Laurenz Liedermann and Benedikt Sprinzl have joined Kinstellar's Vienna Office as Partners.

Bernd Taucher Corporate Advisory law firm has opened for business in Vienna.

A new Vienna-based law firm, HYLT, has been launched by Tugce Yalcin and Dimitar Hristov.

Former Baker McKenzie Austria Head of Tax Philipp Stanek has joined DLA Piper as a Partner.

Wolf Theiss and Cobalt, working with Baer & Karrer, has advised SK Capital LP on its acquisition of Swixx BioPharma Holding in a transaction valuing the company at over EUR 1.5 billion. Walder Wyss reportedly advised Swixx BioPharma.

Schoenherr has advised Kabelplus on the acquisition of Speed Connect Austria.

E+H has advised EnerCube on its financing round and the framework partnership agreement with Vonovia. Cerha Hempel reportedly advised Vonovia.

BPV Huegel has advised ISS Austria on its acquisition of the Franye group. Waitz Haselbruner reportedly advised the sellers.

The Carinthian state government has released a far-reaching omnibus amendment[1] for consultation, ushering in a paradigm shift in the expansion of renewable energy. The focus is exclusively on technologies such as wind power and photovoltaics. Hydropower, traditionally dominant in Carinthia, is not covered by the acceleration measures.

Schoenherr has advised IWP Grosshofen, a project company of ImWind, on obtaining an Environmental Impact Assessment permit for the Grosshofen II wind farm in Austria.

The Digital Omnibus proposal published by the European Commission on 19 November 2025 outlines sweeping changes that aim to simplify compliance for companies in and outside the EU, subject to EU digital regulations. The scope of the proposal is far-reaching, covering data and privacy, AI, cybersecurity and online user experience to consolidate existing regulations and eliminate overlaps, in particular with regard to security and notification obligations.

Wolf Theiss, working with Clifford Chance, has advised GD Towers on its EUR 7.7 billion refinancing. Linklaters reportedly advised the banks.

Herbst Kinsky has advised Biogena Group and owner Albert Schmidbauer on a EUR 35 million utility token issuance carried out under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.

DLA Piper and ZSP Advokati have advised Erste Group Bank, Erste Bank Novi Sad, and UniCredit Bank Serbia on the EUR 225 million refinancing of a retail portfolio owned by Atterbury and MPC Properties.

CMS has advised the management team of Frauscher Sensor Technology Group on the sale of the company to Wabtec Corporation. Baker McKenzie, Buterin & Partners, and Karanovic & Partners advised Frauscher shareholder Delachaux. Reportedly, Jones Day's Frankfurt office advised Wabtec while Trench, Rossi, Watanabe and Khaitan & Co advised Delachaux as well.

Wolf Theiss has advised JP Immobilien-Gruppe and WertInvest on the sale of the 25hours Hotel MuseumsQuartier in Vienna to Art-Invest Real Estate Management.

Wolf Theiss, working with White & Case, has advised Nomura on the acquisition of Macquarie Asset Management’s public investments business in North America and Europe. Schoenherr, working with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, reportedly advised Macquarie.

The Austrian Federal Government has presented an updated draft law to implement the NIS-2 Directive. The Network and Information Systems Security Act 2026 (NISG 2026) tightens requirements for companies in critical sectors and explicitly assigns responsibility for cybersecurity to senior management. Under the proposed regime, entities are classified as either essential or important based on their size and the sector in which they operate, with stricter obligations for essential entities. The rules aim to address growing digital threats and establish a strict supervisory and control regime – including temporary disqualification from management duties for non-compliant executives.