LAWYER PROFILE

Daniela Karollus-Bruner

Europe 2026

CMS

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Litigation

Austria

2 years ranked

Arbitration

Austria

2 years ranked

About

Provided by CMS

Practice Areas

Daniela Karollus-Bruner is a partner at CMS, where she leads the Dispute Resolution Practice Group and the Insurance Law team. She is also a member of the Corporate and Commercial Law teams.

During and after her law studies in Vienna and Paris, she worked for several years as an assistant at the University of Vienna (including in the Institute of Civil Law). Daniela Karollus-Bruner has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer in Vienna and Linz.

Daniela has many years of experience in conducting complex litigation and arbitration proceedings for companies in a wide range of industries, in particular energy, media, banking, financial services and insurance. She represents Austrian and international clients in court and arbitration proceedings, in particular in tort, contract, product liability, corporate and competition law.

She is also a sought-after speaker at seminars and the author or co-author of numerous specialist publications.

Professional Memberships

Austrian Bar Association; International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); ICC Commission on Arbitration.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Litigation - Austria

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Daniela Karollus-Bruner operates a well-established litigation practice, advising clients on a range of complex disputes including construction and payment-related conflicts, as well as damages claims and insolvency proceedings.

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Arbitration - Austria

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Daniela Karollus-Bruner is an accomplished practitioner in arbitration cases. She represents clients from various industries in corporate disputes related to joint venture agreements and contractual and distribution agreement breaches.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Daniela Karollus-Bruner is quite tough in court and very precise.
LitigationChambers European Guide
Daniela Karollus-Bruner knows what she is doing.
LitigationChambers European Guide
Daniela Karollus-Bruner is a very solid litigator.
LitigationChambers European Guide
Daniela Karollus-Bruner is sophisticated in her preparation of legal documents and assertive and persuasive in negotiations.
ArbitrationChambers European Guide
Daniela Karollus-Bruner is someone who really fights for her clients. She is clear on substantive and procedural issues, while remaining professional and collaborative with the other side.
ArbitrationChambers European Guide