Practice Areas
-Public Business Law
-Planning Law, Environmental Law and Public Procurement Law
-Real Estate Law and Construction Law
-ESG & Sustainability
Career
Josef Peer is an Equity Partner at fwp, specializing in Public Business Law. He joined the firm in 2015, became an attorney in 2019, and was promoted to partner in 2025. He focuses on infrastructure, real estate, and environmental law (EIA). Peer holds an LL.M. from WU Vienna and studied in Sweden. Since 2021, he has also been a lecturer at Sigmund Freud University, teaching practical legal writing and public law.
Professional Memberships
TerraLex I Since 2010, fwp has been the sole Austrian member of the leading global referral network TerraLex.
Association of European Lawyers (AEL) I The emphasis fwp places on cross-border cooperation is also highlighted by our long-standing membership in the AEL, which provides a strong platform for pan-European cross-border transactions and legal advice and is a source of on-going referrals.
Publications
Kurier: Gut gemeint ist nicht gleich gut gemacht - Wie Förderungen gezielt und wirksam gestaltet werden können
March 2025
ICLG: Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2025: Austrian Chapter
January 2025
erneuerbare energie: Burgenlands Energierevolution: Spannend, aber ambitioniert (Nachdruck des Gastkommentars in der Presse)
November 2024 (Josef Peer and Armin Gamsjäger)
Die Presse: Burgenlands Energierevolution: Spannend, aber ambitioniert
November 2024 (Josef Peer and Armin Gamsjäger)
Der Standard: Public Viewing ohne rechtliche Probleme? So geht's!
June 2024 (Co-Autor)
Der Standard: Wenn sich Naturschutz und Städtebau in die Quere kommen
March 2024
Der Standard: Gewidmet, aber nicht bebaubar: Vorsicht beim Liegenschaftskauf!
May 2021
Alternativenprüfung und ihre verfahrensrechtliche Bedeutung, Transkription der Präsentation im Rahmen der Tagung "SUP & Raumplanung", Jahrgang 46, Ausgabe 1, 2020
March 2020