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Peter Knobl, partner at CERHA HEMPEL specializing in banking supervisory and capital markets law, has updated the Overview of Banking Regulation in Austria, published by Thomson Reuters, to reflect the current status of the law as of 1 December 2022.

CERHA HEMPEL was represented at the European Construction Symposium by partner Dr. Peter Vcelouch and senior associate Mag. Elisabeth Stocker in Rotterdam.

In a preliminary ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that a provision in the 5th Money Laundering Directive concerning unrestricted access to a register of beneficial owners is invalid.

The real estate team at CERHA HEMPEL provided legal advice to ARE Austrian Real Estate on its acquisition of the "Green Worx" office complex from the UniImmo Deutschland real estate mutual fund, which is managed by Union Investment.

The real estate team at CERHA HEMPEL has advised CA Immo on the sale of a building complex consisting of the Hotel Savoyen and an office building to Horn Grundbesitz KG. Closing is expected to take place in the 1st quarter of 2023.

CERHA HEMPEL advised SPAR extensively on the implementation of the cooperation agreement with Paul Ivic. The team led by Dr. Bernhard Kofler-Senoner, LL.M. (Partner, Lead, Antitrust) consisted of Dr. Holger Bielesz, LL.M. (Partner, Contract law), Mag. Alina Alavi Kia (Senior Associate, IP) and Mag. Philipp Schaubach, LL.M. (Associate, Antitrust).

Yesterday, CERHA HEMPEL partner Peter Knobl gave an in-house training course entitled 'Deepening your Knowledge regarding the Provision of Investment Advice under MiFID II and Civil Law' as part of the courses offered by the Austrian Centre for Productivity and Efficiency (ÖPWZ). Targeted at EIP® graduates of Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG, the interactive course dealt with the…

European Green Deal, green buildings, green events, green energy – the award ceremony for the CERHA HEMPEL European Future Challenge Essay Competition, organized by corporate law firm CERHA HEMPEL in cooperation with ELSA Austria and held on 10 November in the Winter Garden at the Erste Campus, revolved around these exciting topics.

Since October 2022, MMag. Dr. Roman Heidinger, MA has strengthened the IP & IT department as an attorney. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for many years in teaching (in Germany and elsewhere) and for a renowned corporate law firm in Vien-na.

CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH has advised NC Management GmbH and NC Growth Fund I GmbH & Co KG in connection with a EUR 12 million series B funding in Pimcore, the Austrian leading enterprise open-source software platform for PIM, MDM, DAM, DXP and E-Commerce.