Dr Anna Wolf-Posch > Cerha Hempel > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Cerha Hempel
PARKRING 2
1010 VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

Antitrust & Competition

Position

Partner

  • Foreign direct investment (FDI)
  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Compliance & Investigations
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Supply chain compliance

Anna offers her clients a one-stop-shop coordinating merger control notifications and also foreign direct investment control notifications with her network of international partners.

Anna Wolf-Posch has a very broad portfolio of high-profile international and domestic cartel and merger control cases and enjoys an excellent reputation amongst clients and peers. In fact, Anna Wolf-Posch has become a leader in her field and is being invited to speak on panels at international competition law conferences together with other competition law leaders:

Languages

German English French

Memberships

  • Vienna Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht
  • Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
  • Alumni association of the University of St. Gallen

Education

  • University of Konstanz
  • Columbia Law School (LL.M.)
  • University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur.)

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > EU and competition

(Leading individuals)

Anna Wolf-PoschCerha Hempel

Bringing to bear a ‘profound comprehension of Austrian and EU competition law,’ Cerha Hempel is often instructed on mergers and cartel cases spanning multiple European jurisdictions, assisting on merger control proceedings, and providing advice on FDI regulations and subsidy screenings. The firm acts for clients bringing private enforcement claims for damages as a result of cartel operations and is also noted for its state aid practice. Practice head Bernhard Kofler-Senoner frequently appears before EU bodies on both cartel matters and merger proceedings, including Phase II hearings. Anna Wolf-Posch offers extensive experience in merger control and FDI notifications, which she coordinates in Austria and across the CEE region, while Hans Kristoferitsch is noted for his knowledge of state aid regulations, representing clients in such matters before the ECJ.