Dr Christoph Herbst > Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

With a base of clients in the energy, healthcare, financial services and construction sectors, Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH is especially recommended for its strength in public procurement matters, while advice on foreign direct investment proceedings is another notable proficiency of the team under the lead of Christoph Herbst. Valerie Mayer is well regarded for her work in the field of public commercial law, with her focus areas including investment and merger control matters.

Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH‘s competition team is instructed by both domestic and international clients on merger and FDI control hearings, taking on Phase I and II proceedings before Austria’s competition authorities. The team is led by a three-person team consisting of Christoph Herbst, who is a judge on Austria’s Constitutional Court, Sonja Hebenstreit, who advises on antitrust matters in addition to merger and investment control issues, and Valerie Mayer, who frequently appears before cartel regulators and courts in merger proceedings.

Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH provides comprehensive advice on market entries, asset and acquisition financing, and refinancings. Christoph Wildmoser, who leads the team alongside Christoph Herbst and Wolfgang Schwackhöfer, is also capable of advising on aviation financings. Herbst’s practice extends to the full range of banking and capital markets law, including regulatory matters as well as litigation, while Schwackhöfer primarily advises banking clients on their entry into the Austrian market.