Leveraging the experience of experts from offices across the CEE region, Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG excels in cross-border arbitration proceedings, with the firm’s full-service offering extending to instructions in fields such as M&A, competition, and energy. Practice head Stefan Riegler‘s busy workload includes instructions in banking, post-M&A, and corporate disputes. Also noteworthy is the embedded construction arbitration team, which is led by Thomas Anderl and Wolfgang Müller. The first port of call for arbitration with references to China and Hong Kong, Venus Valentina Wong covers the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and court judgments and has a wealth of experience in arbitration proceedings under a variety of rules, including ICC, VIAC, CAS, and UNCITRAL.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Wolf Theiss is one of the leading law firms in Austria with a global outreach and a notable track record in the area of international litigation and arbitration.’

  • ‘Stefan Riegler stands out. He is very responsive, reliable and always on top of the facts. He is excellent at strategic decision-making.’

  • ‘They possess solid legal knowledge and skills. Very easy to work with.’

  • ‘The team was very engaged and committed to the task. The practice group is international, well-connected, and tightly managed.’

  • ‘The Wolf Theiss team is always well prepared and working hard to deliver the most efficient legal solutions. They have highly experienced legal experts and cooperate well with other experts.’

  • ‘Stefan Riegler is an experienced arbitration lawyer with great communication skills, understands the client's problems and tries to find the most efficient legal solution for them.'

  • 'Emmanuel Kaufman is a hardworking lawyer, who always delivers the promised documentation by the deadline even if it seems impossible. His availability is exemplary.’
  • ‘Venus Valentina Wong is a seasoned arbitration practitioner with an excellent sense of strategy, as well as the ability to understand the client's needs and communicate. I appreciate her balanced and confident demeanour.'

Key clients

  • JP Autoceste FBIH

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stefan Riegler

Other key lawyers

Thomas Anderl, Emmanuel Kaufman, Sofia Kovacevic, Alexander Zollner, Wolfgang Müller, Venus Valentina Wong