Michael Barnert


Mag.iur. (Vienna 1993)
Piano studies
(Vienna Conservatory 1989 - 1995)
LL.M. (Bruges 1996)
Dr.iur. (Vienna 2000)
Admittance to the Vienna bar
(Vienna 2000)
Michael Barnert

- M & A
- Corporate Law
- Civil and Commercial Law
- Energy
Publications in the areas of corporate law and competition law
Lectures in the areas of corporate law and M&A
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (formerly Heller Löber Bahn & Partner and Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber; Vienna and Bruges 1997 – 2003)
Internship with Kavanagh, Peters, Powell & Osnato (New York 1992)
Clemens Egermann


Mag.iur. (Vienna 1998)
Dr.iur. (Vienna 1999)
Admittance to the Vienna bar
(Vienna 2003)
Clemens Egermann

- Employment
- Real Estate
- Civil and Commercial Law
- Litigation, Arbitration and Enforcement
- Corporate Law
Publications in the areas of civil law, labour law as well as corporate law
Lectures in the areas of civil law, labour law as well as corporate law
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (formerly Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber; Vienna 1998 - 2003)
Manuel Gerber


BSc (London 2014)
MSc (Maastricht 2015)
Mag.iur (Graz 2017)
Manuel Gerber

- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets, Securities and Derivatives
- Financial Supervision Law
Erste Bank Group AG – Risk management (Vienna 2017 – 2020)
Schindler Attorneys (Vienna 2020 – 2021)
Emma Hackstock


LL.B. (Vienna, 2020)
Emma Hackstock

- M & A
- Corporate Law
- Civil and Commercial Law
Student trainee at Wiener Städtische Versicherung – Vienna Insurance Group
Internship at Donauversicherung – Vienna Insurance Group
Isabella Hartung


Mag.iur. (Vienna 1997)
LL.M. (Bruges 1999)
Dr.iur. (Vienna 2000)
Admittance to the Vienna bar
(Vienna 2003)
Isabella Hartung

- Antitrust/competition law, including compliance and distribution matters
- Energy
- EU state aid
- Foreign direct investment screening (Investment Control Act)
Publications in the areas of competition law, energy law and FDI screening
Lectures in the areas of competition law, energy law and FDI screening
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (formerly Bruckhaus Westrick Heller Löber, Vienna and London 2000 - 2006)
Internship at the European Parliament (Brussels 1996) and at the
European Commission (Brussels 1998)
Deniz Hortoğlu Ziegler


Mag.iur. (Vienna 2008)
Deniz Hortoğlu Ziegler

- Antitrust/competition law, including compliance and distribution matters
- Energy
- EU state aid
Otis – Ersatz des Kartellschadens mit oder ohne Blick auf den Schutzzweck der Norm? ÖBl 2020, 187 (together with Hartung)
Neue Regeln für das Kronzeugenrennen, Der Standard, 03.04.2013, p 23 (together with Bernhard Kofler-Senoner, LL.M.)
Scientific contributions to the legal commentary "Verschmelzung – Spaltung – Umwandlung", Kalss, 2nd Edition, 2010
Federal Ministry of Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (Vienna 2014 - 2015)
Federal Ministry of Interior (Vienna 2013 - 2014)
Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati Rechtsanwälte (Vienna 2012 -2013)
Department for Civil and Business Law of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Chair Univ. Prof. Dr. Susanne Kalss, LL.M. (Vienna 2010)
Internships at international business law firms (DORDA, Vienna 2009; Baker McKenzie, Vienna 2009)
Alexander Illigasch


Mag.iur. (Vienna 1994)
Admittance to the Vienna bar
(Vienna 2001)
Alexander Illigasch

- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets, Securities and Derivatives
- Financial Supervision Law
- Restructuring, Insolvency Advice
- Energy Law
Hügel Dallmann & Partner (Vienna 1995 - 1999)
Shearman & Sterling (New York 1999 - 2001)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Vienna 2001 - 2003)
Thomas Kochberger


LL.B. (Vienna 2017)
LL.M. (Vienna 2019)
Thomas Kochberger

- M & A
- Corporate Law
- Civil and Commercial Law
Urbanek Lind Schmied Reisch Rechtsanwälte (St. Pölten 2017 - 2018, student trainee)
Internship at Engelbrecht Rechtsanwälte (Vienna 2017)
Aleksandra Langer


Mag. iur. (Wien 2021)
Aleksandra Langer

- M & A
- Corporate Law
- Civil and Commercial Law
CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH (2021-2022; Legal Assistant)
Sokolski Madany Rechtsanwälte OG (2021-2022; Legal Assistant)
Assistance in a small business law firm in Vienna (2019-2020)
Ludmila Meszarosova


Mag.iur. (Vienna 2013)
Admittance to the Vienna Bar
(Vienna 2021)
Ludmila Meszarosova

- M & A
- Corporate Law
- Civil and Commercial Law
In-house counsel to an international industrial company (Pöttelsdorf 2018 - 2019)
Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte (Vienna 2013 - 2018)
Internships at various international law firms
Nina Muskovich


Mag. iur. (Wien, 2020)
Nina Muskovich

- Employment Law
- Litigation
Arbeitsunfall im Homeoffice, ecolex 2022, 431.
Eisenberger & Herzog Rechtsanwälte GmbH (2020-2021)
Austrian Embassy Copenhagen (2020)
Eisenberger & Herzog Rechtsanwälte GmbH (2019-2020; legal trainee)
Brandstetter Baurecht Rechtsanwälte GmbH (2016-2018; legal trainee)
Internships at an international corporate law firm and a company's legal department
Michael Nowotny


Mag. (Vienna, 2022)
Michael Nowotny

– Litigation
– Civil and Commercial Law
– Employment
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte (Vienna 2021 – 2022, legal trainee)
Victoria Ranegger


Mag.iur. (Vienna 2013)
Admittance to the Vienna bar
(Vienna 2020)
Victoria Ranegger

- Litigation, Arbitration and Enforcement
- Civil and Commercial Law
- Employment
- Real Estate Law
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte (Vienna 2015 - 2018)
Aspelin & Bridgman (San Francisco 2014)
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte (Vienna 2013; legal associate)
Internships at international business law firms
Alina Regal


Mag. iur. (Vienna 2009)
Admittance to the Vienna bar (Vienna 2015)
Alina Regal

- M & A
- Corporate Law, Civil and Commercial Law
- Venture Capital & Start-up
- Intellectual Property
- Real Estate
Lectures in the area of corporate law and M&A
Austrian Angel Investors Association: How to invest together – Fachwissen Gesellschaftsvertrag, 27.05.2020
Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwälte GmbH (Vienna 2014 - 2021)
Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OG (Vienna 2010 - 2014)
Internships at various international corporate law firms
Iris Reisetbauer


Mag.iur (Vienna, 2020)
Iris Reisetbauer

- Antitrust/Competition law, including compliance and distribution matters
- Energy
- EU state aid
- Foreign direct investment controlling (Investment Control Act)
Foreign Investment Review 2022: Austria, Getting The Deal Through (together with Hartung)
Austrian Trade Commission (Office Tokyo, 2020)
Internships at various international business law firms (DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach, Vienna 2019; Haslinger/Nagele & Partner, Vienna 2018; Binder Grösswang, Vienna 2018; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vienna 2018)
Internships in legal departments of various companies
Christina Seitner


Mag. iur. (Wien, 2020)
Christina Seitner

- M & A
- Corporate Law
- Civil and Commercial Law
KPMG Services GmbH – Risk Management (2021; Inhouse Legal Consultant)
Schuppich Sporn & Winischhofer Rechtsanwälte (2019-2020; paralegal)
voestalpine High Performance Metals GmbH – Legal, M&A and Compliance (2014-2019; paralegal)
Martin Wagner


Mag.iur. (Vienna 2013)
LL.M. (Vienna 2015)
MBA (Krems 2017)
Dr.iur. (Vienna 2017)
Martin Wagner

- Real Estate
- Civil and Commercial Law
- Corporate/M&A
- Litigation
Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences – Burgenland for the following master programs: European Studies - EU Project Management; Human Resource Management und Arbeitsrecht MOEL
Lecturer at University of Applied Sciences – BFI Vienna for the master program Strategic HR Management in Europe
MSW Rechtsanwälte (Vienna 2010 - 2012)
Internships at international business law firms (Schönherr, Vienna 2014; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vienna 2013; Brandl & Talos, Vienna 2013; Wolf Theiss, Vienna 2012)
Austrian Trade Commission (Office Johannesburg, 2011)