Cerha Hempel

Contentious Business

Senior Partner / Head of Department Contentious Business, specialised in Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate, Public Law & European Law, Real Estate & Construction, IP & Unfair Competition, Private Clients & Trusts.

Irene is a passionate litigator and arbitrator who consistently represents major domestic and international industry leaders in Austrian court proceedings. Her commitment to these clients and record of success is widely recognised and results in clients entrusting her on an ongoing basis with their most difficult and challenging cases. It is in large part due to her remarkable achievements as a commercial lawyer that she has developed a Private Client practice representing high net worth individuals and private estates.

In addition to her work as an attorney, Irene regularly publishes and lectures on current developments in litigation and arbitration.

She is Global Chair Emeritus of the Litigation Arbitration Dispute Resolution Section of Lex Mundi, regularly speaks at conferences, and – in addition to being an honorary professor - lectures at universities on arbitration and D&O liabilities.

Admitted 1992, (Attorney at Law), Austria

German, English, French, Italian

Vienna Bar Association International Bar Association Austrian Arbitration Association ASA - Association Suisse de l‘Arbitrage Arbitral Women LCIA - The London Court of International Arbitration CELA - Chinese European Legal Association Verein der Freunde Rechtswissenschaft Scottish Arbitration Wiener Advokatengesellschaft UNION Lex Mundi - The World's Leading Association of Independent Law Firms

University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 1986, Dr. iur. 1998); Hon. - Prof. 2003