Katrin Hanschitz > KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH Offices
HERRENGASSE 1
1010 VIENNA
Austria
Katrin Hanschitz
Work Department
Commercial Litigation
Position
Katrin Hanschitz is a partner at KNOETZL and has been so since the firm’s establishment. She is an experienced first-chair litigator with a strong background in M&A and finance transactions and ancillary disputes. She advocates for predominantly multi-national clients in all forms of shareholder and investment disputes, manager liability and disputed M&A transactions, as well as contentious insurance, financing, international trade (B2B, B2C, distribution) and international insolvency issues, with a particular focus on the social media, life sciences (product liability), banking, construction and energy industries.
Career
Before joining KNOETZL as a partner in 2016, Katrin practiced law in a senior capacity with a large, multinational law firm covering the CEE and SEE for eight years, both as a corporate and banking lawyer and then, in the last five years, as a litigator. She was admitted to the Austrian bar in 2001. Her career also encompasses experience as in-house/general counsel in the banking sector.
Languages
German, Englisch, French, Dutch.
Memberships
Co-Chair of the International Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association (International Section); Member of the Viennese Bar.
Education
Katrin was educated in Canada, England, Holland, Norway, Indonesia and Austria and holds a law degree from the Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria.
Lawyer Rankings
Austria > Dispute resolution: commercial litigation
Reputed for vast knowledge of the intersection of commercial litigation and white-collar crime, KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH frequently acts in cross-border matters including asset recovery cases, and operates comfortably across an array of sectors, including construction, banking and finance, energy, data protection, and life sciences. Experienced trial lawyer Bettina Knoetzl chairs the ‘excellent’ practice and handles a multifaceted workload, extending to investor protection matters, liability claims, corporate disputes, and class action proceedings. Katrin Hanschitz is a name to note for litigation arising from M&A and finance transactions, and is well versed in shareholder and investment disputes.