20.05.2026
Global Digital Asset Forum: Asset-Referenced Tokens after MiCA – Legal Design, Risks and Market Reality
As part of the ViennaUP week and the Global Digital Asset Forum Vienna, CERHA HEMPEL, together with the Digital Assets Association Austria (DAAA), invites you to an in-depth discussion on asset-referenced tokens under the MiCA framework.
Following last year’s focus on stablecoins, this event turns to the next phase of regulated tokenization. Asset-referenced tokens raise complex legal and supervisory questions at the intersection of financial market regulation, innovation policy and Europe’s competitiveness as a financial center. How are such structures to be legally designed? Where do regulatory boundaries run between MiCA, MiFID and fund law? What liability and insolvency risks arise in practice? And how does supervisory practice shape the innovation landscape?
The format combines three concise impulse presentations with a moderated panel discussion, designed to provide practical insight from legal, supervisory and market perspectives. The evening will conclude with networking and informal exchange.
06.05.2026
Fit and proper in practice: When compliance breaches become a personal liability and suitability issue
The fit and proper requirements for managers are no longer merely a formal licensing issue, but are increasingly becoming a personal risk. In current supervisory practice, organisational deficiencies – for example in the areas of governance, compliance or money laundering prevention – are increasingly being individualised and attributed directly to management. This results in personal accusations, supervisory proceedings and potentially far-reaching consequences for the professional future.
In this event, we will discuss the regulatory expectations placed on executives today, how compliance violations become personal fit and proper issues, and how those affected can deal with such situations in practice. Short keynote speeches and a subsequent panel discussion will shed light on the topic from a regulatory, practical and defence perspective and provide space for exchange and discussion.
Watch the keynotes here
11.02.2026
The countdown is on: mandatory pay transparency – opportunities, risks, and implementation
On Feburary 11 2026, the empolyment law them had the pleasure of hosting an legal perspectives event on the EU Pay Transparency Directive at the CERHA HEMPEL Bel Etage.
Following the opening remarks by partner Christopher Peitsch, senior counsel Susanne Molitoris and associate Nina Neumaier provided a concise and practical overview of the legal framework and the key compliance obligations for companies arising from the Directive. The key message was that even without knowledge of the Austrian implementation law, preparatory measures such as creating job profiles and comparison groups are already strongly recommended.
30.06.2025
Digital Assets in Enforcement and Insolvency
On Monday, 30 June 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting an inspiring evening at our offices for the presentation of the new book by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Lehmann and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Koller (both University of Vienna).
Together with Philipp Bohrn (Managing Director, Bitpanda) and our partner Oliver Völkel, the authors explored the latest developments and legal challenges surrounding digital assets in the context of enforcement and insolvency.
The panel offered valuable insights from academia, legal practice, and the crypto industry—sparking dynamic discussion and interdisciplinary exchange.
17.06.2025
AI & legal tech between expectations and reality
On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, CERHA HEMPEL hosted another edition of the Legal Perspectives series at its Bel Etage. Following opening remarks by Hans Kristoferitsch (CERHA HEMPEL) and Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria), Alina Alavi Kia and Stephanie Maier-Herbeck presented best practices for risk classification in legal departments.
Ines Micheler (APG) and Niklas Holy (GesetzeFinden.at) provided practical insights into AI compliance, complemented by an interactive case study highlighting real-world challenges and solutions.
The event concluded with a panel discussion on Legal Tech – Vision vs. Reality, where Bernhard Landrichter, Max Kindler, Jakobus Schuster, and Constantin Wintoniak shared perspectives on current developments, practical experiences, and future trends in Legal Tech.
26.04.2023
ESG Day
The new ESG rules pose a number of new challenges for businesses. On the CERHAHEMPEL ESG-Day, our attorneys took all participants through the key ESG rules. We were delighted to welcome Gabriel Felbermayr, Director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) for the keynote speech.
02.03.2023
The new Whistleblower Protection Act
On February 1, 2023, the Whistleblower Protection Act was passed in the National Assembly with a one-and-a-half-year delay. Companies with 50 or more employees must now set up reporting systems and protect whistleblowers. Our experts explained the new regulations and their practical implementation.
Pictures of the event can be found here.
24.11.2022
Environmental Social Governance – ESG
On Tuesday 24 November 2022, the event Environmental Social Governance – ESG? took place.
Pictures of the event can be found here.
17.02.2020
Book Launch of "Verdeckte Gewinnausschüttung"
On Monday 17 February 2020, CERHA HEMPEL and Verlag Österreich invited guests to the launch of "Verdeckte Gewinnausschüttung" (Covert Distribution of Profits), a new handbook edited by CERHA HEMPEL partner Mag. Heinrich Foglar-Deinhardstein,LL.M.
