Daniela Karollus-Bruner

Daniela Karollus-Bruner is a partner at CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz and, as of 2025, has been nominated as Co-Head of the CMS Dispute Resolution Group. She is also Co-Head of the CMS International Arbitration Group and a member of the Board of the International Association of Defence Counsel (IADC), which has over 2,500 members.

Daniela has many years of experience with highly complex litigation and arbitration cases for clients from various industries, with a special focus on banking and financial services, automotive, construction, consumer products and insurance industries. She represents Austrian and international clients at courts and at arbitration courts with a focus on cases involving damages, contracts, product liability, corporate and competition law.

In addition, she is a member of our teams for corporate and commercial law. She advises clients on commercial matters such as contracts, general terms and conditions, warranties and damages including liability.

During and after law school in Vienna and Paris, she held assistant positions with the University of Vienna Law School (e.g. at the Department of Civil Law). Daniela Karollus-Bruner has over 25 years of experience as a lawyer.

In addition, she is a speaker at executive seminars as well as author and co-author of various expert articles.

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