The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, tier 5

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte advises banks on regulatory and compliance matters. Hannes Füreder leads the team.

Within Central and Eastern Europe, tier 4

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte recently advised an Austrian IT company on a joint venture. Hannes Füreder is recommended for corporate matters.

Within Corporate and M&A, tier 4

Hannes Füreder heads Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte’s team, which continues to advise a leading gas grid operator in the east of Austria on its corporate structure.

Within Dispute resolution, Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte is a third tier firm,

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte recently successfully represented two pharmaceuticals companies in a trade mark lawsuit against an Austrian competitor. Practice head Gerald Gries is experienced in employment and personal injury litigation.

Within EU and competition , tier 4

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte continued to advise a gas grid operator in eastern Austria on state aid. Robert Ertl is now the main contact after Markus P Fellner left the firm.

Within Employment , tier 4

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte recently advised an elevator manufacturer on dismissal procedures and redundancy payments. Hannes Füreder is the main contact.

Within IT and telecommunications, Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte is a third tier firm,

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte recently advised a technology consortium in a dispute with a subcontractor concerning the development and maintenance of a web sales tool. Reinhard Brunar and Michael Breitenfeld are recommended.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte is a third tier firm,

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte recently advised a major German manufacturer in the insolvency proceedings of a consortium partner and related damages claims. Reinhard Brunar is a ‘calm and cool-headed lawyer’, and ‘always has an eye on the deadlines’.

Within Intellectual property and media, tier 4

Reinhard Brunar heads Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte’s team, which recently advised a nutritional supplements manufactuerer on a trade mark and patent agreement with a supplier.

Within Private client, Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte is a second tier firm,

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte’s practice head Hannes Füreder advises the private trust of a wealthy Austrian individual, which acts as the holding company of an Austrian facility service provider group with subsidiaries across CEE and more than 3,000 employees.

Within Public procurement, Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte is a second tier firm,

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte’s ‘absolutely reliable’ team recently advised an energy company on the €130m tendering of smart metering equipment. Robert Ertl is ‘an expert in this field and highly analytical’, and Michael Breitenfeld is also recommended.

Within Real estate and construction, tier 4

Reinhard Brunar leads Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte’s team, which has good experience on construction and real estate matters. It acted for a company on its purchase of a lakeside hotel.

Within Tax, Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte is a third tier firm,

Siemer-Siegl-Füreder & Partner, Rechtsanwälte advises on contentious and non-contentious tax matters, and recently assisted a private client with asset restructuring following the sale of shares in a mineral water producer.