Dr iur Günther Leissler > Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte) > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)’s full-service offering includes administrative court proceedings, railway regulation, and public transport law knowledge with a noteworthy specialism in environmental law, including advice on planning and permitting procedures for infrastructure projects. Heading the regulatory department, Bernd Rajal‘s broad practice encompasses energy, trade, and foreign investment law. Christian Schmelz heads the planning and environment group, while Günther Leissler steers the data protection and privacy group and is adept at telecommunications law. Johannes Stalzer excels in public procurement matters with a particular focus on the renewable energy segment. Christoph Cudlik, who specialises in the full range of administrative and constitutional law, was promoted to partner in February 2024.

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte) is often instructed on the acquisition and disposal of Austrian technology companies, and is also tasked with overseeing the market entry into Austria of both start-ups and foreign companies. The practice is also frequently called upon to defend clients’ intellectual property, including under unfair competition regulations. The team is headed by transactions specialist Thomas Kulnigg and Günther Leissler, an expert in data protection matters, including GDPR-related issues. Daniela Birnbauer joined the practice from EY Law – Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte GmbH in October 2024, bringing expertise in AI regulation to the team in addition to experience of IP and IT law.

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte)‘s data protection practice represents major clients in GDPR-based proceedings before the Austrian and European courts in addition to the Austrian Data Protection Authority, with further expertise in assisting clients in maintaining GDPR compliance, with this capability extending to the practice’s members acting as an outsourced data protection officers. Practice head Günther Leissler is called upon for advice regarding the setting up of cross-border databases in addition to ongoing compliance matters, while also taking the lead on both civil and criminal data protection litigation.