Promoting the Best Awards 2021

On 12th October 2021, Women-in-Law, together with the Association of Austrian Corporate Lawyers, honoured law firms and legal departments that have made a special effort in various areas:

We are very pleased about our award in the category "Women-in-Law 21st Century Award - Law Firm 2021" and that we were able to show that we are exceptionally 21st century fit.

For more information on the awards, please visit the Promoting the Best website >>

Best Lawyers Austria Ranking 2021

Handelsblatt presents the "Lawyers of the Year 2021" determined in cooperation with the US publishing house "Best Lawyers":

A total of 13 SCWP Schindhelm partners are personally highlighted and thus rank among the best lawyers in Austria:

• Dr. Alexander Anderle - Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Dr. Ernst Chalupsky - Corporate Law | Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Mag. Markus P. Fellner - Competition | Antitrust Law, Litigation
• Dr. Immanuel Gerstner - Corporate Law | Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Real Estate Law
• Dr. Maximilian Gumpoldsberger - Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Dr. Christina Hummer - Competition / Antitrust Law | European Union Practice
• Dr. Wolfgang Lauss - Corporate Law
• Dr. Hanno Liebmann - Public Law
• Dr. Franz Mittendorfer - Mergers and Acquisitions Law | Real Estate Law
• Dr. Michael M. Pachinger - Information Technology Law
• Mag. Bettina Poglies-Schneiderbauer - Labor and Employment Law
• Dr. Thomas Ruhm - Corporate Law
• Dr. Gerald Schmidsberger - Corporate Law

Further information on the ranking table is available at theBest Lawyers website >> an in the Handelsblatt >>

Trend Ranking 2021 - SCWP Schindhelm among the top law firms in Austria

More than 100 law firms from all over Austria, selected by Trend Magazine, named the best from among themselves. Three SCWP Schindhelm partners are among them, having received a top 10 ranking in their respective areas of expertise:

• Dr. Ernst Chalupsky - Insolvency and Restructuring
• Dr. Hanno Liebmann - Public Procurement
• Dr. Michael Pachinger - Data Protection

Legal500 EMEA 2021

Legal500 has published the EMEA 2021 results:

SCWP Schindhelm is ranked in 13 practice areas and 21 lawyers are mentioned as outstanding for their contribution to respective practices:

• Administrative Law and Public Sector – Tier 4: Dr. Hanno Liebmann, Dr. Markus Nußbaumer
• Banking and Finance – Tier 4: Dr. Immanuel Gerstner, Dr. Lukas Leitner
• Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Tier 4: Dr. Franz Mittendorfer, Dr. Immanuel Gerstner, Dr. Lukas Leitner, Dr. Wolfgang Lauss
• Data Privacy and Data Protection – Tier 3: Dr. Michael M. Pachinger, Mag. Philipp Reinisch
• Employment – Tier 5: Mag. Bettina Poglies-Schneiderbauer, Dr. Roland Heinrich
• EU and Competition –  Tier 2: Dr. Christina Hummer, Mag. Markus P. Fellner
• Dispute Resolution – Arbitration and Mediation – Tier 4: Mag. Markus P. Fellner
• Dispute Resolution – Commercial Litigation – Tier 3: Mag. Markus P. Fellner
• Insolvency and Corporate Recovery – Tier 3: Dr. Ernst Chalupsky, Dr. Alexander Anderle
• Intellectual Property – 5: Dr. Maximilian Gumpoldsberger, Dr. Michael M. Pachinger, Dr. Reinhard Paulitsch
• Private Client – Tier 2: Dr. Birgit Leb, Dr. Gerald Schmidsberger, Mag. Heidi Lallitsch
• Public Procurement – Tier 3: Dr. Hanno Liebmann, Mag. Edwin Scharf
• Real Estate – Tier 3: Dr. Immanuel Gerstner, Dr. Lukas Leitner, Dr. Irene Meingast

JUVE Ranking – Banking & Finance 2021

JUVE honours SCWP Schindhelm with three stars in this year's banking and finance ranking.

JUVE highlights our transnational networking in the corporate and banking sector as well as the expertise of lawyer and partner Mag. Clemens Harsch, who stands out because of his "very professional and straightforward advice" in the field of banking law.

Chambers Europe 2021

→ Promotion in the legal field Banking and Finance from „Recognised Practitioner“ to Band 4

→ Promotion in the legal field Corporate/M&A from Band 5 to Band 4

In the other legal fields, we were able to maintain our placements from the previous year:

• Real Estate (Band 3)
• Dispute Resolution (Band 4)

Ranked Lawyers:

Immanuel Gerstner (Real Estate)
Markus P. Fellner (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration)
Christina Hummer (Competition)
Franz Mittendorfer (Corporate/M&A)
 

Chambers Europe Awards 2021

SCWP Schindhelm on Shortlist of Chambers Europe Awards 2021:

SCWP Schindhelm has been shortlisted for this year's Chambers Europe Awards in the category "Austrian Law Firm of the Year". With these awards Chambers and Partners honours national and international law firms in Europe for outstanding achievements.

Further information is available here >>

JUVE business law firms Upper Austria and Styria 2020/2021

SCWP Schindhelm is once again at the top of the JUVE regional ranking 2020/2021:

Upper Austria

In the JUVE business law firms Upper Austria 2020/2021 ranking we were once again able to maintain our top position in Tier 1. The strength of SCWP Schindhelm in Upper Austria (Wels, Linz) in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Public Sector as well as international presence is highlighted. JUVE also highlights the large team.

Once again, all of SCWP Schindhelm's senior partners based in Upper Austria are to be mentioned in the "frequently recommended" category:

•     Dr. Franz Mittendorfer "(...) outstanding senior partner for M&A matters", client
•     Dr. Ernst Chalupsky "(...) highly competent corporate lawyer, great strategist (...)", competitor
•     Dr. Maximilian Gumpoldsberger
•     Dr. Gerald Schmidsberger "(...) very good in corporate disputes (...)", competitor
•     Dr. Wolfgang Lauss "(...) excellent contract lawyer (...)", client

Styria

In the JUVE business law firms Styria 2020/2021 ranking we were fortunately able to maintain our position (Tier 5).

Best Lawyers 2020

Handelsblatt publishes Best Lawyers Ranking 2020 - three SCWP Schindhelm Partners were included in the ranking this year:

• Dr. Hanno Liebmann - Public Law
• Dr. Christina Hummer - European Law
• Dr. Thomas Ruhm - Corporate Law

Fortunately, all of the following partners were able to maintain their ranking from last year:

• Dr. Ernst Chaluspky – Insolvency and Reorganization
• Mag. Markus Fellner – Competition / Antitrust Law and Litigation
• Dr. Maximilian Gumpoldsberger – Insolvency and Reorganization
• Dr. Immanuel Gerstner – Corporate Law
• Dr. Franz Mittendorfer – Corporate Law, Real Estate
• Dr. Michael Pachinger – IT

The Legal 500 – EMEA 2020

First entry into the ranking in:

• Employment – Tier 4

In all other legal fields, we were fortunately able to maintain or improve our placements from the previous year:

• Administrative Law and Public Sector – Tier 4
• Banking and Finance – Tier 3
• Commercial, Corporate and M&A – Tier 3
• EU and Competition –  Tier 3
• Dispute Resolution – Arbitration and Mediation – Tier 3
• Dispute Resolution – Commercial Litigation – Tier 3
• Insolvency and Corporate Recovery – Tier 2
• Private Client – Tier 2
• Public Procurement – Tier 3
• Real Estate – Tier 3

Chambers Global 2020

• Corporate / M&A (Band 5) 
• Dispute Resolution (Band 4)
• Dispute Resolution: Foreign Expert for China (Spotlight Table)

Ranked Lawyers:

Markus P. Fellner (Dispute Resolution)

Chambers Europe 2020

Entry of the practice area Banking and Finance into the category "Recognised Practitioner.

In all other legal fields, we were able to maintain our placements from the previous year:

• Real Estate (Band 3),
• Dispute Resolution (Band 4)
• Corporate/M&A (Band 5)

Ranked Lawyers:

Immanuel Gerstner (Real Estate)
Markus P. Fellner (Dispute Resolution)
Christina Hummer (Competition/European Law)
Markus Nussbaumer (Planning and Environment)

JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien Österreich 2019/2020

SCWP Schindhelm again received top rankings in the following areas of law from JUVE magazine for business law firms in 2019:

• Bank und Finanzrecht
• Gesellschaftsrecht M&A
• Immobilien und Baurecht
• Insolvenz und Restrukturierung
• Kartellrecht
• Prozessrecht
• Schiedsverfahren und Mediation
• Konfliktlösung und Streitbeilegung
• Öffentlichen Wirtschaftsrecht
• Vergaberecht

SCWP Schindhelm among the top 20 employers in the JUVE career ranking Austria

The JUVE editorial team presented those law firms which, after extensive research, are particularly attractive employers for law graduates and ranked SCWP Schindhelm among the top 20 employers in Austria in the overall ranking. Our Top 5 ranking in the areas of "training and further education" is particularly pleasing. SCWP Schindhelm is thus regarded as a "top trainer", offering intensive support and regular feedback to trainees. Our wide range of internal seminars, workshops (also in cooperation with other law firms/tax consultants) and the accompaniment of university moot courts were particularly highlighted as well. 

Promoting the Best Awards 2019 - Women in Law

SCWP Schindhelm is one of the nominees for the Promoting the Best Awards in the Women in Law 2019 category. The main reason for a nomination was the number of female partners appointed to the respective firm since 2016.

For the second time, Women in Law and the Association of Austrian Corporate Lawyers (VUJ) presented the "PROMOTING THE BEST" awards in eight categories to legal departments and law firms. The best of the best in the legal field were honored by the Federal Minister for Digitization and Business Location Elisabeth Udolf-Stroblam October 8, 2019 in the Looshaus Vienna.

The Legal 500 – EMEA 2019

First entry into the ranking in:

• Intellectual Property - Tier 5
• Private Client - Tier 3

In all other legal fields, we were fortunately able to maintain or improve our placements from the previous year:

• Administrative Law and Public Sector - Tier 3
• Banking and Finance - Tier 4
• Commercial, Corporate and M&A - Tier 4
• EU and Competition - from Tier 4 to Tier 3
• Dispute Resolution - Arbitration and Mediation - Tier 4
• Dispute Resolution - Commercial Litigation - Tier 3
• Insolvency and Corporate Recovery - Tier 3
• Public Procurement - from Tier 4 toTier 3
• Real Estate - Tier 4

Chambers Global Ranking 2019

• Corporate / M&A (Band 5) 
• Dispute Resolution (Band 4)
• Dispute Resolution: Foreign Expert for China.

Ranked Lawyers:

Immanuel Gerstner (Corporate/M&A)
Markus P. Fellner (Dispute Resolution)

Chambers Europe Ranking 2019

Rise of the legal area Dispute Resolution by two ranks of "Recognised Practitioner" in volume 4.

In all other areas of law, we were able to maintain our placements from the previous year:

• Real Estate (Band 3),
• Corporate/M&A (Band 5)
• Competition/European Law (Recognised Practitioner)

Ranked Lawyers:

Immanuel Gerstner (Corporate/M&A; Real Estate)
Markus P. Fellner (Dispute Resolution)
Christina Hummer (Competition/European Law)