AUSTRIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Oliver Völkel and Philipp Ley, CERHA HEMPEL
CERHA HEMPEL is one of Austria’s leading corpo - rate law firms and has an integrated Central and East - ern European practice. With a team of more than 200 lawyers, the firm offers clients expertise and experi - ence in all areas of corporate and commercial law. Over the last 20 years, it has played a leading role in all significant transactions in Austria. This expertise, combined with years of experience in Central and Eastern Europe and the Lex Mundi network, ensures that clients receive high-quality, intellectually rigor -
ous advice, across disciplines and borders. The firm is renowned for its knowledge of capital markets law, covering all aspects of IPOs, capital increases and bond issuances as well as advising potential issuers and underwriters on due diligence issues and prepar - ing prospectuses in line with international standards. Beyond traditional financial markets, CERHA HEMP - EL is among the leading law firms advising on new technologies, in particular blockchain-based busi - ness models.
Authors
Oliver Völkel is a partner at the Austrian headquarters of international law firm CERHA HEMPEL who specialises in EU financial regulation and crypto-asset law. His clients include CASPs under the MiCA
Philipp Ley is an attorney at law at CERHA HEMPEL. His specialist areas include banking and capital markets law, corporate law as well as legal advice on business models relating to crypto-assets and blockchain
regime, well-known layer-1 protocols, DeFi applications, operators of mining and validator pools, as well as traditional financial institutions. Alongside his legal practice, he is actively involved in academic teaching, research, and publications in the field of digital assets, stablecoins, and EU monetary and financial law. He is editor and author of the specialist works (Blockchain rules (MANZ), Crypto-Assets (BECK)) and is regarded as a pioneer in this area of law.
technology. He frequently advises fintech companies and start-ups on regulatory issues and is an expert in all matters related to crypto-assets under MiCA.
CERHA HEMPEL Parkring 2 1010 Vienna Austria
Tel: +43 1 514 35 450 Fax: +43 1 514 35 35 Email: oliver.voelkel@cerhahempel.com Web: www.cerhahempel.com
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