Global Guide 2026 : Austria
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CERHA HEMPEL’s Arbitration Team has one of the longest track records of providing top tier arbitration services in the Austrian market to clients doing business in, from or through Austria and the wider CEE region.
As such, CERHA HEMPEL’s arbitration practice is a well-established fixture in the Austrian legal market.
CERHA HEMPEL’s Arbitration Team offers legal representation in all manner of international and domestic arbitration procedures, irrespective of the applicable arbitration rules. While our team has represented clients in a broad range of industries and commercial activity, our Arbitration Team has developed particular expertise in construction, energy, distribution, complex manufacturing and post-M&A disputes.
What sets CERHA HEMPEL’s Arbitration Team apart from its competitors is our deep integration in CERHA HEMPEL’s network of regional offices and strong ties of cooperation with friendly law firms throughout the CEE.
In 2025, CERHA HEMPEL began a new project to focus on this internal cooperation on arbitration matters to strengthen the firm’s cross-border profile.
The CERHA HEMPEL CEE Arbitration Group promotes international arbitration in all of the firm’s practice areas and ensures a consistently high standard of legal advice on arbitration matters in all of CERHA HEMPEL’s offices through the prompt and efficient sharing of arbitration expertise.
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CERHA HEMPEL offers highly regarded expertise in international arbitration proceedings, with particular experience in cases governed by VIAC, ICC and ICSID rules. The team advises on disputes related to joint ventures, M&A transactions and construction projects, as well as the enforcement of arbitral awards. Team members also have experience acting as arbitrators.
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CERHA HEMPEL has a great team of lawyers with different approaches and perspectives who are therefore able to approach and understand a given problem from multiple angles in detail.
I can only speak of CERHA HEMPEL and its lawyers with appreciation and respect.
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Irene Welser enjoys an outstanding reputation for her work in international arbitration. She represents multinational companies in investment arbitrations and enforcement proceedings, as well as disputes related to contract breaches and the construction sector, with particular expertise in cases under VIAC rules. She is also highly respected for her appointments as arbitrator in post-M&A and shareholder disputes.
Irene Welser is very committed to her work.
Irene Welser is an experienced arbitrator who I hold in high esteem.
Irene Welser's attitude, precision, attention to detail and creative thinking are exemplary.
Irene Welser's professional knowledge and experience are impressive, and her leadership skills and work ethic are outstanding.
Arbitration
Arbitrators
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Irene Welser
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