Pro Bono

Based on a clearly defined pro bono policy that was approved by the General Meeting in December 2019 and with the regular support of the Pro Bono Committee, CERHA HEMPEL has provided pro bono advice that has been "of particular relevance to charitable, non-profit, social, environmental, labour and human rights issues" between the end of September 2024 and the beginning of October 2025, to the extent outlined below:

• RHI-Magnesita – HELP (Association): Establishment of the “RHI Magnesita HELP – Association for the Support of Employees in Emergency Situations.” The association provides financial support to individuals and their family members who have been affected by accidents at work. A managing partner of CERHA HEMPEL was appointed deputy chairman of the association's board. The consulting services comprised more than 200 working hours up to October 1, 2025.

• Ronald McDonald Children's Aid (registered association): CERHA HEMPEL is represented by an honorary member and another member of the supervisory board of this association. In 2025, the association was supported with advice on sponsorship, association law, labor law, and participation in supervisory board meetings. The scope of consulting services in 2025 amounted to approximately 50 working hours.

• Association „Nachbarinnen” (Vienna): This association helps women from families on the margins of society to find self-determined employment, achieving this through personal networking and social space orientation. CERHA HEMPEL supported the association in 2025 by providing data protection training for employees, creating a processing directory in accordance with Art. 30 GDPR, and drafting a data protection declaration including a declaration of consent for events. The scope of consulting services in 2025 amounted to approximately 24 working hours.

• Association “Vote for the Voiceless – Help for Street Animals” (Tyrol): The association collects donations in kind and money for street animals and personally cares for them for the purpose of animal welfare. In 2025, CERHA HEMPEL supported the association in matters of data protection law by reviewing its website, drafting a privacy policy for the website's legal notice, and revising the membership application forms. The scope of consulting services in 2025 amounted to approximately 23 working hours.

• Dorfgemeinschaften Wienerwald gGmbH (non-profit limited liability company): CERHA HEMPEL advised the limited liability company, founded in 2023, on matters relating to zoning confirmations for properties in a municipality's zoning plan and related land transfer approvals or negative confirmations, further in the rectification of land register entries as well as in the settlement of damage caused by flooding, including accompanying letters of acknowledgment and other declarations. The scope of services amounted to approximately 26 working hours.

• Austrian-American Society (registered association): Following the revision and updating of the association's statutes and registry entries in previous years, a partner at CERHA HEMPEL acting as a member of the association's executive board undertook the revision and review of cooperation agreements with various institutions in 2025. The consulting services provided in 2025 amounted to more than 24 working hours.

• Catholic University ITI (International Theological Institute), Trumau: CERHA HEMPEL advised this ecclesiastical theological faculty, headed by the appointed Archbishop of Vienna, Mag. Josef Grünwidl as Grand Chancellor ad interim, on internal accounting, participated in board meetings, and advised on various legal issues, including the salary structure. The consulting services comprised approximately 39 working hours in 2025.

• Radio Maria Österreich  (an Austrian radio station based in Vienna, owned by the aforementioned association): Radio Maria Austria belongs to the global radio network “World Family of Radio Maria,” which is recognized by the Catholic Church. CERHA HEMPEL advised this Catholic Christian radio station in 2025, particularly in connection with the revision of the association's statutes. The number of hours worked amounted to 20 hours in 2025.

• House on Sonntagberg (spiritual seminar centre for retreats and weekend gatherings): The non-profit organization that runs this facility received legal advice in 2025 in connection with a long-term lease agreement. The scope of services amounted to approximately 3 hours of work in 2025.

• World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF, international non-governmental organization based in Gland, Switzerland): The WWF European Policy Office (EPO) approached CERHA HEMPEL for advice on the implementation of the Directive on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (Directive 2024/1203, “Environmental Crime Directive”) in Austria, in particular with regard to the criminal law protection of fauna. The consulting work amounted to approximately 10 working hours in 2025.

• MyAbility Social Enterprise GmbH: The purpose of this company is to provide management consulting services with a social mission to create a barrier-free and equitable society. CERHA HEMPEL advised the company in 2025 for approximately 4 hours on matters of corporate and civil law.

• Tech2people GmbH: This operating company of a center for robotic neurotherapy received approximately 8.5 hours of corporate and civil law advice in 2025.

• ABC Research GmbH (Austrian Blockchain Center, Vienna): CERHA HEMPEL provided advice on corporate law and general legal issues. The number of hours worked in 2025 amounted to approximately 20.

• Advising four private individuals: In 2025, CERHA HEMPEL advised a total of four private individuals on matters relating to care allowance, adult representation, business lease agreements, and disability cards. The total number of hours worked in 2025 amounted to just over 100.