Elias Schönborn
White-Collar Crime
Firm PROFILE
Schönborn Rechtsanwalt GmbH
Europe 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in Europe 2026
Ranked Individual
Ranked Individual
Top figures
1
Offices
7
Company Size
2023
Established Year
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Overview
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Schönborn Rechtsanwalt GmbH (es.law) is a Vienna-based specialist criminal law firm founded by Dr. Elias Schönborn, advising executives, public officials, physicians and companies on white-collar crime, complex criminal defence, corporate criminal liability, internal investigations, criminal compliance and medical criminal law. The practice combines strategic defence with deep expertise in complex factual, financial and legal issues.
Industry sectors (10)
- Banking & Finance
- Healthcare
- Pharmaceuticals / Life Sciences
- Technology & Digitization
- Energy Industry
- Manufacturing
- Luxury Goods
- Transportation / Mobility
- Government / Public Sector
- Real Estate / Construction
Capabilities (9)
- White-Collar Crime
- Corporate Criminal Liability
- Criminal Compliance
- Internal Investigations
- Corruption and Bribery
- Medical Criminal Law
- Victim Representation and Asset Recovery
- Criminal Appeals and Procedural Remedies
- Tax and Fiscal Criminal Law
Key people
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Dr. Elias Schönborn
Managing Partner
Mag. Jan Uwe Thiel, LL.M.
Associate
Philipp Meinhart, LL.M. (WU)
Associate
Mag. Franziska Mühlbauer
Associate
Work & experience
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es.law is particularly known for early intervention in criminal investigations and for seeking to resolve matters before indictment wherever possible. The firm has achieved an exceptional track record across its concluded defence mandates, with the vast majority ending without a conviction. Recent highlights include major fraud, corruption and breach-of-trust cases, as well as cross-border investigations and internal investigations.
Notable work
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Eight-Year Breach of Trust Investigation
2025Completed €5.5M Vienna
Eight-year breach of trust investigation discontinued without indictment following comprehensive defence submissions.
Bank Chairman Breach of Trust Investigation
2026CompletedVienna
Swift discontinuation of breach of trust proceedings against the chairman of an Austrian bank.
International Pharmaceutical Group – Cross-Border Fraud
2026Ongoing €1.5M Vienna
Successful representation of a pharmaceutical group as the victim of a cross-border fake-president fraud.
Ranked Offices at Schönborn Rechtsanwalt GmbH
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Ranked Individuals at Schönborn Rechtsanwalt GmbH (1)
Austria
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Top figures
1
Offices
7
Company Size
2023
Established Year
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