With ‘an excellent reputation in the legal industry,’ Binder Grösswang fields a team of litigation experts and continues to act in a variety of cross-border disputes. Covering a large range of industries, the group is jointly led by Christian Klausegger, Stefan Albiez and Ingeborg Edel, with Klausegger offering particular experience in IT and insurance disputes, and Albiez being recommended for class & mass action defence. Edel excels in commercial and multi-jurisdictional litigation and has recently acted in numerous arbitration proceedings. Adrian Zwettler is described by clients as ’competent and extremely committed lawyer,’ whereas Elisabeth Tretthahn-Wolski was appointed as judge and left the firm in January 2023.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Since the firm employs a very large team for a wide variety of areas, all matters can be dealt with promptly, competently and to your complete satisfaction. Binder Grösswang's excellent reputation in the legal industry and in court definitely pays off.'

  • 'The firm and especially Christian Klausegger was highly recommended to me by a friend, and I have never regretted the decision to hire them. Adrian Zwettler is a young, competent and extremely committed lawyer.' 

  • ‘Hands-on, good and experienced team.’

  • ‘Stefan Albiez is a very smart and integer player at court.’

  • ‘Stefan Albiez's team is particularly active in class and mass proceedings, and is increasingly present for clients with their civil law claims in large criminal proceedings.’

  • ‘The strength of Stefan Albiez lies in defending clients against class and mass actions and in representing and advising clients in cases involving both civil claims and criminal law implications.’

  • ‘The team acts fast and flexibly, always has good ideas on how to tackle changing situations and is very creative in finding alternative approaches.’

Key clients

  • City of Vienna
  • Erste Bank AG
  • UNIQA Versicherungen
  • Austrian Federal Railways
  • Province of Carinthia
  • Renault
  • KIA
  • Samsung
  • Lenzing
  • Zürich Lebensversicherung AG

Work highlights

  • Represented the leading Austrian telecom provider in the defence against mass claims raised by customers.
  • Represented the Province of Carinthia in connection with the repurchase of Klagenfurt Airport.
  • Represented UNIQA in coverage cases following the insolvency of an Austrian bank.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christian Klausegger, Ingeborg Edel, Stefan Albiez

Other key lawyers

Adrian Zwettler