CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH > The Legal 500 Rankings

Austria > Employment Tier 1

Advising on the full range of individual and collective labour law, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH provides particularly tailored services to consumer product, insurance, automotive, and banking and finance clients. Bernhard Hainz, who regularly negotiates collective agreements and social plans, and restructuring expert Christoph Wolf jointly head the practice. The strong bench further includes Jens Winter and associate Daniela Krömer; the former has a focus on company pensions as well as data protection in employment settings, and the latter has additional skills in European labour law, wages and social dumping.

Austria > Public procurement Tier 1

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH assists public and private entities throughout the full life cycle of public procurement up to related litigation. The group is also particularly adept at handling PPPs in infrastructure and healthcare industries and also handles cross-border projects and tender procedures. Bernt Elsner and his team deploy a procurement portal for clients to carry out tendering processes electronically, an initiative that has come in particularly handy during Covid-19. Elsner often advises contracting authorities and also has experience of compliance issues. Robert Keisler adds competition law expertise to the team and Thomas Hamerl is a key name for energy projects.

Austria > Banking and finance Tier 2

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH has carved out a strong practice handling finance transactions as well as regulatory work with Günther Hanslik, who co-heads the practice with Martin Zuffer, being the main contact for the former and Zuffer the key for the latter. In the transactional space, instructions include acquisition finance, corporate lending, real estate and project finance and routinely contain cross-border elements, most notably within the CEE and SEE regions. The team's cross-border offering and English law capabilities were further strengthened by the arrival of Marcell Clark from Dentons in August 2020, while Stefan Paulmayer brought additional expertise in securitisation, banking supervisory law and fintech but also handles restructuring-related work; also an area of expertise for Hanslik. Paulmayer joined in January 2020 from PwC Legal Austria-oehner & partner. He is particularly active for financial services providers but also acts for borrowers. Walter Gapp, who joined in March 2020 from Rautner Rechtsanwälte GmbH, predominantly handles capital markets work but also provides banking regulatory advice.

Austria > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2

Upper-mid and high-end markets are the target group of CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH's corporate offering. A popular choice with clients from consumer products, construction and technology sectors, among others, the department led by Peter Huber and Rainer Wachter is particularly involved in M&A. The former has strong ties to private equity houses and investment banks, whereas the latter places a focus on cross-border transactions and compliance. Beyond M&A, Alexander Rakosi assists with distressed debt and restructuring as well as corporate finance, and energy-related matters are handled by Johannes Trenkwalder.

Austria > Construction Tier 2

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH is well equipped to guide clients through a wide range of construction law matters pertaining to projects in the hotel, residential, commercial, logistics, energy and infrastructure sectors. Handling hotel sector work constitutes a particular area of expertise, which translates into regular instructions from hotel operators and owners on various urban planning, property and transactional matters. While most of its work arises from the development and refurbishment of various projects, the team is also routinely called upon by investment and development companies to advise on the purchase and sale of such projects. This segment is part of team head Nikolaus Weselik’s workload; he covers a wide range of national and international construction and real estate law alongside associated litigation.

Austria > Dispute resolution: commercial litigation Tier 2

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH's contentious work spans various sectors including transport, financial services, manufacturing, construction and retail and an equally broad array of contentious matters. Typically, these include contractual disputes, claims for warranties and damages as well as corporate and post-M&A disputes. This offering also reflects Daniela Karollus-Bruner's expertise; she heads the practice and handles both litigation and arbitration. Johannes Reich-Rohrwig, who is another key individual in the team, is recognised for his commercial and corporate law expertise and routinely handles associated disputes. He frequently acts for private clients.

Austria > Intellectual property Tier 2

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH recently experienced an uptick in demand for its patent law services such as licensing, patent infringement litigation and product piracy proceedings. Egon Engin-Deniz, who has strong knowledge of both contentious and non-contentious trade mark, domain and patent law, is in charge of the IP and media department. Clients from highly regulated industries such as life sciences turn to Gabriela Staber for advice, particularly when matters have an unfair competition aspect. The group also offers tailored services to intellectual property-rich start-ups.

Austria > Private client Tier 2

Company owners, family businesses, asset managements and HNWI can count on CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH for the full range of private client services. Probate proceedings, inheritance advice, foundation establishment and succession planning are key areas of strength. Johannes Reich-Rohrwig is able to draw on his corporate know-how to assist with matters relating to corporate wealth succession. Arno Zimmermann and Lukas Peissl are also heavily involved in private client work, especially in contentious corporate law matters.

Austria > Projects and energy Tier 2

At CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH, the infrastructure and projects group frequently works with the firm's energy and climate change department to advise on public procurement, energy, real estate and construction. Clients include construction companies and developers, institutional investors and energy companies. Johannes Trenkwalder concentrates on renewable energy and energy efficiency, Bernt Elsner handles procurement and public-private partnerships, Thomas Hamerl specialises in infrastructure projects and Nikolaus Weselik handles property and construction law matters.

Austria > Capital markets Tier 3

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH has increased its bench strength significantly over the past year, adding debt capital markets and regulatory expert Walter Gapp from Rautner Rechtsanwälte GmbH and Stefan Paulmayer, who is a key contact for financing-related work, from PwC Legal Austria-oehner & partner. The new arrivals boost the team's full-service capabilities in the ECM and DCM space, leading to regular transactional and regulatory instructions as well as corporate and finance-related mandates, such as takeovers and structured finance, from national and international companies. Martin Zuffer, who is well versed in providing combined transactional and regulatory advice, heads the practice.

Austria > Data privacy and data protection Tier 3

The technology, media and communications practice at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH also includes a data protection arm for its diverse range of European clients. Practice head and managing partner Johannes Juranek frequently advises software, tech and consumer products companies on GDPR compliance. Senior associate Johannes Scharf also focuses on data protection IT with an emphasis on matters in relation to unfair competition. As part of its commitment to innovation, the practice has launched a number of initiatives in the space including a data breach app.

Austria > EU and competition Tier 3

Thanks to the firm's global outreach, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH is sought after for for its merger control capabilities throughout CEE and SEE regions. Cartel expert Dieter Zandler and Bernt Elsner, who has additional expertise of anticompetitive tender procedures and state aid, are the practice heads. The group is also active in joint ventures and investigations, where client's have access to the CMS Dawn Raid app.

Austria > Insolvency and corporate recovery Tier 3

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH typically acts for creditors in insolvency proceedings - Daniela Karollus-Bruner is the main contact for this. The team, and Günther Hanslik in particular, is also regularly called upon by banks to advise on insolvency-related financial transactions, the sale of NPLs and various other matters arising from restructuring scenarios.

Austria > Real estate Tier 3

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH provides combined real estate and construction law advice, which leads to a wide range of instructions pertaining to project developments, and associated financing matters, lease agreements, transactions and disputes. Clients include retailers, hotel chains, investors, developers and private clients. Team head Nikolaus Weselik focuses on matters at the intersection between construction and real estate law. Gregor Famira  is a key contact for hotel and leisure sector work.

Austria > Tax Tier 3

At CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH, the group has noted an uptick in demand for advice on the cross-border restructurings of international groups, tax optimisations and assistance with self-disclosures. Department head Sibylle Novak and her team are key names for industrial companies as well as investment funds. Novak, who is also a qualified tax consultant, focuses on the tax aspects of M&A.

Austria > TMT Tier 3

Media, tech and IT companies as well as financial institutions and e-solution providers rely on CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH for TMT services in Austria and beyond. Managing partner Johannes Juranek leads the team and also has strength in technology and specifically software work. Media matters are a key part of Egon Engin-Deniz and Gabriela Staber's practice, while senior associate Klaus Pateter expertly assists start-ups, new tech and AI projects.

Austria > Administrative law and public sector Tier 4

Trade law, state aid and public construction law are among the focal points of the public law practice at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH. Bernt Elsner is active in both state aid matters and administrative proceedings and Robert Keisler advises on the regulatory aspects of healthcare, logistics and tourism.

Austria > Dispute resolution: arbitration and mediation Tier 4

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH handles domestic and international arbitration across various arbitral bodies and has recently been particularly active in contractual and post-M&A disputes. Experienced arbitrator Johannes Reich-Rohrwig and dispute resolution team head Daniela Karollus-Bruner, who, among other matters, is well versed in handling insurance-related work, are the key contacts.