Hans Kristoferitsch

Public Law & European Law, Antitrust & Competition, Compliance & Investigations, White Collar Crime, IT & Privacy

Partner with CERHA HEMPEL since 2013 and Head of the new Department Regulatory and White Collar. Hans is leading in areas of data protection, telecommunications, e-commerce and regularly and assists Austrian and global clients with international data transfers, outsourcing projects, cloud computing and behavioral advertising. Assisted and coordinated GDPR compliance, regulatory projects for numerous large multinational clients.

Also an expert in white collar crime and took the lead in some of the biggest internal investigations in Austria. Frequently represents companies damaged by criminal conduct in trials and asset tracing. Active in all areas of regulatory, public, administrative law and handles various cases under the fundamental freedoms, including infringement proceedings before the European Commission, as well as other areas of EU law (in particular state aid, regulated industries, EU litigation). Acts regularly before the CJEU.

Vienna Bar Association, IBA, Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht

Harvard Law School (LL.M. 2005), University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 2002, Mag. phil. 2004, Dr. iur. 2004)