
Cerha Hempel
Lawyers

Christopher Peitsch
- Phone0043 1 514 35 191
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.cerhahempel.com
Work Department
Employment Department
Position
Partner / Co-Head of the Employment Department
Christopher joined CERHA HEMPEL more than a decade ago as junior associate and became partner in 2023.
He specializes in employment law and assists clients in all aspects of employment law. Christopher not only regularly publishes on current developments in employment but is also asked regularly by big Austrian newspapers for input on hot topics. He was teaching employment law at the University for Applied Sciences (FH Vienna of WKW) and is often booked for presentations with a strong focus on working time law.
Christopher has established a large international network over the last ten years and is member of the Employment Law Alliance (the largest employment network in the world with just one representing firm per country).
In 2024, he has been promoted to the Board and acts as the Global NextGen Chair, shaping the future of the entire organization and all its NextGen members.
Career
Attorney at Law, Austria (2017)
Languages
German, English
Memberships
Education
University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 2011)