Clemens Völkl
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Band 2 : Insurance
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About
Provided by Clemens Völkl
Practice Areas
With more than 20 years of experience in insurance, liability and banking law in a wide range of matters, Clemens is one of the top experts in these areas in Austria. He combines his experience as a litigator with his knowledge of regulatory and contract law and approaches cases from all angles.
Clemens has acted as monitoring counsel for insurers, represented managers or policyholders in multi-billion euro liability and coverage cases, helped international insurers enter the Austrian market or structured insurance programs for public entities. He frequently works with major international law firms to advise the insurance side of cyber incidents or other complex matters with an insurance-related aspect.
He is an expert for the Austrian Chamber of Public Accountants and Tax Advisors, the training academy of the Austrian Bar Association, a lecturer at universities and the author of numerous publications that are regularly cited by the Austrian Supreme Court.
Professional Memberships
Vienna Bar Association
European Law Institute (SIG Insurance Law)
International Bar Association
Publications
https://www.voelkl-partners.at/en/publications/
Languages Spoken
German
English
Chambers Review
Europe
Clemens Völkl advises clients on contentious and non-contentious matters involving D&O and cyber insurance, as well as professional and product liability policies. He predominantly acts for insured parties.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is extremely committed, his legal knowledge is extensive and he always tries to offer an alternative if possible."
"Clemens is technically brilliant, client-minded, great to work with, objective and solution-driven."
"He has an excellent and deep knowledge of the law. Anything that is applicable or required, he is on top of everything. Also, he is an excellent negotiator, which is one of his top skills."
"Clemens is not only highly experienced, but he also manages to reach deals in situations where you would not think a deal is obtainable."
"He provides advice that is driven by solving problems."
"He is extremely committed, his legal knowledge is extensive and he always tries to offer an alternative if possible."
"Clemens is technically brilliant, client-minded, great to work with, objective and solution-driven."
"He has an excellent and deep knowledge of the law. Anything that is applicable or required, he is on top of everything. Also, he is an excellent negotiator, which is one of his top skills."
"Clemens is not only highly experienced, but he also manages to reach deals in situations where you would not think a deal is obtainable."
"He provides advice that is driven by solving problems."