MMag Dr Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber > bpv Hügel > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
bpv Hügel Offices
Schreyvogelgasse 2
1010 Vienna
Austria
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MMag Dr Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber
Work Department
Head of competition law department
Position
Partner
Career
1995 European Commission (Directorate General for Competition, stage in the Merger Task Force) 1998 court practice at the Cartel Court (Legal Assistant to the President) 1998 internship with Linklaters & Alliance (London) 1998–2002 associate with Haarmann Hemmelrath Hügel (Vienna) since 2002 associated partner with bpv Hügel since 2004 partner, head of competition law department; national and European antitrust and merger control law, representing national and international clients in antitrust and merger cases before the Austrian and European competition authorities as well as in proceedings before the European Courts
Languages
German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Memberships
Board member of the Austrian Federation for the Protection of Intellectual Property (ÖV), member of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (for 6 years on the Board), member of the International Bar Association, the Vienna Bar Association and the International League of Competition Law (LIDC)
Education
University of Salzburg (1993 Mag. iur., 1997 Dr. iur.), University of Salzburg: Master in Journalism and French (1997 Mag. phil.)
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > EU and competition
(Hall of Fame)bpv Hügel acts for a number of household names on EU competition proceedings and also advises on antitrust and FDI regulations, working closely with the firm’s Brussels-based team. The practice is frequently requested for high profile cartel proceedings, where it acts for defendants in a variety of sectors, most notably energy, telecoms and waste management among others. The firm’s competition matters are led by Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber
and Florian Neumayr, who handle proceedings before the Austrian competition authority and the courts, while Christian Schneider leads on European competition matters. Gerhard Fussenegger splits time between Vienna and Brussels, advising on antitrust, merger control and market dominance. Austrian FDI regulations fall under the remit of Sebastian Reiter.
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- EU and competition
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