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Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH
SCHWARZENBERGPLATZ 7
1030 VIENNA
Austria

Work Department

Employment, pensions & mobility

Position

Walter Pöschl is a partner and advises numerous national and international employers on all facets of employment law. His areas of expertise include secondment issues, including related social security topics, remuneration systems in banks, labour law restructuring and termination claims (including on grounds of discrimination). He is appreciated for his solution-oriented and practical approach underpinned by detailed legal knowledge. Another strength lies in his many years of experience in labour law disputes, proven in numerous complex cases.

Career

Walter has almost twenty years of professional experience in labour law, mostly with international law firms such as Cerha Hempel and Wolf Theiss. In addition to working at the Regional Court of Klagenfurt and the Higher Regional Court of Graz, he worked as a volunteer at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Damascus Foreign Trade Office in Syria. He was also a lecturer for labour and social security law at the WIFI Styria and an advisor for labour and social law at the Styrian Chamber of Commerce.

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Vienna Bar Association

Education

Law studies, University of Graz, Austria / Diploma, Export and international business, University of Graz, Austria / Studies, University Lund, Sweden / Diploma as payroll accountant, WIFI Styria, Austria / Diploma as trainer for adults, WIFI Styria, Austria

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Employment

Taylor Wessing enwc Rechtsanwälte GmbH‘s recent workload includes advice on delegating duties and liabilities, cross-border staff deployment, and drafting management contracts. The team is led by Wolfgang Kapek, who impresses clients with his ‘outstanding legal knowledge’ and offers particular knowledge on whistleblowing topics. Walter Pöschl is described as an ‘incredible expert when it comes to labour law issues’ and also covers a range of litigation matters. Brigitte Sammer left the firm in September 2022.