Intellectual Property and Information Technology.

Partner,  specialised in supporting businesses and creative entrepreneurs in protecting and defending their trademarks, works and know-how in and out of court.

He began his career as an assistant at the Institute of Criminal Law at the University of Salzburg, worked as an associate and attorney for renowned commercial law firms in Vienna. Since 2019, Michael has been Counsel at Binder Grösswang. He studied at the Universities of Salzburg, La Rochelle (France) and Münster (Germany) (Dr. iur. 2001, Mag. iur. 1999) and completed postgraduate studies (LL.M.) at the London School of Economics. Horak completed all his studies with distinction.

English, French, German

He is a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the International League of Competition Law (LIDC), the copyright committee of the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA), the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Austrian Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (ÖV).

Universities of Salzburg, La Rochelle (France) and Münster (Germany) Dr. iur. 2001, Mag. iur. 1999; postgraduate studies (LL.M.) at the London School of Economics.