Cerha Hempel assists clients with the structuring of IT licensing and outsourcing contracts and is also adept at overseeing the data protection aspects of customer-facing projects, including the development of apps and other customer portals. The practice is led by a team consisting of IT outsourcing and e-commerce specialist Hans Kristoferitsch, Armin Schwabl, who is qualified in Austria and the US and handles data protection, transfer and breach-related matters, and Christoph Reiter, who combines expertise in tech-heavy transactions with in-depth knowledge of matters concerning the Internet-of-Things.
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‘The Cerha Hempel is fully engaged in every topic we work on. We value their expertise. They have a holistic approach to not only finding the safest legal solution but also examining the related business risks and potential commercial implications.’
‘Each member of the team is valued and appreciated.’
‘Christoph Reiter is great!’
‘The overall level of service is very high. The response times are short and agreed-upon response dates are reliably kept.’
Key clients
- SPAR
- Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH
- Wien Energie GmbH
- Wiener Netze GmbH
- SES Imagotag Group
- CA Immobilien Anlagen AG
- web eXXpress Medien Holding GmbH
- via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH
- NTT
- Walt.id
Work highlights
- Advised SPAR on a group-wide project introducing a new app, which is targeting approximately two million customers.
- Advised Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH and all of its subsidiaries on a group-wide project introducing a single-sign-on mechanism and a centralised user account for customers of all group entities.
- Advised the City of Vienna on the redesign and merger of its communication platforms, targeted at the 1.9m residents.
Lawyers
Practice head
Hans Kristoferitsch; Armin Schwabl; Christoph Reiter
Other key lawyers
Boris Treml