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CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz offers extensive legal advice on all aspects of public commercial law, focusing especially on trade law, environmental law, waste management law, spatial planning law, construction law and data protection law. We also represent domestic and international businesses before authorities and courts, in particular before the Constitutional Court and the Administrative Court of Austria.

Our public commercial law experts focus especially on the following areas:

  • Banking supervision
  • Insurance supervision
  • Hospital law
  • Public construction law
  • Postal market law

Chambers Review

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Public Law: General - Austria

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The law firm CMS enjoys a strong standing in the Austrian procurement world. The team is highly active in procurement mandates pertaining to large infrastructure and building constructions, and telecommunications and healthcare projects. Tender and award procedures as well as PPP projects are also handled by the firm. Its diverse client roster includes national and international market leaders from the construction, technology and energy sectors. CMS is also well placed to handle cross-border mandates, enabled by its international office network.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised STRABAG/Jägerbau on proceedings before the Federal Administrative Court and High Administrative Court involving part of the Brenner Base tunnel.

Strengths

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"We always feel very well represented and have great trust in the team's abilities."

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"CMS houses proven specialists in public procurement law."

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"The response times were very fast and the overall service that we received was very satisfactory."

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"We were very satisfied with CMS. They provided a very quick, precise and thorough service. We could always reach out to the team and ask questions."

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"I have an excellent impression of CMS; the quality is very good. The lawyers work very well together and are a high-value team."

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Notable Practitioners

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Bernt Elsner
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Bernt Elsner
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Band 1

Bernt Elsner is an excellent practitioner and is well placed to handle complex procurement and tender procedures while also regularly handling review proceedings. He is also sought after for his cross-border capabilities.

"Bernt Elsner is very wise and pleasant to work with."

"Bernt Elsner is a top lawyer."

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Members

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Robert Keisler

Thomas Hamerl

Clients

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A.S.A. AG

Brenner Basistunnel

Casinos Austria

Dürr

FIMBAG Finanzmarktbeteiligung Aktiengesellschaft des Bundes

Förderungsverein der Primärbanken

GE Healthcare

Gebrüder Haider

Government of Kosovo

HABAU Hoch- und Tiefbaugesellschaft mbH

IGT

Leyrer + Graf

Niederösterreichische Versicherung AG

Porr

Republic of Austria

STRABAG

Siemens AG

Swietelsky Baugesellschaft mbH

Österreich Werbung

Industries

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Construction & Materials

Education

Energy

Financial institutions

Government

Health Care

Insurance

Media

Real Estate

Retail