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Márton Kocsis now leads CERHA HEMPEL’s competition practice as a partner.

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On Monday, June 27, 2022, the Practitioners’ Commentary on the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (LexisNexis), co-published by Dr. Elke Napokoj LL.M., Mag. Heinrich Foglar-Deinhardstein LL.M. and Dr. Michaela Pelinka LL.M., was presented at a festive authors’ get-together. A large number of guests accepted the invitation to the celebration. The evening was opened with a festive speech by Univ.Prof.…

On Tuesday, June 28, 2022, the award ceremony of the Legal 500 GC Powerlist took place in the Bel Etage of CERHA HEMPEL. CERHA HEMPEL is exclusive partner of the GC Powerlist in Austria for the first time.

CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH has advised Freeeway AG, a component of red-stars.com data AG's IoT-connectivity portfolio, on a major financing round leading to the clo-sure of its Pre Series A round.

CERHA HEMPEL successfully advised the fast-growing Italian food start-up Poke House on its investment in the Austrian company HONU Gastronomie GmbH, which operates the Honu Tiki Bowls stores in Vienna. For the time being, Poke House acquired a 51% majority in the Austrian Honu Tiki Bowls business from its founder Kaspar Kunz. Together the parties will continue to run Honu Tiki Bowls as a joint…

CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH has advised XXXLutz Group (headquartered in Wels, Austria) in connection with a share acquisition establishing a 50/50 partnership in Black Red White Group (a large furniture retailer and producer based in Poland), thereby expanding XXXLutz Group’s footprint, creating synergies and a strong association for international growth of XXXLutz.

The law firms Hennerkes, Kirchdörfer & Lorz (Stuttgart) and CERHA HEMPEL (Vienna) successfully advised the German EJOT group on its incorporation of a European Company (societas europaea – SE).

CERHA HEMPEL Banking & Finance Partner Peter Knobl gave a lecture on the topic "Impact of new regulatory developments in prospectus law and supervisory practice on the fund industry" at the ARS conference "Capital Markets Law 2022" on May 16, 2022. In his practical presentation, Dr. Knobl referred to the interface between ESG regulation and MIFID II regulation.

The lecture was very well…

With effect from May 2022, Mag. Alina Alavi Kia (33) strengthens the team headed by partner Dr. Hans Kristoferitsch, LL.M. as an attorney specialising in IP, unfair competition and media law.