Dr iur Christian Klausegger > Binder Grösswang > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Combining expertise in criminal and civil law, Binder Grösswang offers an interdisciplinary approach, and is well regarded for acting in criminal investigations and proceedings regarding offences such as allegations of fraud, embezzlement, bribery, and money laundering. The practice also fields a team of experts for internal investigations, which includes practice head and ‘very smart negotiator’ Stefan Albiez, Christian Klausegger, and Thomas Hartl, with Albiez’ multi-faceted practice including matters in the financial services sector as well as asset recovery, and Hartl covering compliance topics for corporate clients.

With ‘an excellent reputation in the legal industry,’ Binder Grösswang fields a team of litigation experts and continues to act in a variety of cross-border disputes. Covering a large range of industries, the group is jointly led by Christian Klausegger, Stefan Albiez and Ingeborg Edel, with Klausegger offering particular experience in IT and insurance disputes, and Albiez being recommended for class & mass action defence. Edel excels in commercial and multi-jurisdictional litigation and has recently acted in numerous arbitration proceedings. Adrian Zwettler is described by clients as ‘competent and extremely committed lawyer,’ whereas Elisabeth Tretthahn-Wolski was appointed as judge and left the firm in January 2023.

Highlighted for the ‘exceptional quality of their service,’ Binder Grösswang‘s varied case load includes domestic and international arbitration under an array of rules such as VIAC, ICC and SCC, the enforcement of arbitral awards from various jurisdictions, as well as dispute resolution by means of mediation. The team is led jointly by Christian Klausegger, who has notable experience in IT and insurance disputes, and commercial cross-border disputes expert Ingeborg Edel.