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Provided by CERHA HEMPEL

Our clients benefit from our comprehensive experience and pre-eminent track record in many of the highest profile cartel proceedings and most prominent Phase II merger control proceedings in recent years.


Our Antitrust & Competition Practice Group advises and represents Austrian and international clients before national and European competition authorities in all areas of national and European competition law.

In particular, our Practice Group possesses specialised know-how in representing clients before the European institutions and courts, in particular in state aid proceedings, and in all likelihood handles the highest number of proceedings of all Austrian law firms.


Our Practice Group can put together dedicated teams drawn from all of our CEE offices, which allows us to be a one-stop shop, able to provide advice for the entire region, something that is especially valued by our clients in merger proceedings.


Our partners Bernhard Kofler-Senoner, Anna Wolf-Posch and Hans Kristoferitsch are true leaders in their fields, each with their own focus and specialisation.

As a result, the team stands for excellence and a broad bandwidth of available in-depth expertise.





Chambers Review

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Competition/European Law - Austria

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

CERHA HEMPEL is well known for assisting clients with foreign direct investment and merger clearance notifications, including phase II investigations. The law firm offers additional experience in significant behavioural investigations, as well as high-profile follow-on damages claims and state aid matters. Team members also act on sector inquiries and sustainability matters. It is a popular choice with clients from the retail and transportation sectors.

Work Highlights

Provided by CERHA HEMPEL

  • CERHA HEMPEL assisted Cisco with obtaining competition law clearance for a number of recent transactions, including its acquisition of Accedian Holdings.

Strengths

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CERHA HEMPEL are really good, giving excellent legal work and a pragmatic, business-minded view. It is helpful to have a firm that can help to explain why filings are needed.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

We appreciate the in-depth know-how and the wealth of experience that the firm brings with it.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

It is a competent, experienced and friendly team providing fast and well-founded support.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

The lawyers are incredibly quick in responding with an exceptionally good quality of work. They go the extra mile beyond the instruction.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

The team offers a high level of consulting competence, reliability, networked approaches, creativity and fast, client-oriented performance.

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Bernhard Kofler-Senoner
1
Bernhard Kofler-Senoner
1
Band 1

Bernhard Kofler-Senoner remains one of the leading names in the Austrian competition law market thanks to his ability to advise on phase II merger clearances and high-profile cartel investigations and damages actions. In addition, he assists clients with market inquiries and sustainability issues.

He gives practical advice and he has great relationships with Austrian authorities, so he is up to date with how to provide advice, bearing in mind risks and not just seeing things in black and white.

Bernhard Kofler-Senoner is very committed and has good customer orientation. He is a good strategist and a very experienced competition lawyer.

His substantial expertise is reflected in the pivotal advisory roles he undertakes for us.

My go-to guy is Bernhard Kofler-Senoner: he is super-strong.

We appreciate his fast, solution-oriented feedback and in-depth knowledge.

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Anna Wolf-Posch
3
Anna Wolf-Posch
3
Band 3

Anna Wolf-Posch often acts for clients on merger clearance and foreign direct investment filings. In addition, she represents clients in behavioural investigations, including into alleged cartels.

Anna Wolf-Posch was fun to work with. She's very precise, with a good understanding of the law. She's very collegial and good to discuss issues with. She was more of a partner on the project.

Anna Wolf-Posch is great to work with; I would definitely recommend her.

Anna Wolf-Posch is technically very competent and knows the law. She is very user-friendly and excellent with clients, and has the trust and respect of the authority.

She provides fast, solution-oriented feedback and has in-depth knowledge.

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Hans Kristoferitsch
4
Hans Kristoferitsch
4
Band 4

Hans Kristoferitsch has a broad competition law practice that covers contentious state aid matters and private enforcement actions. He has a number of clients from the energy sector, as well as advising public sector clients.

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Bernhard Kofler-Senoner
1
Bernhard Kofler-Senoner
1
Band 1
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Anna Wolf-Posch
3
Anna Wolf-Posch
3
Band 3
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Hans Kristoferitsch
4
Hans Kristoferitsch
4
Band 4
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