EY Law - Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a port of call for all matters related to fintech, with the team’s expertise spanning regulatory aspects of business models, licencing procedures and compliance topics. Described as ‘the best counsel in Austria for fintech’ by some, Martin Hanzl leads the department alongside Elisabeth Reiner, who compliments the firm’s offering with proficiency in supervisory law.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Great team spirit, unique understanding of regulation of crypto-assets and a perfect network with the regulator.’
‘Martin Hanzl is an excellent lawyer who understand the market and the regulation. Very hands on and responsive.’
‘Very hands-on and fintech-native team, with great market knowledge. They are the only firm to go to in Austria for matters of digital finance. Team recently grew with valuable additions on the senior and junior levels.'
‘Martin Hanzl - best counsel in Austria for fintech, has vast experience, a broad and deep client base and knows to navigate local stakeholders like no one else. Ralph Rirsch - very senior addition to the team and second to none when it comes to intricate regulatory projects both in new technologies and for traditional market structure topics. Paul Neubauer - junior lawyer with great business acumen. Speaks the language of the client, delivers above and beyond.’
Key clients
- Bitpanda Group / Bitpanda GmbH
- Raiffeisenbank International
- IK Investment Partners
- Bitpanda Financial Services GmbH & Bitpanda Payments GmbH
- Matter Labs
- 21bitcoin
- One Trading Europe S.r.l. / One Trading Exchange B.V.
- Coinpanion (SmartBytes GmbH)|(Crypto Portfolio Management)
Work highlights
- Adviced on the lregulatory aspects of MiCAR adoption, including advice on a potential new MiCAR-regulated product and service offerings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Martin Hanzl, Elisabeth Reiner