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BATLINER WANGER BATLINER Rechtsanwälte AG
AM SCHRÄGEN WEG 2
9490 VADUZ
Liechtenstein

Work Department

Litigation and Arbitration

Position

Attorney-at-law; Founding partner; co-head of Litigation and Arbitration

Practice areas: Arbitration · Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, ICO and FinTech · Contract Law · Corporate Clients · Criminal Law · Employment Law · Flat-rate Taxation · Liability Law · Litigation · Municipalities, Public Companies and Institutions · Privacy and Media Law · Private Clients · Taking up Residence in Liechtenstein · White Collar Crime and Legal Assistance

Career

Traineeship at the Princely Court of Justice (1994 – 1995)

Traineeship at the Princely Government, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of the Interior (1996)

Traineeship at Feger Treuunternehmen reg., Vaduz (1997)

Associate in the law firm of Ritter-Wohlwend-Wolff, Vaduz (1997 – 2000)

Self-employed attorney-at-law (since 2000)

Merger and formation of BWBLEGAL (2002)

Substitute Judge at the Liechtenstein Constitutional Court (2005 – 2015)

Member of the board of BWBLEGAL (since 2008)

Member of the Board and founder of Blockstar AG (www.blockstar.li) (since 2018)

Member of the Board of FKB – The Liechtenstein Health Insurance Provider (since 2018)

Lecturer at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Acts (CAS Blockchain) (since 2019)

Lecturer at University of Liechtenstein with regard to “crypto currencies and compliance” (since 2019)

President of the Liechtenstein Probation Service (since 2019)

Swearing-in as Notary before the President of the Upper Court (2020)

Substitute Member of the Liechtenstein Government (for the Minister of the Interior, Economy and Environment) (since 2021)

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Liechtenstein Bar Association

Education

Studies of law at the University of Zurich (lic. iur.) (1994)

Doctor’s degree at the University of Zurich Zürich (Dr. iur.) with the dissertation titled “Das Liechtensteinische Landesbürgerrecht” (Rights Conferred by Liechtenstein Citizenship) (1997)

Bar examination (1999)

Postgraduate studies at New York University, School of Law, Master in Comparative Jurisprudence (LL.M.) (2001)

CAS Blockchain at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (2018)

Notary examination (2020)

Blockchain and Fintech Certificate Program at the University of Liechtenstein (2020)

Lawyer Rankings

Liechtenstein > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Ralph WangerBATLINER WANGER BATLINER Rechtsanwälte AG

BATLINER WANGER BATLINER Rechtsanwälte AG‘s contentious practice spans the breadth of commercial litigation, arbitration and administrative matters, prioritising civil proceedings, including mainstream corporate and contractual disputes, acting for domestic and international companies, banks, insurers and other financial institutions. Procedural and administrative law expert Ralph Wanger and civil liability, execution and bankruptcy law specialist Hansjörg Lingg jointly head the practice.

Liechtenstein > Banking and finance

Major international banks and insurers, as well as domestic financial service providers, rely on BATLINER WANGER BATLINER Rechtsanwälte AG for advice on financing structures on both the lending and borrowing sides, regulatory compliance and supervision, and investment fund law, as well as insolvency and restructuring proceedings for creditors and debtors. Founding partner and practice head Martin Batliner‘s focus spans the breadth of banking and insurance law, while Ralph Wanger provides invaluable expertise in fintech. Philipp Kranz, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, is an additional point of contact for blockchain, cryptocurrencies and investment funds matters.

Liechtenstein > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Corporate and capital markets transactions, high-end M&A and regulatory advice are the linchpin of BATLINER WANGER BATLINER Rechtsanwälte AG, which displays further expertise in the areas of real estate, employment law and data protection. Founding partners Christian Batliner and Martin Batliner both provide full support across a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial law matters, and lead the team alongside financial services expert Markus Wille. Philipp Kranz, who was promoted to partner in January 2023, and Ralph Wanger are in-house fintech experts.