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Johannes Barbist

Johannes Barbist

Europe 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Johannes Barbist is a partner in the firm’s Regulatory Team. He has more than 25 years of experience in advising companies on the regulatory framework and a legally compliant management. Furthermore, Johannes Barbist represents the interests of his clients before supervisory authorities and courts.

He focuses on

-public commercial law

-administrative law and constitutional law

-regulatory (mainly energy, transport, life sciences, telecommunications)

-law on the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI)

-state aid, public procurement and competition law

-compliance management

Career

He started his career as a stagiaire with the European Commission in Brussels and has been with Binder Grösswang since 1998 where he became a partner in 2005. Johannes obtained a postgraduate degree (MA) from the University of Limerick / Ireland in 1997 and a doctorate degree (Dr. iur.) from the University of Innsbruck in 2000.

Professional Memberships

Johannes has been a lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Innsbruck since 2012 and is a regular speaker at conferences.

Publications

Johannes regularly publishes on current topics in legal journals and books.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Public Law: General - Austria

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Johannes Barbist advises on an array of public law mandates from FDI restrictions and state aid rules to procurement review proceedings. He additionally acts on regulatory compliance issues in the energy and pharmaceutical sectors.

Strengths

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  • Johannes Barbist is a great expert in FDI in Austria. He is very responsive and does not make things complicated.

    Public Law: GeneralChambers European Guide
  • Johannes Barbist offers very solid advice and is very responsive.

    Public Law: GeneralChambers European Guide
  • Johannes Barbist is definitely an expert in his field and has a lot of experience.

    Public Law: GeneralChambers European Guide
  • Johannes Barbist is extremely responsive, accurate, collaborative and his technical advice is good.

    Public Law: GeneralChambers European Guide
  • Johannes is simply an exceptional lawyer who combines legal excellence with superb business acumen. It is always a pleasure to work with him.

    Public Law: GeneralChambers European Guide

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Austria

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