TMT: Information Technology
Europe Guide 2024 : Austria
Band 4
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Provided by CERHA HEMPEL
For decades, CERHA HEMPEL has been renowned for their expertise and strong client base in telecommunications and technology.
In addition to ongoing work for our legacy clients, we have experienced an extraordinarily dynamic growth in the IT, telecoms, technology, data privacy, and related strategic key sectors over the last years.
In reaction to that, we have adapted our structure by creating our Practice Group TMT, which combines lawyers from all departments relevant to TMT sector clients.
One of the particular strengths of our firm is that we are able to provide full service advice to TMT clients in all legal areas, including regulatory, antitrust, IP, IT, e-commerce, corporate and commercial, among other things, achieving synergetic effects as the ultimate benefit for our client base.
Chambers Review
CERHA HEMPEL provides an integrated TMT practice that assists with IT matters across the board, including M&A deals in the sector as well as outsourcing, cloud computing and digitalisation projects. The team offers notable data protection expertise, ranging from data transfer and international regulatory advice to representation before the Austrian data protection authorities. The practice also advises technology clients on unfair competition matters and additionally handles IT procurement issues. CERHA HEMPEL represents clients from the technology, telecommunications and social media industries, as well as several public entities.
Work Highlights
- CERHA HEMPEL acted for Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs on funds for digital transformation to digitise and transform its businesses in order to develop sustainable business models.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"CERHA HEMPEL responds quickly with practical solutions."
"I have been impressed by CERHA HEMPEL’s quick and thorough guidance on the specifics of Austrian law relevant to the matters we are working on."
"The team provided excellent service, I could not ask for better."
"Our work is very complex and the team has broken down the big elephant in the room into many smaller pieces."
"The lawyers are friendly and very responsive, I can always reach them by phone. We are in a volatile and agile environment and they are good at responding to new challenges."
"CERHA HEMPEL responds quickly with practical solutions."
"I have been impressed by CERHA HEMPEL’s quick and thorough guidance on the specifics of Austrian law relevant to the matters we are working on."
"The team provided excellent service, I could not ask for better."
"Our work is very complex and the team has broken down the big elephant in the room into many smaller pieces."
"The lawyers are friendly and very responsive, I can always reach them by phone. We are in a volatile and agile environment and they are good at responding to new challenges."
Notable Practitioners
Hans Kristoferitsch climbs the rankings this year thanks to his noteworthy expertise in matters ranging from data privacy, film production and digitalisation to software implementation and regulatory counsel on telecoms projects.
"Hans Kristoferitsch provides technically excellent work, has a view of what the company needs and wants to find a practical solution, and so you do not worry that something will not work. He also shows the risks of all the options."
"He is always responsive and keeps us up to date."
"He is solution and goal-oriented, efficient, practical and also nice to work with. He is very good and responsive and provides good written reports."
"In terms of dedication to the client, he is great."