Public Law: General
Europe Guide 2024 : Austria
Band 3
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Provided by Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Herbst Kinsky´s expertise:
Our lawyers are experts in selected fields of Austrian public law and European Community law. In particular, these include questions related to energy and environmental legislation as well as hospital law, state liability and state aid legislation. Furthermore, we offer advice to contracting authorities and bidders in complex matters pertaining to awarding law and are regularly entrusted with major public-private partnership projects such as the building of hospitals and health spas.
Our lawyers advise and defend accused parties and companies in complex commercial criminal matters. In particular, these include accusations of fraud, embezzlement, infringements of antitrust and securities legislation, corruption, offences against the environment as well as internal and investigations into violations of supervisory provisions.
Latest publications:
Herbst, EZB und OeNB – Notenbanken als "Verfassungsorgane", in Holoubek/Kahl/Schwarzer (Hrsg), Wirtschaftsverfassungsrecht
Herbst, Verteidiger und Parteiantrag ("Gesetzesbeschwerde"), in Kier/Wess (Hrsg), Handbuch Strafverteidigung (2. Auflage), 2022.
Herbst, Compliance in Kreditinstituten, in Ruhrmannseder/Wess (Hrsg), Handbuch Corporate Compliance, 2022, 935
Herbst, Verbandsverantwortlichkeit im Verwaltungsstrafrecht, in Holoubek/Lang (Hrsg), Grundfragen des Verwaltungs- und Finanzstrafverfahrens, 2022, 155
Chambers Review
The law firm Herbst Kinsky houses an experienced public law department with strength in constitutional and administrative law. The team assists with a broad range of mandates including telecommunications law, traffic law and tendering procedures. In addition, the firm assists with foreign direct investment restrictions as well as telecommunications and energy regulations and planning procedures. Besides its strength in advisory work, Herbst Kinsky also acts for clients on administrative and constitutional proceedings in front of the nation's highest courts and the European Commission. Its diverse client roster includes public authorities and Austrian market leaders from a wide range of sectors.
Work Highlights
- Herbst Kinsky advised Illwerke vkw on the amendments to price agreements for electricity in customer contracts.
Strengths
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"The Herbst Kinsky team are extremely competent, meticulous and diligent."
"We found the team to be very competent but at the same time they did not overly complicate things."
"The lawyers always respond quickly and precisely."
"When I had a problem, I felt that I could always turn to Herbst Kinsky."
"The Herbst Kinsky team are extremely competent, meticulous and diligent."
"We found the team to be very competent but at the same time they did not overly complicate things."
"The lawyers always respond quickly and precisely."
"When I had a problem, I felt that I could always turn to Herbst Kinsky."
Notable Practitioners
Christoph Herbst remains a trusted adviser due to his strength in complex administrative and constitutional law, often assisting with a broad range of mandates from procurements to health and broadcasting matters.
"Christoph Herbst is an excellent lawyer."
"Christoph Herbst is very competent as a lawyer and does not lose sight of reality; he can focus on things that are possible and doable."
"His strength has always been the interdisciplinary nature of his legal thought. He is not just blind to his surroundings and focused on a specific strand."
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