LAWYER PROFILE

Raoul Hoffer

Europe 2026

BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/European Law

Austria

19 years ranked

About

Provided by BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Europe

Practice Areas

Raoul Hoffer is a partner firm's Competition Law Team. He has more than 25 years of experience in advising Austrian and international clients from a large number of industries on all questions of Austrian and EU Antitrust and Competition Law.

He focuses on

-Austrian and European merger control

-Austrian and European antitrust law

-compliance and internal investigations/eDiscovery audits

-private enforcement - proceedings before civil courts

-EU state aid law

Career

He has been with Binder Grösswang since 1991. He received his PhD from the University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) in 1992 and his postgraduate degree (LL.M.) from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1994.

Professional Memberships

He is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht.

Publications

Raoul regularly publishes on topics related to antitrust and merger control.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Competition/European Law - Austria

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Raoul Hoffer maintains his position as one of the leading experts in competition law in Austria on the back of a strong work portfolio that includes advising on merger clearance filings, highly contentious cartel and abuse of dominance cases, and high-profile follow-on damages actions. In addition, he has experience assisting clients with issues of state aid.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Raoul Hoffer is very strong in economic thinking.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
Raoul Hoffer really shines in litigation. He is very knowledgeable and thinks strategically. He has deep litigation experience, is sharp and gives clear advice.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
He is very effective in shaping the strategy in the interests of the client and tenacious in chasing the interests of the client. He is a tough negotiator.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide
He is among the best in the market.
Competition/European LawChambers European Guide