vienna for seven years and was assigned to the Austrian Supreme Court as a first research assistant. Katharina has been a partner at Völkl Rechtsanwälte since 2020. She specializes in general civil law and contract law, labor and social Law, collaborative law, mediation and litigation. She is fluent in English and has a working knowledge in French and Italian.
Thomas Voppichler, Counsel at KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH, Herrengasse 1, 1010 Vienna, Tel. +43 676 844 133 280; email: thomas.voppichler@knoetzl.com; homepage: knoetzl.com, holds a law degree from the University of Vienna and is admitted to the Austrian Bar. His primary focus at KNOETZL are business crime matters, asset recovery and international litigation. He is particularly experienced in representing clients through high-profile criminal proceedings seeking compensation for damages due to embezzlement, fraud and bribery. He is a German native-speaker and is fluent in English.
Dr. Peter Wagesreiter, LL. M., of Hasberger Seitz & Partner law firm, Gonzagagasse 4, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 533 05 33, Fax: 533 05 33 33, e-mail: Peter.wagesreiter@hsp.law, homepage: http://www.hsp-law.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1991 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1994 and was admitted to the bar in Austria in 1998 and New York in 2001. He has a general practice, specializing in international business transactions and contract law and trade disputes. He does not handle criminal cases. He speaks fluent English.
Dr. Gunther Weichselbaum, Kohlmarkt 1, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 533 99 03, Fax: 533 99 03 18, e-mail: weichselbaum@kohlmarkt1.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1983. He was admitted to the bar at the end of 1989. He has a general practice, specializing in commercial and corporation law including tax, currency and industrial property matters. He does not handle criminal cases. He speaks fluent English.
Dr. Stefan Wurst, of Wurst & Ströck Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft, Mahlerstrasse 5, 1010 Vienna, Tel.: 290 50 90, Fax: 290 50 90 50, e-mail: wurst@austrialaw.at, graduated from the University of Linz in 1985, was admitted to the bar in 1991. Dr. Wurst has a general practice, handling all civil and criminal cases (including narcotics offenses). He speaks English.
Mag. Gabriel Wutti, Türkenstrasse,1080 Vienna, Tel. 585 69 10 18, e-mail: office@wutti.at, homepage: http://www.wutti.at, graduated from the Vienna law school. He was admitted to the bar in 1997. He has a general practice, with a focus on real estate law (including freehold property law and tenancy law) and inheritance law. Mag. Wutti serves as a member of the Legal Association for Mediation and Cooperative Negotiation. His firm provides legal services in German, English, Slovenian and Croatian.
Attorneys in Carinthia
Klagenfurt
(telephone: prefix 0463 in-country, or internationally +43 463)
Dr. Hanno Burger-Scheidlin, Villacher Strasse 1a/14, 9020 Klagenfurt, Tel.: 55 056, Fax: 56 055, e-mail: office@burger-scheidlin.at, studied at the Universities of Innsbruck and Vienna, graduated in 1976 and was admitted to the bar in 1980. He has a general practice including civil and commercial law, contracts, collections, estates and probate cases, bancruptcy and also handles trade disputes He does not accept criminal and narcotics cases. He speaks English.
Dr. Franz Zimmermann, Karfreitagstrasse 8/1, 9020 Klagenfurt, Tel.: 512 097, Fax: 54 465, e-mail: ra.zimmermann@linea7.com. He has a general practice, handling all civil and criminal cases (including narcotics offenses), estates, collections and trade disputes. Dr. Zimmermann speaks Italian and English.
Villach
(telephone: prefix 04242 in-country, or internationally +43 4242)
Dr. Karl Heinz Kramer, Italienerstrasse 10b, 9500 Villach, Tel.: 23 203, Fax: 23 203 3, e-mail: rechtsanwalt@dr-kramer.at, homepage: http://www.dr-kramer.at. Dr. Kramer graduated from the University of Vienna in 1985 and was admitted to the bar in 1991. He has a general practice, including criminal cases (also narcotics offenses). He speaks English and Italian.
Attorneys in Lower Austria
St. Pölten
(telephone: prefix 02742 in-country, or internationally +43 2742)
Dr. Franz Amler, Brunngasse 12/2, 3100 St. Pölten, Tel.: 35 27 18, Fax: 35 27 18-5, e-mail: ra-kanzlei.amler@aon.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1982, was admitted to the bar in 1987. Dr. Amler has a general practice, handling all civil and criminal cases (including narcotics offenses). His specialties are traffic accidents and contracts. He speaks English.
Dr. Michael Schwarz, of Thum Weinreich Schwarz, Josefstrasse 13, 3100 St. Pölten, Tel.: 72 222, Fax: 72 222 10, e-mail: kanzlei@tws.law, homepage: https://tws.law/. He graduated from the University of Vienna in 1982, was admitted to the bar in 1988. Dr. Schwarz has a general practice regarding all civil law areas, with criminal cases being accepted only in connection with trade law (bankruptcy cases, etc.). Dr. Schwarz is a lecturer at the International College for Tourism and Management (Krems and Semmering, Lower Austria). He speaks English.
Baden bei Wien
(telephone: prefix 02252 in-country, or internationaly +43 2252)
Mag. Markus Heller, Pfarrplatz 4, 2500 Baden, Tel.: 47926, Fax: 47926-11, e-mail: heller-ra@aon.at. He has a general practice, handling all civil and criminal cases (including narcotics offenses). Mag. Heller speaks English and a little Spanish.
Dr. Alexander Knotek, of Avia Law Group Baden, Wolczik, Knotek & Wurst, Rathausgasse 9, Pergerstrasse 12, 2500 Baden, Tel.: 430 56-0, Fax: 430 56-20, e-mail: info@avia-law.com, homepage: http://www.avia-law.com, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1973, was admitted to the bar in 1979. Dr. Knotek has a general practice, handling all civil and criminal cases (including narcotics offenses). He speaks English.
DDr. Gernot Satovitsch of Steiner – Satovitsch law firm, A-2500 Baden bei Wien, Kaiser Franz Ring 13, Tel.: +43 (0) 2252 – 85500 and +43 (0) 664 – 2270894 (mobile), e-mail: office@satovitsch.at, homepage: www.satovitsch.at, graduated from the University of Vienna with a Doctor of Laws degree (Dr. iur.) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree, Political Science (Dr. phil.). He was admitted to the bar in 2014 and is an experienced general practice lawyer. His specialties are inheritance law, family law (including custody), contract law, real estate law, tort law and criminal law. He further has long-standing experience in immigration law and labor law. DDr. Satovitsch regularly advises and represents domestic and foreign clients. He is fluent in English and has a solid command of French.
Perchtoldsdorf
(telephone: prefix 01 in-country, or internationally +43 1)
Dr. Stefan Prokop, Walzengasse 2 (corner of Hochstrasse 29/2), 2380 Perchtoldsdorf, Tel.: 865 71 72, Fax: 865 71 7273, e-mail: kanzlei@anwalt-prokop.at, homepage: http://www.anwalt-prokop.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1983, was admitted to the bar in 1990. With the exception of narcotics matters, Dr. Prokop has a general practice, handling all civil and criminal cases. He speaks English, French and Spanish.
Scheibbs
(telephone: prefeix 07482 in-country, or internationally +43 7482)
Mag. Silvia Fahrenberger, Gürtel 2/1, 3270 Scheibbs, Tel.: 43033, Fax: 43033-1, e-mail: office@ra-fahrenberger.at; homepage: www.ra-fahrenberger.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 2002 and was admitted to the bar in 2008. Mag. Fahrenberger has a general practice, with a special focus on family law, including child custody, parental child abduction, and marriage/divorce. Also, she is specialized in victim-of-crime-related litigation. She speaks English.
Stockerau
(telephone: prefix 02266 in-country, or internationally +43 2266)
Dr. Manfred Dimmy, Schiessstattgasse 27, 2000 Stockerau, Tel.: 65697, Fax: 65697-74, e-mail: office@dimmy.at, homepage: http://www.dimmy.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1979, was admitted to the bar in 1985. Dr. Dimmy has a general practice, handling all civil and criminal cases (except narcotics offenses). He speaks English.
Wiener Neustadt
(telephone: prefix 02622 in-country, or internationally +43 2622)
Dr. Doris Hohler-Rössel, Grazer Strasse 23, 2700 Wiener Neustadt, Tel.: 210 33-0, Fax: 210 33-14, e-mail: hohlerroesselra@aon.at, homepage: http://www.ra-wienerneustadt.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1980, was admitted to the bar in 1986. Dr. Hohler-Rössel has a general practice, handling both civil and criminal cases (with the exception of narcotics matters). Her specialty is trade law. She speaks English.
Attorneys in Salzburg
City of Salzburg
(telephone: prefix 0662 in-country, or internationally +43 662)
Dr. Wolfgang Berger, of Wolfgang Berger Rechtsanwälte, Sterneckstrasse 55/I, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 87 08 36, Fax: 87 97 17, e-mail: mail@berger-advokaten.com, http://www.berger-advokaten.com, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1972, was admitted to the bar in 1977. Except for criminal cases, he has a general practice, specializing in business law and real estate matters. He speaks English.
Dr. L. Wolfgang Berger, LL.M. (University of Virginia), of Berger Daichendt Grobovschek Rechtsanwälte, Sterneckstrasse 55/I, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 87 08 36, Fax: 87 97 17, e-mail: mail@berger-advokaten.com, http://www.berger-advokaten.com, graduated from the University of Salzburg and the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Partner. He speaks English and French.
Mag. Carl Handlechner, Griesgasse 17/14, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 84 92 30, Fax: 84 92 30 18, e-mail: Carl.Handlechner@sbg.at or Carl.Handlechner@gmx.at, graduated from the University of Salzburg in 1990 and was admitted to the bar in 1998. He has a general practice, specializing in criminal law (including narcotics offenses) and civil law. He speaks English and Italian.
Dr. Helmut Hegen, M.B.L., of Hosp & Hegen, Hellbrunnerstrasse 9a, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 84 31 31, Fax: 84 03 404, e-mail: office@hosp-partner.at, homepage: http://www.hosp-partner.at, graduated from the University of Salzburg in 1999 and was admitted to the bar in 2004. He has working experience in Austrian, German and US banks and is a lecturer on banking law at the University of Salzburg. His specialties are banking law, business law, corporate law, contracts and general civil law. Dr. Hegen is fluent in English.
Mag. Dr. Andreas Hochwimmer, of Hochwimmer & Horcicka Rechtsanwälte (attorneys-at-law), Neutorstraße 15A, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 254059, Fax: 254059-9, e-mail: kanzlei@rechtsweg.at, Homepage: http://www.rechtsweg.at, graduated from the University of Salzburg in 2002 (Mag. iur./Master of Laws and Dr. iur./PhD in 2008) and was admitted to the bar in 2009. For his accomplishments in the field of penology he earned the Science Award of the CC-Academy in 2009. He has a general practice, specializing in civil law, damages and marriage/divorce law. Cooperating with a German law firm, his law firm has a special focus on cross-border counseling. He also handles criminal cases with US-citizens involved, including narcotics offenses. Dr. Hochwimmer is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French.
Mag. Dr. Rémy Horcicka, of Hochwimmer & Horcicka Rechtsanwälte (attorneys at law), Neutorstraße 15A, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 254059, Fax: 254059-9, e-mail: kanzlei@rechtsweg.at, Homepage: http://www.rechtsweg.at, holds the degree of Master of Laws (Mag. iur.) and the degree of PhD in law (Dr. iur.) from the University of Salzburg. He is a member of the Austrian Bar and has a general practice, including civil law, competition and trademark law as well as real estate, contract and inheritance law. Due to his former work at the university of Salzburg/Institute for criminal law, criminal procedure and criminology, Dr. Horcicka has a special emphasis in criminal cases (including narcotics offenses). He speaks English and has a working knowledge of French.
Mag. Maximilian Ladbon, Attorney at Law, in cooperation with Pressl Endl Heinrich Bamberger Law Firm, Erzabt-Klotz-Straße 21A, 5020 Salzburg, Tel: +43-662-827070, Fax: +43-662-827070-70, E-Mail: office@pehb.at, Homepage: https://www.pehb.at/en/. Maximilian Ladbon was brought up bilingual (English and German), graduated from the University of Vienna in 2016, and completed his judicial practice in Salzburg. Afterwards he was employed by the law firm PEHB (which is the is one of Austria’s leading law firms with over 45 employees and offices in Salzburg and Vienna) for 5 years and passed his bar exam in Linz. He has a lot of experience in dealing with international clients/companies. Due to his cooperation with PEHB, who are active throughout Austria, and whose resources and experience, he is able to call up for larger or more complex projects in any legal matter.
Dr. Cornelia Mazzucco, Franz-Hinterholzerkai 2A, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: +43 662 89 09 99 0, Fax +43 662 89 09 99-20, E-Mail: office@recht-sbg.at, www.recht-sbg.at. She graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1989. Dr. Mazzucco has professional working experience in the United States and was admitted to the bar in 2007. Her specialties are civil law – matrimonial law, inheritance law, family law (domestic relations law) and medical law issues associated with assisted reproductive technology (ART). Specifically, she deals with traffic accidents and skiing accidents, real estate matters (contract and litigation) and actions for damages, as well as with patients´rights as part of hospital stays and/or medical consultancy (out-patient treatments). Dr. Mazzucco speaks English.
Dr. Michael Polst, L.L.M., Nonntaler Hauptstrasse 59, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 84 33 13, Fax: 84 33 13 – 24, e-mail: kanzlei@rechtsanwalt-polst.at, homepage: http://www.rechtsanwalt-polst.at, graduated from the University of Salzburg in 1994 and the University of Sydney in 2000 and was admitted to the bar in Austria in 2004. Dr. Polst has spent three years in Sydney (two of them working as a lawyer with law firms in the Central Business District). His business law firm supplies comprehensive commercial legal services to corporations and individuals (Austrian and EU law). He also handles general civil law cases including real estate and contract law. Dr. Polst is fluent in English.
Dr. Andreas Schoeppl, Nonntaler Hauptstrasse 112, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 62 55 00, Fax: 62 51 99, e-mail: andreas.schoeppl@schoeppl-waha.at, graduated from the University of Salzburg in 1985 and was admitted to the bar in 1991. He focuses on real estate property rights law, including estate cases, tradedisputes, criminal cases, and cases involving narcotics. Dr. Schoeppl was a member of the Salzburger Landtag from 1999-2004 and has been a member of the Salzburger Gemeinderat since 2004. He is proficient in English and currently serves American clients.
Dr. Stefan Vargha, of Fiedler Ramsauer Vargha Rechtsanwälte, Georg-Wagner-Gasse 5, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 0662/821700, Fax: 0662/821700-17, e-mail: office@ra-sbg.com, homepage: http://www.ra-sbg.com, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1968 and was admitted to the bar in 1975. He has a general practice, specialized in civil law, commercial law and company law. He does not accept criminal cases. Dr. Vargha speaks English and Hungarian.
Mag. Klaus Waha, Nonntaler Hauptstrasse 112, 5020 Salzburg, Tel.: 62 55 00, Fax: 62 51 99, e-mail: kanzlei@schoeppl-waha.at, homepage: http://www.schoeppl-waha.at, graduated from the University of Salzburg in 1996 and was admitted to the bar in 2001. He specializes in civil and criminal cases, as well as estate and narcotic cases and trade disputes. Mag. Waha speaks English and French and has worked with American citizens in the past.
Dr. Rüdiger Hanifle, Schillerstrasse 22, 5700 Zell am See, Tel.: 722 04, Fax: 74 167, e-mail: kanzlei@hanifle.at. He studied at the University of Innsbruck, graduated in 1982 and was admitted to the bar in 1987. Succeeding his father who recently retired, Dr. Hanifle maintains a general practice, including civil and criminal matters, but excluding narcotics offenses. His areas of specialization are trade and traffic law as well as contract matters. He speaks English.
Attorneys in Styria
Graz
(telephone: prefix 0316 in-country, or internationally +43 316)
Dr. Anton Cuber, of Cuber Law Offices, Grieskai 46, 8020 Graz, Tel.: 81 87 810, Fax: 81 87 8180, e-mail: office@cuber.at, homepage: http://www.cuber.at, graduated from the University of Graz in 1989 and was admitted to the bar in 1995. He has a general practice, specializing in trade law excluding criminal cases. Dr. Cuber speaks English and French.
Dr. Ralph Forcher, Neutorgasse 51/II, 8010 Graz, Tel.: 82 03 50, Fax: 82 03 50/60, e-mail: office@forcher-graz.at, homepage: http://www.forcher-graz.at, graduated from the University of Graz in 1984 and was admitted to the bar in 1989. He has a general practice, specializing in corporate and commercial law, litigations, arbitrations and contracts. He handles only “white collar crime” criminal cases. Dr. Forcher speaks English.
Dr. Gunter Griss, LL.M., of Griss & Partners, Glacisstrasse 67, 8010 Graz, Tel.: 83 03 04, Fax: 83 81 17, e-mail: g.griss@griss.at, homepage: http://www.griss.at, graduated from the University of Graz in 1967 and the University of Chicago in 1970, was admitted to the bar in 1975, and also studied and practiced in England and France. Dr. Griss has a general practice, handling civil and criminal cases (including narcotics offenses). He specializes in international private and commercial law, real estate and probate matters, including expropriations. He is an official court interpreter to English and French.
Dr. Peter Griss, LL.M., of Griss & Partners, Glacisstrasse 67, 8010 Graz, Tel.: 83 03 04, Fax: 83 81 17, e-mail: p.griss@griss.at, homepage: http://www.griss.at, graduated from the University of Graz (Mag. iur.) in 1997, the University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) in 2003 and the University of San Francisco (LL.M.) in 1999. He was admitted to the bar in 2004. Griss & Partners is a general practice, handling all civil and also criminal cases. Dr. Peter Griss specialises in civil and commercial litigation, including accidents.
Attorneys in Tyrol
Innsbruck
(telephone: prefix 0512 in-country, or internationally +43 512)
Dr. Dietmar Czernich, LL.M., of Czernich, Hofstädter and Guggenberger, Boznerplatz 4, 6020 Innsbruck, Tel.: 56 73 73, Fax: 56 73 73 15, e-mail: czernich@chg.at, homepage: http://www.chg.at, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1992, the New York School of Law in 1994 and was admitted to the bar in 1998. He has a general practice, specializing in international litigation, personal injury litigation, establishing subsidiaries in Austria and international contract law. He does not handle criminal cases. Dr. Czernich is fluent in English.
Mag. Stefan Gamsjäger, Burggraben 6, 6020 Innsbruck, Tel.: 586 586, Fax 586 586-50, e-mail: office@law-experts.at, homepage: www.law-experts.at. He specializes in litigation and arbitration, corporate and commercial law, civil law, contract law, conveyance and real estate law, employment law, IT law and IP law. Mag. Gamsjäger is fluent in English.
Dr. Ivo Greiter, of Greiter Pegger Kofler & Partner, Rechtsanwälte, Maria-Theresien-Strasse 24, 6020 Innsbruck, Tel.: 57 18 11, Fax: 58 49 25, e-mail: greiter@lawfirm.at, homepage: https://www.greiter.tirol/, was admitted to the bar in 1971. He is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce, American Chamber of Commerce in Austria, International Bar Association, International Law Association and the American Bar Association. He has a general practice including international and EU matters, administration law, accidents, aviation law, advertising law, banking law, bankruptcy, commercial law, contracts, capital and corporate taxation, estate and gift taxation, foreign investments, immigration law, inheritance, taxation of foreign nationals, patents, trademarks, intellectual property. He does not accept criminal cases. Dr. Greiter speaks English, French and Italian.
Dr. Thomas Praxmarer, Bürgerstrasse 19/I, 6020 Innsbruck, Tel.: 588 911, Fax: 588 911 41, e-mail: praxmarer@inode.at, homepage: http://www.ra-praxmarer.at, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1983 and was admitted to the bar in 1991. He has a general practice, specializing in criminal cases (including narcotics offenses), labor law, real property law, business law and European law. He is a member of the Innsbruck town council. Dr. Praxmarer speaks English.
Fügen im Zillertal
(telephone: prefix 05288 in-country, or internationally +43 5288)
Mag. Bettina Presl, Franziskusweg 10, 6263 Fügen im Zillertal, Tel.: 64030, Fax: 640 30 30, e-mail: Bettina@rechtsanwalt-presl.at, homepage: http://www.rechtsanwalt-presl.at, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1992 and was admitted to the bar in 1998. She has a general practice, also handling criminal cases (including narcotics offenses). Mag. Presl speaks English.
Dr. Hannes Wiesflecker, Burggraben 6, 6020 Innsbruck, Tel.: 586 586, Fax 586 586-50, e-mail: office@law-experts.at, homepage: www.law-experts.at. He specializes in litigation and arbitration, corporate and commercial law, civil law, contract law, conveyance and real estate law, employment law, IT law and IP law. Dr. Wiesflecker is fluent in English.
Attorneys in Upper Austria
Linz
(telephone: prefix 0732 in-country, or internationally +43 732)
Dr. Ludwig Beurle, of Beurle Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG, Landstrasse 9, 4020 Linz, Tel.: +43 732 7716530, Fax: 77 16 53-18, e-mail: ludwig.beurle@beurle.eu, homepage: https://www.beurle.eu/, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1981 and was admitted to the bar in 1985. Except for criminal cases, Dr. Beurle has a general practice, specializing in commercial and civil law. Dr. Beurle speaks English.
Mag. Dr. Helmut Blum, LL.M. MAS (European Law), MAS (Mediation), LL.M. MAS (U.S. Law, Florida Cost School of Law), Mozartstraße 11/6, 4020 Linz, Tel.: 78 13 66, Fax: 78 13 76 76, e-mail: kanzlei@ra-blum.com, homepage: www.ra-blum.com. He graduated from University of Linz in 1977 (Law) and 1981 (Economics) and from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2011 (LL.M. in U.S. Law). He has additional qualifications in mediation and European Law (University in Krems). He was admitted to the bar in Austria in 1986, to the bar in Berlin/Germany in 1997 and as a European Lawyer to the bar of Modena/Italy in 2001. He has a general practice, specializing in constitutional and administrative law, family law and criminal law. Dr. Blum has a branch of his law firm in 1080 Vienna, Bennoplatz 1. Dr. Blum speaks fluently English.
Dr. Siegrid Grassner of Grassner, Lenz, Thewanger + Partners, 4020 Linz, Südtirolerstrasse 4-6, Tel: 77 08 15, Fax: 77 08 16, email: siegrid.grassner@g ltp.at, homepage: www.gltp.at. She graduated from the University of Vienna in 2007 (Magister juris), from the University of Linz in 2009 (PhD) and from the Columbia Law School, New York in 2011 (LL.M.). She was admitted to the bar in New York in 2012 and to the bar in Austria in 2014. Dr. Grassner has a general practice, specializing in corporate and estate transactions, bank law, commercial law, construction law, arbitration and litigation. Dr. Grassner speaks fluent English and already has international clients.
Dr. Walter Löbl, Südtirolerstrasse 4-6, 4020 Linz and Stelzhammerstrasse 1, 4400 Steyr, Tel: 77 08 15, Fax: 77 08 16, e-mail: loebl@gltp.at, homepage: http://www.gltp.at, graduated from the University of Linz and was admitted to the bar in 2001. Dr. Löbl specializes in family law, commercial law, building contracts and construction law, but also handles criminal cases. He is proficient in English and already has American clients.
Dr. Wolfgang Moringer, LL.M., of Haslinger/Nagele & Partners, Roseggerstrasse 58, 4020 Linz, Tel.: 784 33 10, Fax: 77 43 31, e-mail: wolfgang.moringer@haslinger-nagele.com, homepage: http://www.haslinger-nagele.com, graduated from the University of Linz and was admitted to the bar in 1977. He has a general practice specializing in commercial law, penal law concerning business offenses, European law and criminal law (including narcotics offenses). He is a member of the Committee of the Upper Austrian Bar Association. Dr. Moringer speaks English.
Mag. Thomas P. Schweiger, LL.M. (Duke), of SMP Rechtsanwälte law firm, Kaplanhofstrasse 2, 4020 Linz, Tel.: 79 69 00 0, Fax: 79 69 06, e-mail: office@s-m-p.at, homepage: https://s-m-p.at/impressum/, graduated from the University of Linz in 1993 and the Duke University School of Law in 1996, and was admitted to the bar in 1999. He has a general practice, specializing in corporate and other transactions, corporate counsel, arbitration and litigations (mostly for corporations), trade disputes and estates. He is a member of the Austrian Franchise Federation, German Arbitration Association, German Lawyers Association, Moot Alumni Association. Mag. Schweiger speaks fluent English and Russian.
Wels
(telephone: prefix 07242 in-country, or internationally +43 7242)
Dr. Johannes Kirschner, Fabrikstrasse 26, 4600 Wels, Tel.: 6 73 73, Fax: 6 82 70, e-mail: kanzlei@kirschner-recht.at, homepage: http://www.kirschner-recht.at, graduated from the University of Salzburg in 1980 and was admitted to the bar in 1986. He has a general practice specializing in criminal law (including narcotics offenses), family law, especially divorce law, maintenance, custody, traffic law, insurance law, especially compensation (Member of the Pan-European Organization of Personal Injury Lawyers). Dr. Kirschner speaks English.
Dr. Christopher Straberger, Maria-Theresia-Strasse 19, 4600 Wels, Tel.: +43 7242 47 175 -22, Fax: 641 222, e-mail: office@straberger.at, homepage: http://www.straberger.at, graduated from the University of Vienna in 1986 and was admitted to the bar in 1996. He has a general practice specializing in contract law (e.g. joint ventures, distribution agreements), trademark law, insolvency law, business law in general, question relating to regulations of the European Union, trade disputes and estate cases. He does not handle criminal cases. Dr. Straberger previously worked with the law firm Baker & McKenzie in Sydney, Australia and speaks fluent English.
Attorneys in Vorarlberg
Bregenz
(telephone: prefix 05574 in-country, or internationally +43 5574)
Dr. Meinrad Einsle, of Manhart and Einsle law firm, Römerstrasse 19, 6900 Bregenz, Tel.: 42 3 64, Fax: 42 3 64 20, e-mail: kanzlei@manhart-einsle-partner.at, homepage: http://www.manhart-einsle-partner.at/, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1991 and was admitted to the bar in 1997. He has a general practice, specializing in criminal law (including narcotics offenses), civil law, trade law, tax and tariff law and European law. Dr. Einsle speaks English.
Dr. Alexander Matt, of Matt Anwälte, Belruptstrasse 8, 6900 Bregenz, Tel.: 46 6 08, Fax: 46 6 08 4, e-mail: justitia@matt-anwaelte.at, homepage: http://www.matt-anwaelte.at/, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1981 and was admitted to the bar in 1986. He has a general practice, specializing in contract law, business law and real estate law. He does not handle criminal cases. Dr. Matt speaks English and French.
Dr. Katja Matt, of Matt Anwälte, Belruptstrasse 8, 6900 Bregenz, Tel.: 46 6 08, Fax: 46 6 08 4, e-mail: justitia@matt-anwaelte.at, homepage: http://www.matt-anwaelte.at/, graduated from the University of Innsbruck in 1983 and was admitted to the bar in 1998. She has a general practice, specializing in criminal law (including narcotics offenses) and family law. Dr. Matt speaks English.
Dr. Helgar Georg Schneider, LL.M., of Preisl & Schneider, Reichsstrasse 5a, 6900 Bregenz, Tel.: 44943-0, Fax: 44943-3, e-mail: kanzlei@preisl-schneider.at, homepage: http://www.preisl-schneider.at, graduated from the University of Innsbruck School of Law in 1987, from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1988 and from the University of Graz School of Law in 1992 and was admitted to the bar in 1996. He has a general practice, specializing in business law, competition law, company law, family law and inheritance law. He is co-author of the book ABC der Vertrags- und Testamentsmuster or ABC of Contract and Last Will Models, Linde Publishers, Vienna. He is an official court interpreter for the English language.
Schruns
Dr. Felix Karl Vogl, Penthouse Alpina, Bahnhofstraße 34 Top 12, 6780 Schruns, (will also see clients in Vienna) tel.: +43 (0)5556 21021, e-mail: kanzlei@rechtsanwalt-