CERHA HEMPEL is one of Austria’s leading corporate law firms, with an integrated practice in Central and Eastern Europe.

With a team of over 200 lawyers, we guarantee our clients experience and expertise in all areas of corporate and commercial law, both in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe. At CERHA HEMPEL, we are proud to be able to look back over a very successful history since 1921. Over the past 25 years, CERHA HEMPEL has been involved in a large number of the most significant transactions in Austria.

CERHA HEMPEL has also offices in Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Minsk, Prague and Sofia.

Accolades: “Austria Law Firm of the Year 2017” (Chambers & Partners) “Austria Client Service Law Firm of the Year 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018” (Chambers & Partners).

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law
• Banking & Finance
• Corporate
• Insolvency & Restructuring
• Capital Markets
• Litigation & Arbitration
• Mergers & Acquistions
• Public Law & European Law
• Real Estate & Construction
• Tax Law
• Antitrust & Competition
• Distribution Law
• Compliance & Investigations
• White Collar Crime
• IP & Unfair Competition
• IT & Privacy
• Public Procurement
• Private Clients & Trusts
• Private Equity & Venture Capital Business

Sectors

• Automotive and Transport
• Banking
• Energy and Utilities
• Engineering and Machinery
• Financial Services
• Food Industry
• Healthcare
• Information and Communication Technology
• Infrastructure Projects
• Insurance
• Media
• Pharma and Life Sciences
• Private Equity/Venture Capital
• Public Sector
• Real Estate & Construction
• Retail and Wholesale