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Announcing The Best Lawyers in Austria™ 2023

The results include an elite field of top lawyers and firms from Austria.

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June 23, 2022 05:55 PM

Since 1981, Best Lawyers®, a global publication, has proudly highlighted the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession around the world. Through meticulous research and peer review surveys, we offer completely unbiased legal referrals.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

The year 2023 marks the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in Austria™, recognizing the professional excellence of 490 lawyers in 49 practice areas.

Best Lawyers is pleased to celebrate 29 “Lawyer of the Year” recipients across Austria. "Lawyer of the Year" honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

2023 Austria Publication Statistics

Publication Statistics

Here are highlights from the 2023 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in Austria™:

  • 490 Lawyers Recognized
  • 49 Practice Area
  • 29 “Lawyer of the Year” Honorees
  • 12 “Law Firm of the Year” Awards
  • 6 Metropolitan Areas

Top Metropolitan Area in Austria by Lawyer Count:

Vienna

Top 10 Practice Areas by Number of Recognized Lawyers:

  1. Corporate Law
  2. Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  3. Banking and Finance Law
  4. Real Estate Law
  5. Litigation
  6. Labor and Employment Law
  7. Arbitration and Mediation
  8. Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  9. Capital Markets Law
  10. Intellectual Property Law

Top 10 Most Searched Practice Areas in Austria on bestlawyers.com:

  1. Corporate Law
  2. Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  3. Capital Markets Law
  4. Real Estate Law
  5. European Union Practice
  6. Labor and Employment Law
  7. Arbitration and Mediation
  8. Public Law
  9. Banking and Finance Law
  10. Private Equity Law

“Law Firm of the Year”

“Law Firm of the Year” awards recognize a single top firm for its work in a specific legal practice area nationwide. Awards are determined based on a handful of factors including lawyer feedback, the number of lawyers included in Best Lawyers for that firm and practice area, the number of office locations a firm has, historical analysis of the firm’s “Lawyer of the Year” awards, materials submitted by firms, and the firm’s overall scope and areas of expertise.

We are honored to present the following 12 “Law Firm of the Year” awards in Austria for 2023:

  • BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte
    • Capital Markets Law
    • Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte
    • Corporate Law
    • Tax Law
  • CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte
    • Labor and Employment Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • DORDA Rechtsanwälte
    • Litigation
  • Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte
    • Intellectual Property Law
  • Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte
    • Public Law
  • Schönherr Rechtsanwälte
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Competition / Antitrust Law
  • Vavrovsky Heine Marth Rechtsanwälte
    • Real Estate Law

Interested in seeing Best Lawyers honorees in Austria? Use our Find a Lawyer in Austria tool to search by location and specialty. Use the Best Lawyers Find a Lawyer tool to locate qualified lawyers for expert legal guidance worldwide.

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Arianna Atkins
Arianna Atkins
Atkins And Atkins LLC
Recognized since 2026
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Family Law
Arianna Atkins
Arianna Atkins

Arianna Atkins is an Ohio family law attorney representing clients in Columbus and throughout Central and Northeast Ohio. With more than fifteen years of experience in domestic relations law, she concentrates her practice on high-asset divorce, complex property division, and contested custody matters involving business owners, executives, physicians, and other high-income professionals. Ms. Atkins regularly handles sophisticated financial issues arising in divorce proceedings, including close...

Arianna Atkins
Arianna Atkins
Bryan J. Venesy
Bryan J. Venesy
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Recognized since 2016
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Real Estate Law
Bryan J. Venesy
Bryan J. Venesy

Bryan Venesy guides clients through real estate deals with a focus on generating positive, tangible community development and client ROI. He negotiates and closes complex transactions, including real estate development, real estate finance, equity investments, affordable housing tax credits, community development, partnerships, joint ventures, leasing and general business matters. Bryan serves on the Real Estate department’s executive committee, and is co-chair of the firm’s Low-I...

Bryan J. Venesy
Bryan J. Venesy
Matthew S. Bailey
Matthew S. Bailey
JRW Esquire LTD
Recognized since 2023
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Matthew S. Bailey
Matthew S. Bailey

Matthew S. Bailey is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Matthew S., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matthew S. Bailey
Matthew S. Bailey
Lawyer of the Year Badge
Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler
Taft
Recognized since 2012
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Franchise Law
Litigation - Health Care
Specific Focus
Sports
Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler

Marc J. Kessler is an experienced trial lawyer who is widely regarded as one of the nation’s preeminent business litigators. He has extensive experience with large scale, “bet-the-company” matters and is widely recognized for his ability to handle the most complex and critical litigation issues . Marc’s expertise includes complex commercial transactions, procurement, healthcare, trade secrets and non-competition, product liability, business torts, real estate, intellec...

Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler
Scot C. Crow
Scot C. Crow
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Recognized since 2013
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Cannabis Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
Scot C. Crow
Scot C. Crow

Scot Crow has extensive experience in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and tax law. His clients rely on him to advise them with respect to their complex financial transactions as well as serving as their outside general counsel. Scot provides proactive advice with respect to sensitive management matters, litigation management, day to day transactional needs and objective assessments for the development of successful business strategies. Scot has served as lead counsel to ma...

Scot C. Crow
Scot C. Crow
D. Michael Henthorne
D. Michael Henthorne
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC
Recognized since 2013
Columbia, SC
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Specific Focus
COVID-19
D. Michael Henthorne
D. Michael Henthorne

D. Michael Henthorne focuses his practice on representing clients in employment litigation. He has significant trial experience and has successfully appeared before both the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court. He also appears regularly in federal and state courts in South Carolina and before various regulatory and administrative tribunals, such as: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Department of Labor The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission ...

D. Michael Henthorne
D. Michael Henthorne
Jeffrey R. Wahl
Jeffrey R. Wahl
JRW Esquire LTD
Recognized since 2023
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jeffrey R. Wahl
Jeffrey R. Wahl

Jeffrey R. Wahl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jeffrey R., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeffrey R. Wahl
Jeffrey R. Wahl
Laing P. Akers
Laing P. Akers
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Recognized since 2024
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
Laing P. Akers
Laing P. Akers

Laing P. Akers is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Laing P., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laing P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Laing P. Akers
Laing P. Akers
Daniel Bryant
Daniel Bryant
Bryant Legal LLC
Recognized since 2024
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Daniel Bryant
Daniel Bryant

Daniel Bryant is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Daniel, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Daniel Bryant
Daniel Bryant
Timothy P. Nagy
Timothy P. Nagy
Taft
Recognized since 2016
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Health Care Law
Timothy P. Nagy
Timothy P. Nagy

Timothy P. Nagy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Timothy P., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Timothy P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Timothy P. Nagy
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