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CERHA HEMPEL is one of Austria’s leading corporate law firms, with an integrated Central and Eastern European practice. With a team of over 200 lawyers, CERHA HEMPEL offers clients expertise and experience in all areas of corporate and commercial law in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe. The firm has successfully built up multinational practice groups and advised continuously on large-scale multi-national projects by involving colleagues from all our offices, with a view to fostering collaboration and improving our quality and efficiency.

CERHA HEMPEL has offices in Bratislava, Budapest, Bucharest, Prague, Sofia, Ljubljana and Vienna. The CERHA HEMPEL offices in Central and Eastern Europe primarily specialise in the areas of M&A, corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, real estate and project development. All of CERHA HEMPEL’s Central and Eastern European offices have continuous access to the resources and skills of the entire CERHA HEMPEL network.

Moreover, we are the exclusive Austrian member of LexMundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms in 100+ countries worldwide.

By being part of this strategic network, we are able to seamlessly handle our clients’ most challenging cross-border transactions.

CERHA HEMPEL was named "Law Firm of the Year Austria" 2025 by the renowned British specialist publisher "The Lawyer" in recognition of its outstanding and innovative achievements.

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What the Team is Known For

CERHA HEMPEL effectively combines strong domestic expertise with a clear international outlook. The law firm adopts a hybrid strategy of developing a network of its own teams throughout Eastern Europe along with its membership to the elite legal network Lex Mundi, enabling it to provide clients with in-house capabilities, as well as strong connections to local and international practices worldwide.

On transactional mandates, the team has developed a strong client base made up of homegrown corporations with operations overseas, while also acting for multinationals with interests in Austria. The firm's financing specialists regularly advise on cross-border matters, particularly those involving Eastern Europe, while certain members of the team are particularly well versed in handling cross-border transactions involving the energy sector.

CERHA HEMPEL's dispute resolution team's caseload is also largely international in nature. The firm exhibits strength in both cross-border litigation and international arbitration, counselling domestic and overseas clients from an array of industry sectors including financial services, manufacturing, technology and retail.

Strengths

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Through their CEE offices and Lex Mundi network, CERHA HEMPEL

is able to provide advice not only on Austria but also on all jurisdictions (especially EU).

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CERHA HEMPEL has a strong international network.

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