Firm Profile > Cerha Hempel > Vienna, Austria

‘Very experienced, broad and deep knowledge. Also excellent knowledge of relevant authorities, highly available and provide practical solutions.‘

‘Dr. Peter Knobl – a specialist in his field who pays attention to detail.‘

‘The capital markets team stands out through excellent knowledge, very good availability and reliability, solution-oriented work, a very high level of language proficiency and moderate fees.‘

‘Volker Glas: very well-versed, experienced, reliable and assertive, incredible knowledge, a very pleasant person to work with.‘

‘Christian Aichinger: very quick comprehension as well as analytical skills, good negotiator.‘

‘Full-service law firm with high level quality of legal advice in all areas and broad geographical coverage with own offices and networks (eg. Lex Mundi).‘

‘Very strong corporate practice in Austria. One of the go-to firms in Vienna.‘

‘In comparison to others they stand out because they always go the extra mile and come up with creative ideas when it comes to transactional issues. They have fantastic knowledge of the field and extensive experience. You can always depend on them and they will never leave you hanging.‘

‘Excellent combination of expertise, experience and commercial sense.‘

‘Clemens Hasenauer and Johannes Prinz – Outstanding legal knowledge and ability as well as negotiation skills.‘

‘Albert Birkner stands out for sure. He has overwhelming knowledge of his field, in our case regarding corporate, M&A, as well as real estate and tax matters. Simply an extremely reliable and efficient expert. Matters get explained in a logical way and complex situations are clearly broken down, so that one can understand what is required or necessary. He is very well known within the industry not only in Austria. And as far as the law firm is concerned, Nadine Leitner and Alistair Gillespie (lawyers in Albert’s team) are worth mentioning, great attitude with a hands-on approach.‘

‘Albert Birkner is one of the leading M&A and corporate lawyers in Austria. His responsiveness is outstanding.  He is extremely commercial.‘

‘CH is a very competetive law firm with wide expertise in legal issues. We appreciate the client orientated consulting services, the fees are fair and transparent.‘

‘Excellent lawyers, reliable, perfect performance, contemporary support service, friendly, clear explanation for the customer, excellent manners, wide knowledge and the advice is practice-orientated.‘

‘Requests are answered quickly, exactly and in a solid matter. Hans Kristoferitsch is an outstanding and invaluable lawyer.‘

‘Peter Lewisch teaches law at the university of Vienna and at the same time, advises and represents clients in high level criminal law cases. He also provides concise and clear legal opinions in the field and is an excellent choice because of his closeness to legal developments and unparalleled expertise. We have worked with Professor Lewisch in numerous very high level white-collar crime cases and have always been very pleased with his outstanding service. We have also worked together with Dr. Hans Kristoferitsch who also is an excellent criminal lawyer. He and his team are able to provide excellent and timely advice in white-collar crime matters.‘

‘Stephan Huber is probably the most responsive and effective professional I’ve worked with in the jurisdiction.‘

‘Benjamin Twardosz – holistic assessment of clients needs, ability to comprehend complex material, ability to think out of the box and fast response time.‘

‘Armin Schwabl delivers a work product of excellent quality and always in time. He is also very flexible in adapting to the needs of the client.’

‘Stefan Huber is very cooperative and responded accurately to our demands.’ 

‘CHSH covers many legal areas. The overall level of service is very high. The response times are short and agreed response dates are kept reliably.’

‘A very competent team that is able to explain complex issues so that you really can follow.’

‘The team of Dr. Kristoferitsch is very professional and competent with practicable solutions.’

‘Outstanding competence and professionality.’

‘Dr. Kristoferitsch combines extensive knowledge with a lot of practical experience in data privacy and data protection law.’

‘Long standing experience and academic background.‘

‘Particularly outstanding is the ability to obtain a comprehensive overview within the shortest possible time when taking over cases that have been pending for several years and to ask and answer the decisive legal questions at the same time.‘

‘Extensive expertise, highly professional cooperation and based on mutual trust.‘

‘Work for the integrity of legal practice and not focus on the income that can be achieved from the service.‘

‘The unique feature is that all options for regulation or defence against claims are always identified and evaluated during the initial test. Then the tactics are discussed and the common procedure is determined. Irene Welser’s and Michaela Siegwart’s team never lose sight of the big picture and keep an eye on what is important.‘

‘Michaela Siegwart – excellent legal expertise as well as excellent conduct of legal cases.‘ 

‘We use CHSH as our “go-to” firm in Austria. They are responsive, commercial and pragmatic and have excellent spoken and written English. They understand and comply with timelines for the many key international projects we deliver. We have previously used a number of other firms but we have found that their turnaround times are not as good as CHSH and their advice not as commercial.  Their costs are also very reasonable when compared to comparable firms. We work primarily with Chris Peitsch – all of the above comments apply to him.’

‘The team around Julian Feichtinger and Christopher Peitsch is working fast, reliable, transparent and always solution-oriented. The billing of the fee is extremely transparent, which is not the case with many law firms. But that is especially important for in-house lawyers. Julian Feichtinger: knows the requirements, questions and challenges of its clients and responds to each of them individually and reliably.  Christopher Peitsch: same as Julian Feichtinger – extraordinary skills in the field of current employment law issues.’

‘The team is not only very knowledgeable, but also very much focused on finding solutions for the customer. This is a strength not very often found with law firms in my opinion. CHSH is very practical in their approach to finding a solution. Mr Feichtinger is the lawyer that I have worked with in the last 17 years. The reason for our long-lasting relationship is his trustworthiness, his negotiating skills and his ability to find solutions even in the most helpless cases.’

‘Team is both experienced and striving to always get better. They are indeed going the extra mile, if necessary, and come up with quick solutions.’

‘Easy and smooth day-to-day-cooperation, excellent legal skills, very good availability.’

‘Bernhard Kofler-Senoner is a very experienced practitioner with great overview of all relevant developments in competition law not only in Austria, but also in the EU and globally.’

‘Anna Wolf-Posch is a great competition lawyer, also when it comes to policy advice. It is wonderful to work with her because she understands the client’s needs and adopts the legal approach accordingly.’

‘Michael Mayer impressed us with his broad knowledge and concise and pragmatic advice.’

‘Practice known for creditor work and distressed M&A.‘

‘We usually interact with Christoph Reiter and Thomas Trettnak: they always have a close attention to the business environment and are very careful to adapt their advice to the specific situation described. They always breakdown the pros and cons of a decision so I always feel as though I am in a trusting relationship with both Christoph and Thomas, as they are trying to understand the holistic situation.‘

‘The level of service is outstanding. They are fast, precise, available 24/7, have extensive business knowledge and the team consists of excellent transaction lawyers.’

‘Top law firm with individual approach to all matters relevant for a bigger family office that is not only focused on day-to-day asset management but in particular also on international transactions of any kind.’

‘The team is very much focused on their client and the client’s needs. They are quick and reliable and have a very broad knowledge base, which allows them to advice on the full range of legal aspects of a transaction.’

‘Albert Birkner is the man you want on your table. His dedication, know-how and negotiation skills are just amazing.’

‘Albert Birkner is highly experienced and possesses outstanding transaction capabilities. A fantastic lawyer and also an expert in real estate law.’

‘Thomas Trettnak needs to be praised for his straight forward thinking and clear advice.’

‘Lukas Moser is a young and very dynamic attorney-at-law who has an extraordinary approach towards hands-on support around the clock and perfect awareness and attention to detail and stringent solutions.’

‘Strong M&A team active in various industries.’

‘Not just stellar legal work, but outstanding support in running the negotiations. Contract signed in the end contained important elements to protect our interests. Clemens Hasenauer: international experience, attention to detail, tenacity in negotiations, availability, understanding of business. Harald Stingl: strong support, fast and thorough responses, good communication skills.’

‘The Real Estate Transaction Team at CERHA HEMPEL is a very well integrated and highly knowledgeable team, marked out by its dedication to its clients’ needs. We are extremely happy with the teams very high level of responsiveness and their straight-forward approach. Under the direction of Mark Krenn, they have assisted us in a number of real estate transactions in CEE to our highest satisfaction.’

‘Mark Krenn is a very experienced real estate transaction lawyer with a broad knowledge of the real estate industry across the CEE region. Mark knows the transaction game inside-out and has impressive negotiation skills, both from the legal and from the strategical perspective. We are impressed by his attitude of making things happen no matter what happens, always coming up with creative solutions.’

‘Very knowledgeable, experienced, calm law firm.’

‘Manfred Ton – a highly skilled expert and strong supporter for his clients in any negotiation.’

‘High professional standard both in legal as well as in the field of structural engineering which leads to an outstanding professional cooperation.’

‘Michaela Siegwart has an unpretentious appearance, offering an objective view, solution-oriented approach.’

‘CHSH covers many legal areas. The overall level of service is very high. The response times are short and agreed response dates are kept reliably.‘

‘Katharina Majchrzak: extensive knowledge in intellectual property law; very precise; reliable.‘

‘Very strong in trade marks and unfair competition law, very high competence in litigation.‘

‘Katharina Majchrzak: one of the best attorneys in Austria in trademarks and unfair competition law.‘

‘Excellent expertise in IP law and unfair competition law; many years of experience; very responsive.‘

‘Dr. Katharina Majchrzak: excellent expertise in IP law and unfair competition law; many years of experience; very responsive; she communicates her solutions in a clearly, well-structured and comprehensible manner; she draws the attention to what is important from a business perspective; sound industry knowledge.‘