About

About

I am a solicitor and management consultant specialising in real estate and media. In addition, I have been a lecturer at the University of Vienna for many years and have also lectured at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt.

Education

& additional qualifications

  • Studied law at the University of Graz
  • Studied business administration with a specialisation in management and international business at the University of Graz, graduating with honours
  • Doctoral studies in law at the University of Graz, graduating with honours; dissertation on the topic of ‘Development prospects for business improvement districts in Austria’
  • LL.M. in Information and Media Law at the University of Vienna, specialising in IP/IT, media and data protection law, graduated with distinction; master’s thesis on ‘DoS, data breaches and “significant disruption”: the right approach and communication in the event of a serious data crisis’.
  • Additional training in crisis communication and crisis management, including at the International School of Communication in London
  • Additional qualifications in real estate, licensed property developer and estate agent

Career

& work experience

  • Working in the family business (real estate)

  • Various internships at renowned law firms
  • IT/retail project at Porsche Inter Auto in Italy
  • Legal assistant at Eisenberger & Herzog Rechtsanwälte in Graz (specialising in corporate and commercial law)
  • Consultant at Zechner & Partner Strategy Consulting in Graz/Vienna, specialising in crisis communication and crisis management; including consulting projects with a focus on data

  • Trainee solicitor at Niederhuber & Partner Solicitors in Vienna (specialising in public law)
  • Trainee solicitor at Gheneff – Rami – Sommer Solicitors in Vienna (specialising in media law, protection of privacy, data protection law, copyright and competition law, litigation)
  • Bar examination in the district of the Vienna Higher Regional Court
  • Independent solicitor in cooperation with Gheneff – Rami – Sommer Solicitors in Vienna
  • Independent management consultant
  • Self-employed solicitor
  • Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiener Neustadt
  • Lecturer at the University of Vienna

podcasts

career history