Martin Hanzl
FinTech Guide 2025
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About
Provided by Martin Hanzl
Practice Areas
-New Technologies (Tokens, Crypto Assets, MiCAR; Artificial Intelligence, AI Act & AI Liability Regime),
-Mergers & Acquistitons, Startups & Financing Rounds
-IP & IT Law (Software- and Licence contracts)
Career
-Since September 2023 Advisory Committee Member of the project Succession of Digital Assets, Data and other Digital Remains des European Law Institute
-Since December 2021 Head of New Technologies at EY Law – Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte GmbH
-Since April 2021 lecturer at the Anwaltsakademie (AWAK) on IP/IT & New Technologies
-Since December 2021 attorney-at-law at EY Law – Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte GmbH
-Since March 2020 Co-Reporter and project responsibility of the project Blockchain & Smart Contracts des European Law Institute
Associate at EY Law – Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte GmbH (2018 – 2021)
-Since February 2019 Lecturer at FH Campus Vienna (Blockchain-Technology)
-Student Research Assistant at the Institute of Civil- and Business Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, chair Univ.-Prof. Dr. Florian Schuhmacher, LL.M. (2014-2017)
Publications
Publications
Decentralized Autonomous Organization („DAO“) – Notwendigkeit eines neuen Gesellschaftstyps? ÖJZ 2019, 293, see here
Smart Contracts – die intelligente Art Verträge zu schließen? Zak 2018, 127 – with Tamara Rubey; see here
Blockchain – frischer Wind im Gesellschaftsrecht? GesRZ 2018, 102 – with Tamara Rubey; see here
Blockchain – Technologie und Datenschutzgrundverordnung – Anwendungsfragen, RdW 2018, 485 – with Jeannette Gorzala
Mining – Bergbau oder doch alternatives Investment in das Schürfen von Kryptowährungen, ÖBA 2018, 560 – with Jeannette Gorzala
Alles Blockchain – Arbeitsrecht 4.0? ecolex 2018, 690 – with Lisa Geißler; see here
The Smartest Contracts. Was es bei der Abwicklung von Smart Contracts zu beachten gilt. Zak 2018, 184 – with Tamara Rubey
Glückauf! Mining von Kryptowährungen zwischen GesbR und Glücksvertrag. ÖJZ 2018, 845 – with Jeannette Gorzala
Manual
Handbuch Blockchain und Smart Contracts, Linde Verlag, 2020
Chambers Review
FinTech
Martin Hanzl leads EY Law's new technologies practice. He has expertise in intellectual property and IT law, as well as corporate matters involving FinTech clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Martin is an expert in his field. He has a lot of relevant experience which he demonstrates with ease."
"Martin Hanzl combines technical understanding with broad legal know-how to find economically sensible solutions."
"Martin is a one-of-a-kind lawyer. He is a brilliant lawyer with expertise in all crypto-related matters."
"Martin is an expert in his field. He has a lot of relevant experience which he demonstrates with ease."
"Martin Hanzl combines technical understanding with broad legal know-how to find economically sensible solutions."
"Martin is a one-of-a-kind lawyer. He is a brilliant lawyer with expertise in all crypto-related matters."