Just one week to go until one of the summer’s most anticipated events: the CDRC Vienna – The IBA-VIAC Mediation & Negotiation Competition! Every July, Vienna becomes the global hub for dispute resolution professionals, negotiation coaches, and aspiring students from leading universities around the world. Think of it as the Vis Moot for Negotiation and…
In the latest edition of Dispute Resolution by Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, Bettina Knoetzl explores the risks entrepreneurs face when they are targeted for fraud, drawing on over 30 years of experience in representing victims of fraud. She shares practical insights and highlights things both business leaders and judges should watch for in fraud scenarios. Her core…
On 12 June 2025, the Congress Center Casino Baden set the stage for the Austrian Lawyers’ Academy (Anwaltsakademie (AWAK)) advanced training course “Civil Procedure à la Carte: What the Courts Are Currently Serving” („Prozessrecht à la carte: Was die Gerichte aktuell servieren“). Among the distinguished faculty was our Bettina Knoetzl, who shared her experience and…
KNOETZL’s partner and mediation expert, Natascha Tunkel, will co-moderate a pivotal panel discussion alongside Vladyslava Doncik (VIAC) on “Expanding Opportunities for the Resolution of Disputes – Mediation as Part of the Arbitration Ecosystem“, during the IX International Forum on Mediation & Law, organized by the Ukrainian Academy of Mediation. The discussion will take place online on 26 June…
It is our greatest honor to share that several of our partners have been recognized as leading lawyers in Austria by Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt. A special congratulations to Patrizia Netal, who has been named Lawyer of the Year in the category International Arbitration – a truly well-deserved distinction. We also proudly celebrate:…
Bettina Knoetzl delivered a keynote speech during a strategy retreat organized by the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Division of the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), sparking a broad and introspective discussion on the topic of “Where Does Austria Stand in the Fight Against Corruption?”. The participants explored the effective measures against corruption…
Cyberbullying, hate speech, and digital violence are on the rise and teens are often right at the center of it. Senior Associate Felix Eggenburg and Legal Intern Shirin Chiara Chegini visited a Viennese high school on behalf of the RAK Wien (Vienna Bar Association) to talk about a topic that couldn’t be more relevant: “Criminal…
