Western Europe - Austria

Cerha Hempel

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Cerha Hempel exhibits proficiency across a wide range of public law matters and excels in administrative litigation, with co-lead and ‘fantastic strategic thinker’ Hans Kristoferitsch leading on a number of cases related to European, state aid and data protection law. Kristoferitsch is joined as practice head by Stefan Huber, who ’pairs excellent legal knowledge with exceptionally short turnaround times’ and specialises in environmental, constitutional, EU and procurement law. Armin Schwabl contributes to the team's wide offering with his focus on product regulation, telecommunication, trade and waste matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Hans Kristoferitsch and his team are easy to work with, very professional and they follow a pragmatic approach in order to reach the optimal result for their clients. Furthermore, they have very quick turnaround times when it comes to providing advice. ’

  • ‘Dr Hans Kristoferitsch is a proven expert in administrative law. He he also has a strong sense for the business needs of his clients. ’

  • ‘Very business oriented.’

  • The whole team showed incredible legal knowledge, strategic thinking, availability and 100% dedication to us as their client. In the end, getting what you engaged a team for is the most convincing proof of their quality.’

  • ‘What strikes me most is the incredible depth of the team. Hans Kristoferitsch, Stefan Huber and Claudia Hanslik-Schneider provide highest legal quality with deep understanding of our needs. Hans Kristoferitsch is a fantastic strategic thinker, well connected and and extremely diligent lawyer. Stefan Huber pairs excellent legal knowledge with exceptionally short turnaround times and has a good sense of realism. Claudia Hanslik-Schneider has incredibly deep knowledge of administrative law and is extremely diligent and besides this, always friendly and easy to work with.’

  • ‘They have extensive legal knowledge and it is always a pleasure to work with them. They are very well connected with other players in the field.'

  • ‘Hans Kristoferitsch is a brilliant lawyer and a great strategic thinker. He always finds out-of the box solutions. Stefan Huber is in depth legal skills, has a good grip of administrative procedures and is extremely fast in answering to our requests. Claudia Hanslik-Schneider ist extremely diligent and knows any file inside out.'

Key clients

  • SES Spar European Shopping Centers
  • Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
  • RHI Magnesita
  • ASFINAG
  • Austrian Power Grid AG
  • Vienna International Airport
  • SPAR
  • Danube Private University
  • Philip Morris Austria GmbH
  • Wien Energie
  • Via Donau

Work highlights

  • Acted for European shopping center company SES in various administrative and court proceedings on the enlargement of one of Austria’s largest shopping malls.
  • Advised the Vienna-based Universität für Bodenkultur on all university law related matters and in the first ever Austrian proctoring case.
  • Advised RHI Magnesita on legal aspects of introducing circular economy aspects into the Austria-wide waste management.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Stefan Huber

Stefan Huber

Cerha Hempel

Partner Areas of practice: Public Law & European Law Compliance & Investigations White Collar Crime Public Procurement Litigation & Abitration

Next Generation Partners

Armin Schwabl

Armin Schwabl

Cerha Hempel

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.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Hans Kristoferitsch, Stefan Huber

Other key lawyers

Armin Schwabl, Claudia Hanslik-Schneider