AUSTRIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Bettina Knoetzl, Katrin Hanschitz, Kirstin McGoldrick and Natascha Tunkel, KNOETZL
KNOETZL is Austria’s first large-scale disputes reso- lution powerhouse dedicated to high-profile, impor- tant and complex cases. The firm’s diverse expertise covers civil, commercial, sovereign, corporate and fraud litigation. Its team has a strong focus in both the domestic and international contexts on liability claims; corporate (including M&A, financing and joint venture disputes); banking, insurance and financial derivatives cases; investor protection; digital trans- formation; data protection and social media; busi- ness and political crime; asset-tracing and provision-
al measures (freeze orders and attachments); and the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. KNOETZL’s practice also covers internation- al commercial arbitration, investment protection and arbitration-related court proceedings, mediation and ADR. It is recognised for its disputes work at the in- tersection of civil and criminal matters. Distinguished international law firms, corporate decision-makers and general counsel frequently turn to KNOETZL to act as counsel in their significant disputes with an Austrian nexus. disputes, managerial liability, governance issues and disputed M&A, contentious insurance coverage, financing, international trade and international insolvency matters. She regularly represents multinational clients from several industries, particularly banking, construction, (renewable) energy, technology and life sciences. Katrin has also handled complex, disputed cases in advertising, competition law, international insolvency and insurance.
Authors
Bettina Knoetzl is a founding partner at KNOETZL. She has over 25 years’ experience in high-profile international and Austrian matters, specialising in high-stakes international and commercial litigation, focusing on
investor protection, liability claims, corporate and ultra-high net worth disputes, and fraud and asset recovery. Bettina has successfully defended against class action lawsuits and represents corporate and investor clients in shareholder disputes. She counsels government institutions and has designed and led successful defences of ultra-high net worth individuals, including against rogue regimes. She led the International Bar Association (IBA) multi- committee AI showcase in Paris, 2023; is chair of Transparency International, Austrian Chapter; vice president of the Vienna Bar; and lectures on dispute resolution. Katrin Hanschitz is a partner at KNOETZL and, as co-chair of the international litigation committee, is an active member of the American Bar Association. She is an experienced first-chair litigator with expertise in M&A, finance transactions and ancillary disputes. In addition to corporate and post- transactional litigation, her focus is on shareholder
Kirstin McGoldrick is a counsel at KNOETZL, focusing her law practice on arbitration and litigation. Dr McGoldrick is specialised in complex matters often involving cross- jurisdictional and multi-contract
disputes. She has represented private commercial parties in a broad range of cases involving such industries as automotive, banking and finance, construction and engineering, insurance and transportation, as well as in matters of corporate and civil law. Prior to joining KNOETZL, she was a senior researcher at the Austrian Notarial Institute, a legal research institute of the Austrian Chamber of Notaries, where she gained significant experience in delivering legal opinions on highly complex issues of civil, company and private international law.
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