Mario Schmieder

Practice Areas

Mario Schmieder focuses on the following practice areas:

- White collar crime

- Tax criminal law

- Compliance

- Litigation

- Data Protection

Career

Mario Schmieder is an attorney and has been a partner at LeitnerLaw Rechtsanwälte since 2006. Before joining LeitnerLaw Rechtsanwälte, Mario Schmieder was a self-employed attorney and also worked for a Big Four firm. Mario Schmieder regularly speaks and publishes on his areas of expertise. Moreover, he is a co-editor at the specialist journal ZWF (Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Finanzstrafrecht).

Publications

(selected publications)

- Judicial tax criminal proceedings, in Leitner/Brandl/Kert (eds.), 'Handbuch Finanzstrafrecht' (Handbook on tax criminal law) 4th edition (2017)

- Commentary on § 112 StPO (Right of objection of a professional secrecy holder), in Birklbauer/Haumer/Nimmervoll/Wess (eds.), 'Linzer Kommentar zur Strafprozessordnung' (Commentary on the Austrian Code of Criminal Procedure) (2020)

- Hidden profit distribution in White-Collar criminal law, in Brandl/Karollus/Kirchmayr/Leitner (eds.), 'Handbuch Verdeckte Gewinnausschüttung' (Handbook on hidden profit distribution) 3rd edition (2021)

- Internal Investigations, in Leitner/Brandl (eds.), 'Finanzstrafrecht 2021' (Tax Criminal Law 2021) (2021)

- Participation risk of the consultant in connection with company-related COVID-19 grants, in Dietrich/Glaser/Kert/Tipold (eds.), ‘FS Brandstetter’ (Commemorative publication in honor of Wolfgang Brandstetter) (2022)

- The interdisciplinary law firm, in Achatz/Brandl/Kert (eds.), 'FS Leitner' (Commemorative publication in honor of Roman Leitner) (2022)

- Preliminary proceedings in white-collar criminal cases from the defense counsel's point of view, in Kert/Kodek (eds.), 'Das große Handbuch Wirtschaftsstrafrecht' (Handbook on White-Collar Crime) (2022)

- Defense in tax criminal proceedings, in Kier/Wess (eds.), 'Handbuch Strafverteidigung' (Handbook on criminal defense) (2022)

Personal

Mario Schmieder advises and represents his clients throughout the entire criminal proceeding, from the examination of the initial suspicion to the final disposition. In addition to defending individuals and companies, he also represents companies and individuals who have been harmed by criminal acts. Furthermore, he supports his clients in setting up internal compliance structures in order to avoid possible legal violations in advance. In addition, he assists in the clarification of criminal law relevant facts within companies by conducting internal investigations.