Administrative law and public sector
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
![Christian F Schneider](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/07/Christian-Schneider.jpg)
Rising stars
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Partner, specialised in the regulatory framework for clients' activities in Austria.
![Armin Schwabl](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/11/web_Schwabl_sw.jpg)
Practice areas Public Law & European Law IT & Privacy Compliance & Investigations White Collar Crime Food Law (Foodlawcorner.com) Supply chain compliance Armin Schwabl, LL.M. (Chicago) is a partner and admitted to the bar both in Austria (2015) and New York (2013). He is a regulatory lawyer with a particular focus on product regulation, telecommunications, trade, waste and environmental law. Prior to CERHA HEMPEL, Armin was a research and teaching fellow at the Institute for Austrian and European Public Law at Vienna´s University of Economics and Business and worked furthermore at the U.S.-law firm Covington & Burling LLP in Brussels. Armin is a lecturer for Public Law at the University of Applied Sciences Vienna. Armin advises on a broad range of regulatory issues, with a particular focus on food, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and tobacco. For example, he has represented various food companies as well as Austria’s leading food retailer, in more than 100 proceedings before administrative authorities and courts. He regularly represents the Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists and various pharmacists in administrative litigation. His clients comprise a number of international and Austrian pharmaceutical and medical device companies, to which he renders regulatory advice (compliance, cooperation with health care professionals and hospitals, advertisement and distribution issues). Armin also has a focus on waste regulation.
Leading individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
![Stefan Huber](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/07/10129_1211048.jpg)
Partner Areas of practice: Public Law & European Law Compliance & Investigations White Collar Crime Public Procurement Litigation & Abitration