Felix Hörlsberger > DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH
UNIVERSITÄTSRING 10
1010 VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

Insolvency & Restructuring, Isurance, Litigation (civil procedure), Data Protection, Compliance

Position

Partner

Career

Felix Hörlsberger joined DORDA in 2002 and made partner in 2009. He heads the firm’s insurance practice and is co-head of the restructuring practice. His work focuses on insurance law, litigation, restructuring, and insolvency.
Felix is a founding member and vice president of the Young Austrian Commercial Litigation Association and president of ARIAS Austria (AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society). He is also a member of the Austrian Lawyer’s Club and the IBA.
In addition, Felix is the author of specialist publications on insurance law, data protection, banking, and corporate law. He also regularly lectures on compliance, directors’ tasks, D&O insurance, and cash pooling.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Austrian Bar Association

Austrian Lawyer’s Club

Förderverein der Universität Salzburg (Association for the Promotion of Private Insurance Law of the University of Salzburg)

IBA – International Bar Association

Education

Felix Hörlsberger studied at the University of Vienna (Dr. iur 2003 with distinction; ranking: top 1%; Mag iur 2000) and at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (Mag rer soc oec 2003).

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Crisis advice and insolvency law are the key strengths of DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s multidisciplinary team, which excels in advising lenders and non-performing borrowers on pre-insolvency restructurings and refinancing, as well as creditors in insolvency proceedings and litigation. Under Felix Hörlsberger‘s leadership, the group also enjoys a reputation in insurance litigation with a basis in insolvency law. Corporate finance experts Tibor Varga and Andreas Zahradnik focus on financial restructurings, while Christian Ritschka assumes responsibility for distressed M&A matters. Magdalena Nitsche supports across the spectrum of the team’s work.

Austria > Dispute resolution: commercial litigation

Operating across the full spectrum of commercial and corporate disputes, DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH is noted for its ‘exceptional skill to provide very convincing risk analysis,’ and excels in financial and capital markets litigation, cross-border disputes and construction litigation. Another standout feature of the team is its dedicated insurance defence litigation team, which is led by Felix Hörlsberger. Practice head Florian Kremslehner is highlighted by clients for his ‘fantastic market knowledge,’ while Stephan Steinhofer handles cross-border enforcement proceedings and disputes arising out of technology contracts and public funding issues. Alexander Karl is well versed in mass litigation in the areas of finance, insurance and corporate law, whereas Georg Jünger specialises in product liability matters.