Univ Prof Dr Peter Lewisch > Cerha Hempel > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
Cerha Hempel Offices
PARKRING 2
1010 VIENNA
Austria
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Univ Prof Dr Peter Lewisch
Work Department
Regulatory and White Collar
Position
Senior Counsel, specialised in White Collar Crime, Public Law & European Law, Antitrust & Competition
Peter, a criminal law specialist, leads the white collar crime team. He is also a full professor for criminal law at the University of Vienna and director of the Law School’s Centre for Business and Financial Crime. He is regarded as the leading Austrian lawyer for complex and high profile business crime and white collar cases, in particular for cases with an international background.
Peter enjoys wide recognition among the judiciary, the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice. Peter is also known for his profound knowledge of pertinent questions of constitutional law (being a professor for this area, too) and of the ECHR (having been on the Austrian government’s shortlist for the position of a ECHR judge a couple of years ago).
Career
Admitted 1996, (Attorney at Law), Austria
Languages
German, English, French, Russian
Memberships
- Vienna Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- Lex Mundi – The World’s Leading Association of Independent Law Firms
Education
University of Vienna (Dr. iur. 1980, Dr. rer. soc. oec. 1987)
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime (including fraud)
(Hall of Fame)Offering a wealth of experience in compliance matters, Cerha Hempel excels at the intersection of white-collar crime with business and EU regulatory law. Praised by clients as ‘one of the market leaders in the field of white-collar crime’, the team’s focus areas encompass the full spectrum of investigations, including those of parliamentary committees, as well as court and appeal proceedings. Stefan Huber is an expert in sanctions compliance and leads the team alongside Hans Kristoferitsch, who is a key contact for work related to public and administrative law, and Peter Lewisch
, who is well versed in matters with international elements.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: white-collar crime (including fraud) Austria
- Hall of Fame Austria > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime (including fraud)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: white-collar crime (including fraud)
- EU and competition
- Tax