Cerha Hempel

Corporate & Commercial

Of Counsel, specialised in Litigation & Arbitration, Distribution Law, em.

Admitted 1979, (Attorney at Law), Austria Positions:

CERHA HEMPEL Partner (1979-2019) Association Ronald McDonald Kinderhilfe Österreich (Honorary President of the Supervisory) WORTHINGTON Cylinders GmbH (Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board) Hans und Margarethe Steger trust (Foundation Board until 2020) Austrian – Japanese Society (Vice President until 2019) ITI International Theological Institute (Member of the Board of Trustees)

Benedikt Spiegelfeld is at CERHA HEMPEL since 1979 and has 40 years’ experience of advising international clients. He is regularly acting as chairman, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in numerous arbitrations throughout Europe. As an arbitrator he is mainly active in ICC proceedings, ad-hoc arbitrations and arbitrations under the Vienna Rules. As counsel he has represented various Austrian and international clients in connection with commercial disputes.​ Benedikt is a board member at the ITI International Theological Institute, WORTHINGTON Cylinders (Deputy Chairman) and of the Austrian Japanese Society (Vice President).​

German, English

International Bar Association Vienna Bar Association (until 2021) Austrian Franchise Federation (until 2020) European Franchise Lawyers Group (EFL) (until 2021) UNION Viennese Society of Attorneys at Law (until 2022) Austrian Arbitration Association ICC Austria Managementclub Vienna

University of Vienna (Dr. iur. 1974)