Cerha Hempel > Vienna, Austria > Firm Profile

‘Thomas Zivny is accurate, efficient, always available, and competent.’

‘The practice is dedicated to delivering outstanding quality in its legal advice combined with general client-friendly behaviour. Peter Knobl is one of Austria’s leading capital markets regulatory lawyers.’

‘The team consisted of partner Peter Knobl and has always delivered advice to our full satisfaction. Follow-up questions have consistently been answered promptly and extensively as well.’

‘Exceptional legal knowledge and ability. Exceptional industry sector knowledge. Exceptional responsiveness and accessibility.’

‘Johannes Prinz is an extremely knowledgeable and hard-working lawyer.’

‘They have suitable and accessible teams that take care of our issues. I see particular strength in the team’s ability to handle a number of transactions. They are reliable partners in our legal affairs.’

‘Great collaboration between team members and good gender equality.’

‘The team sees the wider picture. They are excellent problem solvers, but do not create additional problems and focus on the issues that matter. Their legal expertise is outstanding. It is combined with business understanding.’

‘For me, Albert Birkner is the best legal adviser for M&A, and other corporate matters. He stays on top of things and gets the job done without getting lost in unimportant aspects. He understands his client’s business and has loads of valuable experience. It is a delight to work with him.’

‘Cerha Hempel has a strong full service team in all major areas of business law. In my view they can perfectly handle numerous transactions at the same time. Accessibility and meeting timelines is never an issue.’

‘Excellent legal expertise and responsiveness, and outstanding partner availability.’

‘There is no other white-collar crime team in the Austrian market offering the same range of capabilities and qualities, from academic input to high-class white-collar crime litigation and in-depth knowledge not only of criminal law, but also of other relevant fields of law.’

‘The lawyers are well respected by the prosecution, the courts and other lawyers. They are skilful and easily accessible. When it comes to billing, their invoices are always transparent and fair.’

‘Peter Lewisch is maybe the most prominent Austrian white-collar crime lawyer, and rightly so! His knowledge, but also his legal skills as well as his handling of prosecutors is unparalleled.’

‘Hans Kristoferitsch is very diligent and has broad knowledge not only in criminal law, but also in administrative and data protection law. Moreover, he literally knows the whole Austrian legal community.’

‘Stefan Huber has maybe the shortest turn-around times I have seen with a lawyer and is always available. He is a strategic thinker with in-depth criminal law knowledge.’

‘The teams renders hands-on support that is relevant for the business and does not “over-legalise”. There is no need to translate the advice to decision makers from the business.’

‘Hans Kristoferitsch is the go-to person for any difficult questions when it comes to white-collar crime.’

‘They have a great team dedicated to clients’ business needs with strong professional expertise in employment law, always responsive and finding the best solution.’

‘Christopher Peitsch is a confident team leader with great knowledge in employment law. I can always rely on him, his expertise and guidelines. He is not just a lawyer but an irreplaceable business partner managing his team in a way to ensure maximum satisfaction of the clients’ needs.’

‘Julian Feichtinger is a standout. Great experience and always able to provide valuable insights and pragmatic advice.’

‘Incredibly fast and focused advice, excellent strategic approach. They understand the company’s situation and look for the best solution to the problem at hand rather than focusing on what can’t be done.’

‘Christopher Peitsch has an extremely quick perception and can react immediately to new arguments. He is always very well prepared and knows the cases. He has a very pragmatic approach and focuses on solving problems instead of discussing theoretical details. Especially in negotiations, I want to be represented only by him. He is always available and responds quickly, it is the best assistance I have ever had in a law firm.’

‘The employment law team has excellent knowledge. At all times we feel well advised by the team. The department is human, competent and sophisticated.’

‘Christopher Peitsch is an excellent and sophisticated lawyer who has the know-how and knows how to apply it accordingly. Even in court, we feel well represented by his friendly manner and that our company is represented accordingly. Explanations are always very obvious and practice-oriented, and often accompanied by humor.’

‘Christopher Peitsch is a killer in court and an incredibly well versed, smart and seasoned advocate with highly persuasive writing skills. We never worked with someone stronger in employment cases and we’re really glad he’s on our side.’

‘Beyond the high-level legal expertise, the team provides very hands-on business advice and pays great attention to the specific situation of their clients.’ 

‘In our opinion, the strengths of the team lie in their ability to tailor their opinions to the needs of their clients, their professionalism, efficiency, responsiveness, and their deep knowledge and understanding of Austrian and EU competition and antitrust law.’ 

‘The cooperation has always been very professional and smooth. They are very well connected with the authorities and always up to date with current events and developments. We are always impressed by the efficiency, responsiveness and ability of practitioners to deal with challenging situations in a professional manner.’ 

‘Quality and service are exceptional. The response times are short and agreed response dates are kept reliably. Highly committed and professional team, coordinated, works quickly and efficiently.’

‘Bernhard Kofler-Senoner is our man regarding competition law and compliance. He has a singular knowledge about our group’s business fields and the people involved. In particular, our senior management relies upon his advice.’

‘It is a pleasure to work with them. Team’s strengths comprise super responsiveness and know-how about our industry environment, as well as our organisation.’

‘Bernhard Kofler-Senoner is passionate about competition law and knows all the trends and developments. He also quickly develops insight into the industry and relevant markets and understands the business aspects of the legal matter. The junior members of his team are always approachable, friendly and ready to jump in and answer our follow-up questions.’ 

‘Anna Wolf-Posch and Bernhard Kofler-Senoner are both top Austrian competition lawyers.’ 

‘The strengths are mainly the ability to quickly understand the needs of a company in terms of taxation of financial products, to respond in a timely manner to questions asked, and to provide a detailed analysis of the problems encountered.’

‘It is an excellent team. It has brilliant specialists with extensive knowledge and in-depth experience. The team is very dedicated and committed to producing the best results.’

‘I have been working with Christoph Schimmer. He understands the business needs of the client and his advice is always on point and on time. I find him to be a highly competent professional who demonstrates excellent knowledge.’

‘Very competent, very responsive. They understand the needs of the client. They employ successful tactics.’

‘High level expertise, excellent communication, very competent, structured and calm.’

‘The advice provided is clear, concise and packaged in a way that is user-friendly for a commercial organisation.’

‘Personable, attentive and value-adding responses to legal queries.’

‘I am particularly impressed by the quality of the whole team. If one lawyer is not available, I can call any of his colleagues who is not only fully briefed but always gives the same top level advice. Their legal knowledge is as fantastic as is their strategic thinking.’

‘Hans Kristoferitsch is very diligent and has broad knowledge not only in administrative law, but also in criminal and data protection law. Moreover, he literally knows the whole Austrian legal community, which is a real asset.’

‘Stefan Huber has maybe the shortest turn around times I have seen with a lawyer and is always available. He is a strategic thinker with in-depth legal knowledge.’

‘Customer focused, speak in plain language.’

‘They have vast experience and deep knowledge in handling administrative law cases in areas relevant for a bank, therefore very useful guidance is offered in these proceedings. Any drafts are always delivered on time.’

‘Very broad knowledge of banking supervision law.’

‘Sophisticated and broad knowledge in banking and finance regulatory work. Excellent solutions for complex topics and excellent network within Cerha Hempel, high commitment and availability to our firm (especially by ad hoc topics).’

‘We have worked with Cerha Hempel for more than 10 years. Their pragmatic, solution-oriented approach is outstanding. They have learned how we think and that makes the difference.’

‘Thomas Zivny as partner has huge capabilities in the field of banking and finance. As a long-term business partner, he truly understands our needs. Based on his huge knowledge, his solution oriented pragmatic approach is refreshing when it comes to tougher negotiations. He is quick in his response and is able to focus on key issues without being over-complicated.’

‘Christian Aichinger has overall expertise of the legal side of financings services. A really supportive. outstanding cooperation.’

‘We experienced Cerha’s banking and finance team as a very reliable partner, even in the wake of a developing crisis.’

‘We got to know Peter Knobl as a profound expert in Austrian and international banking regulation law.’

‘The team has a very qualified and consolidated knowledge of the international litigation sector and local law. In addition to experience, the team responds incisively, comprehensively and promptly to customer requests.’

‘Holger Bielesz and Samuel Mimnagh have both been extremely attentive, punctual, and professional, with an excellent technical preparation and meticulous attention to details. They have also great human and empathic skills.’

‘Highly collaborative and cross-functional team with strong legal and commercial knowledge.’

‘Highly collaborative and integrative.’

‘Irene Welser: expert arbitrator, excellent and very experienced lawyer, great strategic mind.’

‘Alexandra Stoffl: excellent lawyer with vast knowledge concerning arbitration.’

‘Samuel Mimnagh’s abilities and knowledge have topped the opponent’s team, they were not hardly close to him.’

‘Irene Welser was very professional, calm and led her team with strict logic to eliminate the opponent.’ 

‘I know them as a highly solution-oriented and excellently skilled group of lawyers, who work together in a seamless manner. I have been working with them repeatedly and what impresses me most is their ability to put together the right type and number of people for the task at stake. They are my go-to group.’

‘Very focused, intelligent, holistic understanding of commercial implications, extremely thorough, precise elaboration of issues – and still unpretentious people.’

‘The cooperation with the lawyers is excellent, uncomplicated and very professional.’

‘Holger Bielesz: innovative, thinking out of the box, very experienced.’

‘Paul Krepil knows the case in depth, quick and useful responses. He typically knows even minor details by heart.’

‘Irene Welser is extremely experienced with an outstanding performance in court as a litigator; always friendly and open to discussing different aspects of cases.’

‘The team works very professionally and purposefully. There are corresponding experts for every possible question. The systematic approach with the involvement of the client should also be emphasised.’

‘The law firm works very precisely and always takes all eventualities into account during the case. The assignments are completed quickly. They are always ready to answer queries, which are also dealt with quickly. The procedural tactics are very clear.’

‘CERHA HEMPEL has a strong full service team in all areas of business law. In my view, they can handle numerous transactions at the same time perfectly. Accessibility and meeting timelines is never an issue. The team composition makes them a reliable partner. This is what I expect, timely and high quality service, and I have not been disappointed.’

‘I mainly work with Albert Birkner. I appreciate his pragmatic and solution-oriented approach and I really like the way he makes complicated things easy. When it comes to M&A and private clients, Albert really is my go-to lawyer in Austria. He is down to earth, does not complicate things and provides value for money.’

‘CERHA HEMPEL is a strong business law firm. Over the years, Albert has built up a strong team, and I see particular strength in the team’s unity in handling numerous transactions. I like the team’s seamless advice.’

‘My main point of contact is Albert Birkner. He is a strong negotiator. Albert compromises, but never when he feels it is unfair or against our explicit interest. He is pragmatic and solution-oriented, but never to our detriment.’

‘Outstanding team, work great together and when necessary delegate work internally. Someone is always there for our requests.’

‘The individuals are responsive, determined and know exactly how to play on our side as clients.’

‘I am particularly impressed by the quality of the whole team. If one lawyer is not available, I can call any of their colleagues who is not only fully briefed but also gives the same top level advice. Their legal knowledge is as fantastic as is their strategic thinking.’

‘Hans Kristoferitsch is very diligent and has broad knowledge. Moreover, he knows the whole Austrian legal community which is a real asset.’

‘Claudia Hanslik-Schneider gives top quality advice.’

‘Dynamic team with modern advice. The team works together as a practice and is solution-oriented.’

‘Hans Kristoferitsch and Boris Treml have comprehensive knowledge and practical knowledge. They offer quick client-oriented solutions that are formulated precisely and understandably, and a good understanding of the needs of our company.’

‘Responsive, open minded and creative.’

‘Great knowledge and unique empathy.’

‘Service level is very high. The response times are short and agreed response dates are kept reliably. Highly committed and professional team that is coordinated, works quickly and works efficiently.’

‘Hans Kristoferitsch is an expert and advises using his experience. His advice is always legally sound.’

‘They are always so willing to help, they inform us immediately if there is some legislation/practice change that affects our company. They have a high rate of immediate responses to our questions.’

‘Thomas Trettnak is responsive and gives us immediate, well-thought-out legal responses.’

‘We believe that each member of their team is really capable of managing and solving complex problems in this field. Their communication skills are also appreciated and they are always very professional.’

‘Thomas Trettnak has very strong knowledge of corporate and insolvency law and makes his client feel safe when it comes to corporate decisions. He has always strong capacity to understand the client’s market dynamics and is ready to involve and guide his clients when needed. He is always very responsive, even under very limited time pressure.’

‘The team provides high-quality and accurate advice even in tight timeframes. The team internally distributes work efficiently to the necessary level.’

‘The law firm offers exceptionally complete, concise and quick answers while maintaining a business attitude towards the problem being solved.’

‘In addition to providing excellent legal advice, the team is exceptionally deal-oriented.’

‘Due to the empathetic approach in difficult negotiations and the highest professional competence, the success rate for a deal is certainly high.’

‘Excellent lawyers who have high quality. They deliver comprehensible advice instead of complicated statements. Very well organised, good team spirit.’

‘Our key contact is Mark Krenn. He is very fast and reliable, always taking into account the commercial aspects of a matter. He heads a team of high quality lawyers.’

‘The real estate team of Cerha Hempel is a very well established practice that covers all legal aspects of real estate at the highest level, from transactions to solving complex legal issues. They are virtually always available and you can count on them.’

‘I would like to single out Mark Krenn, who is a very versatile lawyer. He combines the highest levels of legal and industry knowledge with impressive negotiation and project management skills, making him a real asset in particular in transactions.’

‘High quality every time. Huge network within the firm, so that the firm can cover nearly every subject.’

‘State-of-the-art legal knowledge, empathic team members.’

‘In TMT we work with Hans Kristoferitsch who in our view perfectly combines technical understanding with legal expertise. We were impressed with his business-oriented and holistic approach and will definitely involve Hans again in our next IT projects!’

‘The firm is characterised by outstanding professional competence as well as comprehensive practical expertise.’

‘It is particularly noteworthy that the practitioners of the firm are always easy to reach, almost at any time.’

‘Hans Kristoferitsch is an outstanding partner.’

‘Deep understanding of the company’s IP issues.’

‘Good understanding of the subject matter, fast responses to our requests.’

‘Alina Alavi Kia is immensely convincing with her expertise in trademark law. Practice-oriented solutions and legally sound advice, quick availability and uncomplicated communication are among her strengths.’