Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Bergt und Partner AG is recognised for its expertise in banking, finance and fintech regulation, advising multinational corporates, financial institutions and leading digital asset businesses. Joint heads Josef Bergt and Peter Bergt combine regulatory insight with strong disputes capabilities, guiding crypto exchanges, neo-banks and embedded finance providers across MiCAR, PSD2/3, and complex cross-border compliance, licensing and other regulatory matters.
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Accolades

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team provides a large amount of practical, theoretical and economical knowledge.’
  • ‘Josef Bergt is very well connected and is very experienced in new technologies, including crypto.’
  • 'What sets the team apart is their unique combination of deep regulatory expertise, agility, client-focus and innovation. They are exceptionally well-versed in the full spectrum of banking and financial market regulation and consistently operate at the forefront of emerging technologies and the corresponding legal frameworks.'
  • 'Their expertise extends beyond local requirements to encompass the interaction with EU, EEA and broader international regulations.'
  • 'The team has a remarkable ability to distil intricate regulatory and transactional issues into clear, structured and implementable solutions, while maintaining transparent and effective communication throughout.'
  • 'Josef Bergt brings strategic acuity with hands-on regulatory execution; Thomas Stern pairs academic rigour with pragmatic structuring and governance insight from 16 years at the financial market authorities in Austria and Liechtenstein.'

Key clients

  • LCX AG
  • Floin AG
  • Netvision AG
  • STG Trust reg.
  • Confero Europe AG
  • IDNI AG
  • Graber Advisory Establishment
  • Eternalyst AG

Work highlights

Represented of one of the largest global crypto-asset exchanges and service providers in its global rollout for Liechtenstein.
Advised Floin AG on the end-to-end scaling of its digital assets franchise into a MiCAR-compliant financial-services group.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

Josef Bergt; Thomas Stern; Peter Bergt