At Cerha Hempel, Heinrich Foglar-Deinhardstein and Albert Birkner jointly head the practice. As a corporate partner, the former has a particular focus on trust law, whereas the latter is an experienced foundation law adviser. The team also includes Johannes Aehrenthal, who assists private clients with corporate holdings as well as property inheritance and structuring. Associate Martin Eichinger joined the practice from Jakobljevich & Grave at the beginning of 2020, further enhancing the firm’s offering for high-net-worth individuals. Benedikt Spiegelfeld retired.

M&A-heavyweight Cerha Hempel advises on all aspects of corporate and commercial law with particular sector expertise in oil and gas, real estate and technology. The practice has a top-notch reputation for large-volume transactions, where it appears as international coordinating counsel more often than not. Albert Birkner is well versed at handling public takeovers, Clemens Hasenauer focuses on corporate transactions and Johannes Aehrenthal is another key name. January 2020 also saw the addition of senior associate Martin Eichinger from Jakobljevich & Grave; he has a particular specialism at the intersection of corporate law and trust law.