Dr Sonja Hebenstreit > Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

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.

Trade mark, copyright, unfair competition and advertising mandates all fall under the umbrella of Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH‘s IP practice, which specialises in advising start-ups. With its strong industry focus on the pharmaceutical, biotech and IT sectors, the team works closely with the M&A team to handle IP-heavy transactions, while also taking on cancellation and opposition proceedings. Leading the team is Sonja Hebenstreit, whose ‘amazing expertise’ spans licensing and IT issues. Hebenstreit is noted for her extensive experience in advising life sciences clients.

Bringing together ‘in-depth know-how with broad experience,’ Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH assists clients in ensuring they are GDPR-compliant, while also representing them before the Austrian data protection authority and national courts. The team additionally handles the data protection aspects of M&A deals and due diligence processes. The ‘outstanding’ Sonja Hebenstreit spearheads the firm’s data protection work with particular expertise in the life sciences sector, handling the spectrum of data protection matters in addition to licensing and unfair competition work.