Mag Heinrich Foglar-Deinhardstein > Cerha Hempel > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Cerha Hempel
PARKRING 2
1010 VIENNA
Austria
Heinrich Foglar-Deinhardstein photo

Work Department

Corporate & Commercial

Position

Partner, specialised in Corporate, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Clients & Trusts, Private Equity & Venture Capital

Heinrich focuses on corporate reorganisations, cross-border transactions and on private clients and Trust Law. He is actively involved in solving various forms of disputes and reorganisations within trusts and private clients and is frequently working for Austrian family businesses, private foundations and family trusts in particular with view to their matters under Austrian corporate law, takeover law and law of succession.

Career

Admitted 2009, (Attorney at Law), Austria

 

Heinrich Foglar-Deinhhardstein is a key partner in the firm’s Corporate practice. He was appointed partner in 2013 and focuses on corporate reorganisations, cross-border transactions and on private clients and Trust Law.

He is actively involved in solving various forms of disputes and reorganisations within trusts and private clients and is frequently working for Austrian family businesses, private foundations and family trusts in particular with view to their matters under Austrian corporate law, takeover law and law of succession.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

  • Vienna Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • UNION Viennese Society of Attorneys-at-Law
  • Young Industry (platform within the Federation of the Austrian Industry for young economic operators from industry and related sectors)
  • ReTurn (independent authority center for restructuring, reorganizations and turnarounds)
  • Turnaround Management Association
  • Austrian Corporate Law Society – Advisory Board
  • GVÖ
  • Austrian-Brazilian Association of Commerce – Associação de Comércio Austro-Brasileira
  • Lex Mundi – The World’s Leading Association of Independent Law Firms

Education

King’s College London (LL.M. 2005); University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 2002)

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Private client

Cerha Hempel’s robust foundation in corporate law benefits its UHNW and private foundation clients in a whole host of matters encompassing contentious and non-contentious tax matters as well as estate and wealth planning. The team offers a wealth of experience in advising charities, with a particular emphasis on real estate projects. Head of the takeovers and antitrust department Albert Birkner is highly regarded as a ‘stand-out-partner’. Leading the contentious business department, Irene Welser boasts an extensive track record in handling probate, succession and estate disputes. In the firm’s corporate practice, Heinrich Foglar-Deinhardstein is active in trust law, while Benjamin Twardosz is renowned for advising on both the civil and tax law aspects of private foundations. Also a corporate lawyer, Martin Eichinger was promoted to partner in May 2024.