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Cerha Hempel Offices

Cerha Hempel
PARKRING 2
1010 VIENNA
Austria
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Dr Holger Bielesz

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+43 1 514 35 121 holger.bielesz@cerhahempel.com View profile

Work Department

Contentious Business

Position

Partner
Areas of practice:

Career

Admitted 2007, (Attorney at Law), Austria
Functions:

  • Lecturer at ARS and international conferences

Holger is a partner with CERHA HEMPEL since 2020. He studied in Vienna, Freiburg (CH) and Bruges (Belgium) and worked in Brussels with a renowned German law firm. For more than 15 years, he has been specializing in commercial dispute resolution and advising companies on white-collar crime and compliance issues. His work focuses on the defense of financial institutions in investor liability litigation, disputes relating to construction contracts, corporate and distribution law disputes as well as conflicts in insolvency and restructuring situations. Holger has many years of courtroom experience both in civil and criminal matters, also before the European Court of Justice. He was a partner in the dispute resolution department of a Viennese law firm and has been a partner in the dispute resolution team at CERHA HEMPEL since 2020.

Languages

German, English, French, Greek

Memberships

  • Vienna Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Lex Mundi – The World’s Leading Association of Independent Law Firms

Education

University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 1998, Dr. iur. 2005)
University of Freiburg (CH) (1997-1998)
College of Europe, Brügge (2001)

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Central to the work of Cerha Hempel‘s insolvency and restructuring practice is advice in respect of distressed or insolvent counterparts and the voluntary and involuntary winding-down of business operations, supplemented by a strong reputation in financial restructurings and distressed M&A. The full range of matters is covered between the three heads of practice: transactional and distressed M&A as well as creditor protection is the remit of Thomas Trettnak and Christoph Reiter, who was promoted to partner in February 2023; Holger Bielesz fronts the litigation offering.

Austria > Dispute resolution: commercial litigation

Described as ‘a paragon of legal excellence,’ Cerha Hempel demonstrates proficiency in unfair competition and state aid litigation, as well as private enforcement proceedings, cartel law disputes and professional liability claims. The team operates in an array of industries such as automotive, insurance, fintech and financial services. Practice head Irene Welser handles the full spectrum of national and international litigation and arbitration, with notable specialisms in corporate, post-M&A and shareholder disputes. Michaela Siegwart takes the lead on the firm’s insurance disputes, whereas Holger Bielesz is regularly instructed on insolvency, corporate and banking litigation, as well as consumer claims.

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