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The Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2024 is out, and we are very proud! Being consistently recognised among the top lawyers in our fields is a tremendous privilege. We are deeply grateful for the feedback from both our peers and ...

In their latest article ‘Business Settlements in Austria’ sms.law attorneys Anna Woschitz and Stefan Burischek are shedding some light on why international companies settle in Austria, what they need to pay attention to and how they can benefit from legal ...

We are thrilled to announce that our firm has once again secured a spot in this year’s edition of The Legal 500 EMEA Green Guide! A special round of applause goes to our Partner and Head of the sms.law Energy ...

We are pleased to announce that the “International Comparative Legal Guide – Oil & Gas Regulation 2024” is now live! This year’s Austria Chapter – a country-specific overview of oil & gas regulations applicable in Austria – covered by sms.law ...

With Dr. Julia Andras, sms.law  gains an experienced lawyer specialising in litigation and dispute resolution. Starting from early 2024, we warmly welcome Dr. Julia Andras to our team. Her expertise lies in the field of litigation and dispute resolution, particularly ...

On July 12th, 2023, the ministerial draft of the Company Law Digitalization Act 2023 (GesDig 2023) was published. The draft contains significant changes concerning the consequences that individuals to be appointed and those already appointed to leadership positions will face ...

On May 30, 2023, the ministerial draft of the Flexible Capital Companies Act (FlexKapGG) was published, introducing the concept of the Flexible Company (FlexKapG) as a legal hybrid between a GmbH and an AG. The draft includes significant innovations, such ...

Presently, Wien Energie, Rhein Energie, Siemens Energy, and Verbund are collaborating on a global premiere for sustainable environmental protection and CO2 reduction. At the Donaustadt power plant in Vienna, hydrogen is being mixed into the steam turbine system for the ...

We are pleased to announce that the The Legal 500 (Legalease): Renewable Energy Country Comparative Guide is now live! This year’s Austria Chapter – a country-specific Q&A providing an overview of Renewable Energy laws and regulations applicable in Austria – ...

A new Ministerial Draft proposes a Federal Law to regulate virtual meetings of shareholders, replacing the previous legislation. The draft requires articles of association to provide for virtual meetings and offers flexibility in meeting types. The law is set to ...

We are very excited to announce that Dr. Maximilian Eder has joiend the team around sms.law partner Philipp Gamauf as an associate and will be advising companies on various areas of Austrian and international business law. His work focuses on ...

It is with great pride that we announce that our firm has once again been included in the Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition! We congratulate our amazing lawyers and teams and would like to extend a big THANK YOU to ...

We are excited and proud to share that sms.law has been included in this year’s publication of the The Legal 500 EMEA Green Guide!  Our team at sms.law is dedicated to being part of the change and is grateful to our clients who continuously entrust ...

We are pleased to announce that the Lexology GTDT – Dominance 2022 report has been published! This year’s Austria Chapter has been covered by sms.law Partners Christian Mayer and Moritz Am Ende . Read more… (Reproduced with permission from Law Business ...

Finally – the Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2023 is out, and we are very proud! Each year it’s a great honour to be ranked amongst the most renowned lawyers in the respective fields. We love what we do, therefore ...

sms.law advises Wien Energie GmbH, Austria’s largest regional energy provider, on the establishment of a joint venture with OMV AG. The objective of the joint venture is the development and utilisation of hot water deposits from deep underground reservoirs (deep ...

We are pleased to inform that the “Lexology GTDT – Gas Regulation 2023” has been published! This year’s Austria Chapter has yet again been covered by sms.law Partner Dr. Thomas Starlinger and Associate Laurenz Götzinger. Read more… Reproduced with permission ...

We are pleased to announce that the International Comparative Legal Guide – Oil & Gas Regulation 2023  is now live! This year’s Austria Chapter – a country-specific overview of oil & gas regulations applicable in Austria – covered by sms.law ...

We are pleased to announce that the GLI Global Legal Insight: Energy Laws and Regulations 2023 is now live! This year’s Austria Chapter – a country-specific overview of Energy Laws and Regulations applicable in Austria – covered by sms.law partner Dr. ...

Aside from many other areas, the current energy crisis affects the employment relationship and causes massive burdens for both employers and employees. In her current article in TRAiNiNG magazine, sms.law partner Birgit Vogt-Majarek sheds light on the options and barriers ...

sms.law assisted the French digital insurance platform +Simple in expanding its activities to Austria by advising on the purchase of a portfolio of insurance brokerages from Austrian ALT + PARTNER GmbH, through one of its subsidiaries, German Carl Rieck GmbH. ...

When terminating employment relationships with managing directors or other executive employees, ambiguities repeatedly arise in practice due to their “dual role” or due to the special regulations for “executive employees”. In her current article in TRAiNiNG magazine, sms.law partner Birgit ...

Increased home office or remote working brings numerous legal hurdles. In her latest article in TRAiNiNG magazine, sms.law partner Birgit Vogt-Majarek describes exactly what these are. Read more

Social media has become an integral part of both our professional and private lives – posts, shares, comments, and likes,…but social media is not a legal vacuum. There are rules, dos and don’ts that users (starting with companies, marketing agencies, ...

We are proud to share this year’s results of the JUVE Employment Law Ranking and would like to hereby congratulate our sms.law Employment Team! On behalf of Georg Schima, Birgit Vogt-Majarek and Philipp Gamauf we thank JUVE for the award, ...

Once again the co-heads of the sms.law Employment Law team Georg Schima and Birgit Vogt-Majarek are excited to be named amongst this year’s leading Employment Law experts in Austria. The WWL: Labor, Employment & Benefits annually identifies leading attorneys who ...

Congratulations to sms.law partners Georg Schima, Thomas Starlinger, Christian Mayer, Moritz Am Ende and Stephan Schmalzl on their nomination in “Austria’s Best Lawyers” ranking by Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers! This year’s nomintaions: Antitrust and Competition Law: Christian Mayer, ...

A commentary on Data Protection in the most recent edition of “Die Presse | Rechtspanorama” (20.06.2022 ) by sms.law Partner Dr. Georg Schima in collaboration with Associate Dr. Beatrix Schima of Arnold Attorneys-at-Law. Read more…

“How balanced are we? Implementation of the EU Directive on work/life balance” – In the wake of the EU’s work/life balance directive coming into effect in the bloc in August, this is a hot topic in many places. ON THE ...

We are pleased to announce that the The Legal 500 (Legalease): Renewable Energy Country Comparative Guide is now live! This year’s Austria Chapter – a country-specific Q&A providing an overview of Renewable Energy laws and regulations applicable in Austria – ...

In our most recent article for Magazin Training we cover all relevant issues concerning national and cross-border staff leasing and posting, provide insights on the differentiation between staff leasing and contracts for services, the rights and obligations of employers/temporary employment ...

We are pleased to inform that Lexology GTDT – Dominance 2022 has been published! This year’s Austria Chapter has been covered by sms.law partners Moritz Am Ende and Christian Mayer. Read more… (Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. ...

In our article below you can find useful information concerning more flexible “immigration conditions for Ukrainians entering Austria” due to the current emergency.  In addition, the European Union Commission has prepared an emergency-plan proposing to grant refugees from Ukraine a ...

We are pleased to inform that Lexology GTDT – Gas Regulation 2022 has been published! This year’s Austria Chapter has been covered by sms.law partner Dr. Thomas Starlinger and associate Laurenz Götzinger. Read more… Reproduced with permission from Law Business ...

From 1 November, employees in Austria must comply with the ‘3G’ rule, meaning they must be vaccinated against COVID-19, have recovered from COVID-19 or have a very recent negative test result to access the workplace. read more

‘Future collective agreements’ between employers and unions to protect sites and jobs in the context of restructuring are increasingly popular in Germany. This article explains how they work, what alternatives exist and raises some outstanding questions. Ius Laboris lawyers in ...

Our Banking and Finance expert and SMS-partner Stephan Schmalzl is the exclusive contributor for the Austrian Banking & Finance updates of ILO (International Law Office), a premium online legal update service for major companies and law firms worldwide. In his latest contribution Stephan comments on a recent decision ...

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The Ius laboris Coronavirus Guideline for employers covering 58 countries including the most recent updates and developments in Austria (www.sms.law) concerning resuming activities (especially since 1 May), social distancing and other protective measures, data privacy and tracing app framework, corona ...

The economic effects of the coronavirus are being felt by many companies across Europe, leading some to consider how well their businesses are shaped to meet future challenges. In this webinar, Ius Laboris lawyers from France, Germany, Sweden and Austria ...

The Austrian Federal Administrative Court has recently annulled the first administrative penalty imposed by the Austrian Data Protection Authority based on the new provisions of the GDPR due to procedural irregularities. more

Update: Coronavirus Guide for international employers from Ius laboris – covering 58 countries worldwide including the late-breaking Austrian chapter (sms.law) concerning lockdown, short-time work, tax relief measures, coronavirus crisis management fund, emergency laws and implications for businesses. more

An article by Birgit Vogt-Majarek. more

An article by Birgit Vogt-Majarek and Lisa Hittinger. more

Thomas Starlinger is nominated as one of the Top Energy Practitioners by Who’s Who Legal. The results will be published in the Energy & Environment Expert Guide and distributed in April. more

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We are very proud that our founding partner Georg Schima is ranked amongst the top experts in Dispute Resolution and Litigation – Austria in the most recent “Chambers Global 2020” Directory /Band 4. Chambers review says: Georg Schima is well ...

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As 2020 gets underway, this article summarises the most important developments in Austrian employment law in recent and upcoming months.

Am 12.07.2019 (14h bis 16h WU Gebäude Executive Academy) hält Moritz Am Ende im Rahmen der ELSA Law School einen Vortrag zu Competition law – introduction and case study (Google Android). https://www.facebook.com/ViennaandGrazLawSchool/

In the current magazine Training Birgit Vogt-Majarek examines practical questions and problems in the enforcement of post-contractual competition clauses. https://www.magazintraining.com/durchsetzbarkeit-von-konkurrenzklauseln/  

On the occasion of the company lawyer’s congress 2019 on 8.10.2019, Valerie Toscani gives a lecture on “The liability of GmbH-managers and authorized signatories – legal framework of liability and how to avoid it”. This high-caliber event is aimed specifically ...

On July 5, 2019, Thomas Starlinger will hold a seminar on Austrian and European strategies for the energy industry as part of the imh slectureseries “Law for the Energy Industry” with the following contents:     Mission2030 – Importance of climate and ...

This country-specific Q&A provides an overview to tax laws and regulations that may occur in Austria. This Q&A is part of the global guide to Corporate Governance. For a full list of jurisdictional Q&As visit  http://www.inhouselawyer.co.uk/practice-areas/corporate-governance/  

In cooperation with Weka Verlag employment law expert Natalie Hahn held a lecture regarding do’s and dont’s in social media   

On 13.6.2019, Natalie Hahn will hold a lecture on “Do’s and Don’ts in Social Media & Co” as part of the “Ausbildertag 2019”. Vocational training presents numerous challenges to training companies and trainers in practice. This symposium for trainers will ...

Natalie Hahn describes in her article in the current Magazin Training, which legal consequences can occur. https://www.sms.law/wp-content/uploads/Training-Liebesbeziehungen-am-Arbeitsplatz.pdf

As part of the imh seminar “The art of exposing lies – interrogation techniques for in-house practice” Natalie Hahn on 12.9.2019 speaks about employment law issues such as admissibility of control and monitoring of employees, determine facts, dismissal / suspension, ...

The annual trend lawyer ranking lists the largest Austrian law firms and the 250 most outstanding and best lawyers. Georg Schima achieved 3rd place among employment law experts. Trend 19/2919, S 46 ff; https://www.sms.law/wp-content/uploads/Trendartikel.pdf

Highly-interesting recent analysis on “Monitoring in the workplace” of 41 Ius laboris firms – including Austria (www.sms.law – Birgit Vogt-Majarek) – explaining the rules on monitoring in the different countries and examining how the law is coping with the growing ...

Die Presse, 29.4.2019 https://www.sms.law/wp-content/uploads/Presse-Einsteiger-29-4-2018.jpg-e1556639942458.png  

On April 24, 2019 Birgit Vogt-Majarek held a lecture at an international organisation in Austria. She was talking about data protection and shed light on various aspects as GDPR – an overview How to be compliant? Transfer of personal data ...

On April 25, 2014, Birgit Vogt-Majarek held a lecture “Measures for Employee Misconduct” at Forum Verlag / Die Weiterbilder and provided interesting and worth knowing inputs on correct procedures in case of violation of work obligations, sick leave abuse, mobbing ...

With Booking.basic, Booking.com tries to override the price sovereignty of hotels through third party providers. What could hoteliers do about it? Christian Mayer takes position in an article in the ÖGZ, the respected journal for gastronomy, hotels and tourism. https://www.gast.at/gast/es-geht-um-die-preishoheit-180823

As part of the Forum Family and Wealth Succession of the Austrian Society for Family and Property Law (ogfv.at) Georg Schima will give a lecture on 23.5.2019 under the aspect of wealth planning and estate succession – family, corporate and ...

On 16.4.2019 Constantin Eschlböck hosted together with the Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration (www.fica-disputeresolution.com) a reception and discussion regarding “IS ISDS FIT FOR PURPOSE? – Investor State Dispute Settlement now and next” with great speakers: o   Ben Beaumont, CArb, ...

https://www.wirtschaftsanwaelte.at/sms-law-startet-verstaerkt-in-das-zweite-quartal-2019/

Interesting article by Georg Schima in “Die Presse” on the most up-to-date Ministerial draft in the Law on Amendment to the Law on Companies Act 2019: The legislator decides on a minimum implementation of the directive’s provisions https://diepresse.com/home/recht/rechtwirtschaft/5608092/Neue-EURegeln-fuer-Boersenotierte_Minimalumsetzung-in-Oesterreich

On April 3, 2019 and Ocotober 8, 2019, Birgit Vogt-Majarek will give a lecture in the context of the ARS Annual Conference on Data Protection with the following main topics: Data processing and control from employment law perspective – Privacy ...

AK Wien requested written information from listed companies on so-called “sustainability reporting”. Wrongly? F:\KSWOrg\PR_Marketing\01%20Medien\Pressespiegel\2019\Kommentar%20Schima%20trend%20AK%20Rechte.pdf    

On the subject of Good Friday solution, intervention of the government in collective agreements and at most fundamental rights Georg Schima writes in “Der Standard” of 4.3.2019: www.pressreader.com/austria/der-standard/20190304/281767040523581

Birgit Vogt-Majarek and Sarah Lurf about Austrian employment law 2019: https://theword.iuslaboris.com/hrlaw/insights/austria-whats-new-in-employment-law-in-2019

Birgit Vogt-Majarek and Sascha Springer wrote a survey for the Ius Laboris network (regarding Austria) what preparations are being made for Brexit in terms of immigration rules. https://theword.iuslaboris.com/hrlaw/brexit-survey/austria

On February 22, 1919, Natalie Hahn gives a lecture in the context of the imh series (imh.at) on the following topics: “Controversial employment law” · Dispute: sub-salary – classification in the collective agreement · Process preparation (collecting evidence, documentation, documentation, ...

  The first event of the sms.law.talk series took place on 19.2.2019 and shed light on the planned implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive (EU 2017/828), with particular attention to the related changes, in particular regarding the remuneration rules for ...

In the “Presse” (print edition 21.2.2019), Georg Schima examines variants and explains why current judicature makes the situation even more complicated. https://diepresse.com/home/wirtschaft/economist/5582995/KarfreitagsRegelung-sorgt-fuer-Chaos http://karfreitag presse.pdf

In the current magazine “Training” Birgit Vogt-Majarek describes in which cases regarding the new “know-how” guideline (RL 2016/943 / EU) employers must pay particular attention to. https://www.magazintraining.com/geheimnisschutz-im-dienstverhaeltnis/

Birgit Vogt-Majarek and Stephan Schmalzl (for Austria) and other Ius laboris members from Italy, Germany, UK et al write about new rules on bank remuneration policies: https://theword.iuslaboris.com/hrlaw/insights/italy-new-rules-on-bank-remuneration-policies

Birgit Vogt-Majarek and several other member firms of the worldwide Ius laboris alliance write about the status quo of official investigations, pending administrative criminal proceedings and so far imposed administrative fines based on the GDPR and the national legislation implementing ...

Article – amended by comments of colleagues from Ius laboris including Birgit Vogt-Majarek www.sms.law in Austria – on legal consequences of the Hashtag#MeTooMovement in Denmark, other European countries and outside Europe   https://theword.iuslaboris.com/hrlaw/insights/denmark-legal-consequences-of-the-metoo-movement

Ius laboris Immigration and Global Mobility Update, including Austria (www.sms.law),  showing the changes in global mobility and immigration from around the world over the past few months.   https://theword.iuslaboris.com/hrlaw/insights/immigration-and-global-mobility-update_5

Comments from Ius laboris France, Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Sweden, Austria (Birgit Vogt-Majarek/ Andreas Kezer) on unprecedented EUR 50 million fine imposed on Google for data protection violations.   https://theword.iuslaboris.com/hrlaw/insights/france-unprecedented-eur-50-million-fine-imposed-on-google-for-data-protection-violations

Birgit Vogt-Majarek writes about current Austrian European Court of Justice (ECJ) case on social security certificates. According to the ECJ such certificates will be considered valid except in cases of fraud.   https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e5ceb9db-026b-4a5f-8b9c-0daa3acd308b

Our wonderful team, Viviane Velisek, Thomas Liegl and Daniel Scharf (supervised by Georg Schima, Valerie Toscani, Karina Moneta and Moritz Am Ende) participate the MootCourt Civil Law Final at the administrative court of justice Vienna. A rousing and sovereign performance ...

Maternity protection, parental leave, parental part-time work regulation and “Daddy Month” raise sensitive questions for employers: Which are the reporting, notification and proof duties during pregnancy? Which maternity models exist? What should be considered when re-entering? And can the employment be ...

On February 27, Natalie Hahn will hold a lecture on “Do’s and Don’ts in Social Media & Co” as part of the conference “Ausbilder 2019”. Vocational training presents numerous challenges to training companies and instructors in practice. This symposium for trainers ...

On January 25, 2019, Natalie Hahn gives a lecture in the context of the imh online seminar “(Anti) Discrimination and Equal Treatment in Labor Law” and speaks from the expert’s point of view on the following topics • Equal Treatment ...

Christian Mayer speaks about “Long-term contracts as an abuse of dominance in a concentrated sector?” – and what natural gas and beer have in common. https://energy-community.org/events/2018/12/COMC.html

The online career day at the MuseumsQuartier offers students, interns and young professionals an insight into the world of business, online marketing, design and web design as well as technology, software development and programming. At the expert workshop “Employment Contract” ...

Georg Schima, Valerie Toscani, Karina Moneta and Moritz Am Ende are supervising the team made up of  Viviane Velisek, Daniel Scharf and Thomas Liegl. We bring the energy gained through the merger of two law firms fully into the Moot ...

7.11.2018 In an ORF interview in the Ö1 Mittagsjournal, Georg Schima explains from the point of view of employment law expert questions on the working time law amendment, twelve-hour day and voluntarily   https://kurier.at/politik/inland/12-stunden-tag-rendi-sieht-in-negativfaellen-nur lace-the-iceberg

How can and should employers or executives react to employee misconduct. When is a warning, transfer or dismissal appropriate? How do you protect such measures legally? Birgit Vogt-Majarek discusses these and other topics in her full-day lecture by the FVH ...

On 2 October, the first “Annual Conference Group Law” took place within the framework of the Manz Law Academy. The lecturers devoted themselves to current corporate and tax law issues of corporate law. Georg Schima spoke to a very interested ...

Maternity leave, parental leave and parenthood raise sensitive questions for employers: What are reporting, notification and proof duties in pregnancy? Which maternity models are there? What should be considered when re-entering? And can the employment be terminated during a parental ...

The new Working Hours Act with the possibility of a twelve-hour working day and a 60-hour work week enters into force today. What does the law bring? Georg Schima answers in an interview with Judith Hecht. https://diepresse.com/home/wirtschaft/economist/5489183/Georg-Schima_Sozialstandards-werden-nicht-sinken

The guarantee of a paid holiday, in particular the Good Friday, only for members of certain churches is a discrimination, says the Advocate General of the ECJ. He speaks out against the Austrian regulation. Birgit Vogt-Majarek comments on this in ...

In the course of the current debate on the subject of working time law, Birgit Vogt-Majarek addresses the subject of voluntariness and different interests in the current issue of the Wiener Zeitung. https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/oesterreich/politik/971421_Wo-endet-die-Freiwilligkeit.html

To avoid mistakes and traps in work, Natalie Hahn gave valuable tips to HR managers and employers during her presentation at the “Personnel & Law” conference organized by the FVH FORUM VERLAG HERKERT GMBH.

Birgit Vogt-Majarek gives an interview in ATV Aktuell on current issues in terms of working time law and 12-hour day.

On 26 April 2018  Thomas Starlinger talks about recent developments in Energy Law at  EPCON, taking place at Schlosspark Mauerbach near Vienna.

As part of the ARS Supervisory Board Academy, Georg Schima gave a lecture on “Committees of the Supervisory Board”. Special questions such as relationship between plenum and committee, the delimitation of competencies, composition and flow of information, design options and ...

The Austrian Chapter of the sixth edition was authored by Thomas Starlinger, Anita Trenkwalder and Eva Kubr. The article is available online.  

The current edition of „Getting the Deal Through: Environment and Climate Regulation“ was recently released; Thomas Starlinger  of Starlinger Mayer authored the Austrian chapter in corporatoin with Eva Kubr (Climate Regulation) respecitvely Anita Trenkwalder (Environment). Both articles are viewable online: ...

The current edition of „Getting the Deal Through: Energy Disputes“ has been released. The Austrian chapter was authored by Thomas Starlinger. The article is available online: Energy Disputes

Maternity leave, parental leave and parenthood raise sensitive questions for employers: What are reporting, notification and proof duties in pregnancy? Which maternity models exist? What should be considered when re-entering? And can the employment be terminated during a parental leave ...

Vocational training presents numerous challenges to training companies and instructors in practice. At our trainer symposium you can share your experiences with other apprentices and benefit from new approaches, expert tips and best practice examples of vocational training at your ...

As part of the seminar organized by the imh GmbH, Natalie Hahn deals with topics such as “Which approach is required as an employer if employees on parental leave do not appear at their work on the second birthday of the child? ...

Blockchain is about more than just crypto currencies. With Blockchain, a technology has been created that will transform the whole way of thinking in a few years. As part of the DXC 360 ° event, Birgit Vogt-Majarek discussed this exciting ...

On October 24th 2017 Thomas Starlinger attends E-Control’s expert conference “Gemeinschaftliche Nutzung von Stromerzeugungsanlagen” according to the “kleine Ökostromnovelle 2017”. He addresses difficulties with its implementation in his speech “Die Novelle und ihre Bedeutung aus Sicht des Miet- und Wohnungseigentumsrechts”.

The latest edition of “Getting the Deal Through: Energy Disputes” has been published; Thomas Starlinger and Anita Trenkwalder from Starlinger Mayer contributed the chapter regarding Austria. The entire publication including the chapter on Austria is available online for subscribers at ...

At the 5th Vienna Forum on European Energy Law, Thomas Starlinger spoke on the topic “Gas Network Codes and difficulties with their implementation” on 5th May in Vienna.

At Energy Talks Ossiach 2017, Thomas Starlinger spoke on the topic “The legal framework in Germany-Austria-Switzerland is being reintroduced” on 2nd June at Stift Ossiach. His presentation provided insights into the EU Clean Energy Package and the room for interpretation ...

In its 2017 edition, Chambers Europe again ranked Christian Mayer amongst the best lawyers for Competition/European Law in Austria. „Christian Mayer of Starlinger Mayer Rechtsanwälte GmbH “has outstanding technical knowledge, he is always focused on our interests and represents them convincingly,” ...

One year passed by and we are delighted to announce, that in the 2017 Legal 500 raking we again managed to take our place amongst the top performers. In the section Energy we did not only hit a top ranking ...

„Legal Aspects of EU Energy Regulation – The Consolidation of Energy Law Accross Europe“, has been published by Professors Peter D Cameron and Raphael J Heffron in its second edition. Thomas Starlinger contributed the chapter regarding Austria. With almost 700 ...

The current JUVE ranking – arguably the most influential in the German speaking countries – recognizes Starlinger Mayer as “one of the most noticeable newcomers among the Austrian competition law firms”. We feel honoured by JUVE’s recommendation – and the qualification as “a ...

We are delighted that Starlinger Mayer is a new entrant in GCR’s rankings. We have been listed as recommended firm and according to the GCR survey “competitors have only praise for Mayer”. We are pleased about this acknowledgement. The full ranking is available at: http://globalcompetitionreview.com/features/article/41686/austrias-competition-bar/  

Wiener Zeitung, in collaboration with Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers ranks Starlinger Mayer as “Austria’s Best Lawyers 2016” for energy law. We appreciate this award and will continue our mission – providing outstanding services to our clients.

In its 2016 edition, Chambers Europe again ranked Christian Mayer amongst the best lawyers for Competition/European Law in Austria. „Christian Mayer advises clients in the energy industry on merger control issues and all matters of antitrust. Peers say: “He is client and matter-focused. ...

We are excited that Legal 500 recommends SMR in Austria for “Projects and energy“; and we are particularly proud that Thomas Starlinger has been identified as the only “leading individual” in Austria in this practice area.    

SMR is listed amongst the leading law-firms in the area Projects and energy. Thomas Starlinger (“outstanding and pragmatic energy lawyer”) has been named Leading Individual for the third year in a row. In the area EU and competition SMR is ...

At EPCON 2016, Thomas Starlinger speaks on the topic “Implementing the new Energy Efficiency Act” on 28th April at Schlosspark Mauerbach. His presentation will provide insights from practice into the new Guidelines Regulation and the room for interpretation contained therein.

As part of the “EU Energy Law and Policy Workshops” of the Florence School of Regulation, Thomas Starlinger speaks in Berlin on 5th February. His presentation will provide insights from practice into the topic of “pipelines and EU security: focus on ...

The conference “Implementation of the Energy Efficiency Act” as part of the Energy Days 2015 will feature Thomas Starlinger speaking on the topic “Competition law and Compliance – What is legally possible when trading energy efficiency measures?”. The implementation of the Energy ...

Since 1997, the Energy Talks Ossiach aims to develop visions of a future humane oriented energy supply and to make the first steps to a concrete and visible implementation. This year’s topics are focussed on the challenges of the energy turnaround (Energiewende) – ...

In its 2015 edition, Chambers Europe again ranked Christian Mayer as “up and coming” in Competition/European Law: “Christian Mayer is best known for merger control filings, and has a particular sector focus on the energy industry. Interviewees say: ‘<i>He is thorough and ...

Thomas Starlingers contribution to the February edition of CEE Legal Matters, “The 2014 Austrian Energy Efficiency Act: New Challenges for Energy Suppliers in Austria”, is now accessible online. Read the full article at www.ceelegalmatters.com.

Starlinger Mayer attorneys-at-law is proud to announce that it sponsors the Vienna Forum on European Energy Law. The Vienna Forum is a joint initiative of the Florence School of Regulation and the Energy Community Secretariat. It is designed to highlight issues topical both ...