Stadler Völkel Attorneys at Law

Founding partners: Oliver Völkel and Arthur Stadler

Number of partners: 4

Number of lawyers: 10

Office: Seilerstätte 24, 1010 Vienna, Austria

Firm Overview:

STADLER VÖLKEL is a leading full-service law firm based in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 2016, the firm has earned a reputation for providing high-quality advice, particularly in technology-related matters. With its diverse team of lawyers from a wide range of professional backgrounds, the firm excels in delivering comprehensive legal solutions tailored to the dynamic and evolving needs of its clients.

Main Areas of Practice:

Crypto and Financial Services Regulation:

Crypto and financial services regulation has been a core practice area of STADLER VÖLKEL since the firm's inception. The firm works with a wide range of clients, including global crypto exchanges, mining hosts and staking service providers, credit and financial institutions, payment service providers, ATM operators, token issuers, and DeFi projects, among others.

Banking and Finance:

STADLER VÖLKEL's banking and finance group covers a wide range of financial matters, including bond issuance programs and innovative financial products. The firm has an in-depth understanding of the special requirements for the management of collateral for public covered bonds.

Capital Markets:

STADLER VÖLKEL's capital markets team helps companies raise capital through a wide variety of means, including equity and debt financings, venture capital financings, public and private crypto-asset offerings and direct listings. The firm is known for advising on cutting-edge projects in the crypto-asset sector.

AML Compliance:

The lawyers in STADLER VÖLKEL's AML compliance group have many years of experience guiding clients through the complex AML regulatory landscape, including on know your customer (KYC) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) rules and regulations. The firm's clientele includes global crypto exchanges, blockchain start-ups, traditional financial institutions and fintech innovators.

E-Commerce:

STADLER VÖLKEL advises on all aspects of e-commerce law, including providing advice related to web shops, platforms and websites, execution of marketing activities, business model assessment, and dispute resolution due to violations of e-commerce law. The group also provides legal assessments of advertising content and counts marketing agencies and influencers among its clients.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution:

STADLER VÖLKEL advises and supports its clients in all phases of court proceedings – from the preparation of the complaint to the appeal to the Supreme Court – as well as in alternative dispute resolution. The firm has broad experience in handling complex domestic and international litigation matters. The litigation and dispute resolution team works in almost all legal fields and has a focus on commercial litigation, collective claims, employment litigation, tenancy disputes, criminal proceedings and enforcement measures.

Intellectual Property:

STADLER VÖLKEL is specialized in protecting, managing and promoting its clients' creative ideas, innovations and intellectual works to ensure that they can benefit maximally from their work and are fully protected. The firm provides comprehensive advice on selecting, filing and defending trademarks as well as on protecting intellectual creations—whether in music, art, literature or software development—with licensing agreements, cease-and-desist declarations and trademark applications.

Data Protection and Cyber Security:

With many years of experience, STADLER VÖLKEL's data protection and cyber security group is well prepared to advise on any data protection and cyber security issues that might arise. The firm provides legal advice and representation in relation to proceedings before the Austrian Data Protection Authority and before Austrian and European courts.

Esports:

STADLER VÖLKEL has been at the forefront of advising in the field of esports for many years. The firm has assisted a diverse array of prominent entities and individuals in the esports arena. The esports group comprises passionate esports enthusiasts and former professional e-athletes who are driven by an unwavering enthusiasm for the burgeoning industry and all its stakeholders, be it players, clubs or event organizers.

Betting and Gaming:

Since the firm's inception, STADLER VÖLKEL's betting and gaming group is one of Austria's top advisers when it comes to advising gambling operators, payment service providers, land-based as well as online betting companies, social betting and social gaming providers. STADLER VÖLKEL's expertise in this field ranges from licensing proceedings for betting and gambling, legal monitoring of advertising measures, advice on requirements concerning player protection and addiction prevention, risk assessment for intermediaries such as payment service providers, banks and broadcasting companies.

Real Estate:

STADLER VÖLKEL's real estate group represents buyers, sellers, developers, investors and property owners through every step of their real estate transaction. The firm is especially knowledgeable in real estate financing matters and tenancy law. The firm's affinity for technology gives it a particularly natural approach to digital real estate transactions.

White Collar Crime:

STADLER VÖLKEL's team specializing in white-collar crime has extensive expertise in navigating intricate legal challenges across state, federal, and international boundaries. The firm advises clients on proactive strategies and compliance initiatives aimed at mitigating the risk of civil and criminal penalties, including general criminal law and criminal cases related to crypto-assets.

Corporate/M&A:

STADLER VÖLKEL advises start-ups as well as public and private companies on general corporate matters, including company formation, transactions involving company shares, corporate financing, restructuring and reorganization, shareholder disputes, and more.

Employment:

STADLER VÖLKEL supports companies and executives in all areas of employment law. Our spectrum ranges from drafting employment contracts to advising on detailed employment law issues that arise in the course of running a company. The firm is an effective partner for employment law disputes for any employer.

Other Practice Areas:

Competition and Antitrust, Artificial Intelligence

Offices:

Austria

Vienna

Seilerstätte 24, 1010 Vienna, Austria

Web: www.sv.law

Tel: +43 (1) 997 10 25

Email: [email protected]