TMT
Cerha Hempel
Cerha Hempel‘s TMT practice brings together expertise in IT, data protection and e-commerce matters, and often works alongside the M&A department to advise clients on both complex technology projects and to see through transactions in the TMT field. The team is led by a three-man group made up of Hans Kristoferitsch, whose practice includes IT law and data privacy, telecoms and data privacy specialist Armin Schwabl and Christoph Reiter, who handles IT contracts, e-commerce matters and tech-centred transactions.
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Testimonials
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'The team works quickly and brings great solutions. We have had great experiences with them, and the team has supported us very well in legally difficult situations for us.'
'Cerha Hempel has truly outstanding capabilities in the area of data protection and TMT; they are highly skilled and reliable. Hans Kristoferitsch is definitely one of the leading privacy lawyers in Austria; his advice is always clear and to the point.'
'Armin Schwabl is an excellent lawyer, he is always available and pragmatic, he really goes out of his way to help solve your legal problems.'
Key clients
- SPAR
- Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH
- Wien Energie GmbH
- Wiener Netze GmbH
- SES Imagotag Group
- CA Immobilien Anlagen AG
- web eXXpress Medien Holding GmbH
- via donau - Österreichische Wasserstraßen-Gesellschaft mbH
- NTT
- Walt.id
- VERO
- HeldYn Care GmbH
- JIPP.IT
- Leadbacker IT
- XUND
- Solifi
- Scout24 Group
- MPG Group
- IntegrySign
- Stadler Rail AG
- AT & T
- NTS Netzwerk Telekom Service AG
- Hervis Sport- und Modegesellschaft m.b.H.
- ÖRAG Immobilien Vermittlung GmbH
- Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
Work highlights
- Advised SPAR in all matters of IT and technology law, most recently on the consolidation of customer data and the implementation of a new app-based members club.
- Assisted Walt.id GmbH, a remote IT company with its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, with its set-up and financing.
- Acted for Wirtschaftskammer Österreich and RTR GmbH concerning EU state aid law and Austrian subsidy law in connection with funding of films and media as well as a digitalisation subsidy for media companies.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Hans Kristoferitsch, Armin Schwabl, Christoph Reiter