Günther Hanslik

Günther Hanslik is a trusted advisor to Austria’s leading banks and financial institutions, with over 20 years of experience in banking and finance law.

As Head of the Banking & Finance team at CMS Vienna - one of Austria’s top-ranked law firms - he leads complex, high-value transactions across Austria and Central and Eastern Europe.

Clients appreciate Günther’s deep technical expertise, strategic negotiation style, and ability to deliver clear, actionable solutions in challenging financial matters. His long-standing relationships with major Austrian institutions reflect a commitment to reliability, integrity, and exceptional client service.

In addition to his role as practice head, Günther also serves as Managing Partner at CMS Vienna, where he brings the same energy and dedication to firm leadership as he does to client matters.

Austrian Bar Association.

Wissenszurechnung beim Unternehmenskauf (Imputation of knowledge when acquiring companies, German publication), ecolex 2016

Big Deal: M&A-Verträge richtig verhandeln, (Big Deals: getting M&A negotiations right, German publication) LexisNexis 2014

Akquisitionsfinanzierung, in: Althuber/Schopper (Hrsg.), (Financing acquisitions, in: Althuber/Schopper (Hrsg.), Handbook for Acquisitions & Due Diligence, German publication) Handbuch Unternehmenskauf & Due Diligence

Market Disruption - Auswirkung der gegenwärtigen Liquiditätskrise auf Kredite mit variablen Zinsklauseln, (Market Disruption - Effects of the current cash crisis on loans with variable interest clauses) (with Wendelin Ettmayer), ecolex 2018, 1085

MAC-Klauseln in Unternehmenskaufverträgen, (MAC clauses in acquisitions agreements, German publication) ecolex 2007, 829