GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Austria
Gregor Gessner of GATX Rail Austria GmbH
Gregor Gessner joined GATX Rail Europe as Regional Counsel for Europe in November 2018, bringing over to his new role his almost two decades of experience in law. He is recognised as an influential legal figure, with interviewees praising his previous work as both external and internal counsel and highlighting the company’s “prominent market position in Europe.”
He started his career at Fiebinger Polak Leon in 2001 after obtaining his law degree from the University of Vienna, followed by stints at DLA Piper and Hausmaninger Kletter, where he advised international clients on commercial contracts, data protection, IP as well as labour and litigation. In 2011 he moved on to work an in-house counsel at HP, focusing on complex corporate transactions and compliance issues.
Gessner also holds an LL.M from NYU School of Law.