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Commercial criminal law, in particular white collar crime, public commercial and European law, constitutional and administrative law, antitrust and regulation
Peter, a criminal law specialist, is a senior attorney at CERHA HEMPEL where he leads the white collar crime team. He is also a full professor for criminal law at the University of Vienna and director of the Law School’s Centre for Business and Financial Crime. He is regarded as the leading Austrian lawyer for complex and high profile business crime and white collar cases, in particular for cases with an international background, with a success rate of around 98%. Peter enjoys wide recognition among the judiciary, the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Justice. Peter is also known for his profound knowledge of pertinent questions of constitutional law (being a professor for this area, too) and of the ECHR (having been on the Austrian government’s shortlist for the position of a ECHR judge a couple of years ago).
Vienna Bar; IBA
Leading commentaries and textbooks on Austrian criminal law.
University of Vienna (Dr. iur. 1985, Dr. rer. soc. oec. 1987).
Since 2011 Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Department of Criminal Law, Law School, University of Vienna.
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Peter Lewisch is a highly renowned practitioner, assisting clients with cases related to corruption, embezzlement and fraud. His expertise further spans allegations of breach of trust and allegations of negligence leading to injury or death.
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"He is one of the best criminal attorneys."
"Peter Lewisch is a very easy-going, friendly person with whom it is a pleasure to work."
"He is a real partner in every aspect of the legal work."
"Peter has a vast knowledge and experience and an impressive academic background."
"He has the capacity to understand problems of a case within seconds and find the issues."
"He is one of the best criminal attorneys."
"Peter Lewisch is a very easy-going, friendly person with whom it is a pleasure to work."
"He is a real partner in every aspect of the legal work."
"Peter has a vast knowledge and experience and an impressive academic background."
"He has the capacity to understand problems of a case within seconds and find the issues."
