Kurt Retter
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Band 2 : Public Law: General
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About
Provided by Kurt Retter
Practice Areas
Kurt specialises in various fields of constitutional, administrative and EU law including: life sciences, insurance, infrastructure, regulated industries (energy, telecommunications, media and rail), public entities and governmental affairs, banking and finance, planning and environmental law, gambling, compliance, data protection, aviation, as well as private clients.
Career
Partner, Wolf Theiss, since 2001; admitted in Austria, since 2001. Kurt started his career teaching constitutional and administrative law at the University of Vienna (1990-1996), before working as an associate for a large Vienna law firm (1996-1999) and gaining valuable business experience in the insurance sector as chief of staff of the CEO of the Austrian subsidiaries of Allianz insurance (2000/2001). Due to his strong academic as well as practical experience in public law matters, Kurt has also been appointed some years ago as a member of the board of the renowned Austrian society "Forschungen aus Staat und Recht". In addition, he is a member of the board of the "Vienna Philharmonics Private Foundation".
Professional Memberships
Vienna Bar Association
Personal
University of Vienna, (Mag.iur. 1991), (Dr.iur. 1997, with honours); Yale Law School, (LL.M. 1995, with honours).
Chambers Review
Europe
Kurt Retter is well placed to advise on a plethora of public law mandates ranging from administrative proceedings to energy and telecommunications regulation and FDI restrictions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kurt Retter impresses in particular with his above-average knowledge of the required legal matters. His ability to grasp even complex issues quickly helps enormously in the proceedings."
"Kurt Retter impresses in particular with his above-average knowledge of the required legal matters. His ability to grasp even complex issues quickly helps enormously in the proceedings."
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