LEGAL ADVICE.
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Team .

Attorney at Law
Dr. Michael Herzer, LL. M. (Penn State)

Your specialist for
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • International Transactions
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate restructuring and reorganization
  • White-Collar Crimes
Publications
  • 2017 - Handbuch zur Aktiengesellschaft 2 (Edited by Gratzl/Hausmaninger/Justich), Chapter Managing Board and Dissolution
  • 2012 - Handbuch zur Aktiengesellschaft 1 (Edited by Hausmaninger/Gratzl/Justich), Chapter Managing Board
  • 2012 - Convertible-bonds in Issuer’s insolvency proceedings (Taufner/Herzer), ÖBA
  • 2012 - Getting the Deal Through, A Global Arbitration Review, Austrian Chapter
  • 2011 - Getting the Deal Through, A Global Arbitration Review, Austrian Chapter
  • 2010 - Getting the Deal Through, A Global Arbitration Review, Austrian Chapter
  • 2003 - Dissertation on the topic: „Die Entscheidung Holzmüller und die Auswirkungen auf das österreichische Aktienrecht.
Professional Career
  • since 2025 - Herzer Legal
  • 2024 - Self-employed attorney and founding partner of Lang Herzer Rechtsanwälte
  • 2012 to 2024 - Self-employed attorney and partner at ATEUS Rechtsanwälte
  • 2008 to 2012 - Self-employed attorney at Hausmaninger Kletter Rechtsanwälte-Gesellschaft m.b.H.
  • 2003 to 2008 - Trainee attorney at Hausmaninger Kletter Rechtsanwälte-Gesellschaft m.b.H.
  • 2002 to 2003 - Court internship
Education
  • Attorney at Law since 2008
  • Austrian Bar Exam 2008 (with excellence)
  • 2004 to 2005 - Master of Laws (LL.M.) Penn State University , USA
  • 2002 to 2003 - University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) – with distinctions
  • 1997 to 2002 - University of Vienna (Mag. iur.)

Legal Assistant

Katalin Nagy
Dora Miklos
Amélie Marie Oppawsky
Tim Mechtler, LL.B.
Tobias Kohlbeck

Assistant

Executive Assistant / Office Manager
Karina Bergmann

Team .

Attorney at Law
Dr. Michael Herzer, LL. M. (Penn State)

Your specialist for
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • International Transactions
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate restructuring and reorganization
  • White-Collar Crimes
Publications
  • 2017 - Handbuch zur Aktiengesellschaft 2 (Edited by Gratzl/Hausmaninger/Justich), Chapter Managing Board and Dissolution
  • 2012 - Handbuch zur Aktiengesellschaft 1 (Edited by Hausmaninger/Gratzl/Justich), Chapter Managing Board
  • 2012 - Convertible-bonds in Issuer’s insolvency proceedings (Taufner/Herzer), ÖBA
  • 2012 - Getting the Deal Through, A Global Arbitration Review, Austrian Chapter
  • 2011 - Getting the Deal Through, A Global Arbitration Review, Austrian Chapter
  • 2010 - Getting the Deal Through, A Global Arbitration Review, Austrian Chapter
  • 2003 - Dissertation on the topic: „Die Entscheidung Holzmüller und die Auswirkungen auf das österreichische Aktienrecht.
Professional Career
  • since 2025 - Herzer Legal
  • 2024 - Self-employed attorney and founding partner of Lang Herzer Rechtsanwälte
  • 2012 to 2024 - Self-employed attorney and partner at ATEUS Rechtsanwälte
  • 2008 to 2012 - Self-employed attorney at Hausmaninger Kletter Rechtsanwälte-Gesellschaft m.b.H.
  • 2003 to 2008 - Trainee attorney at Hausmaninger Kletter Rechtsanwälte-Gesellschaft m.b.H.
  • 2002 to 2003 - Court internship
Education
  • Attorney at Law since 2008
  • Austrian Bar Exam 2008 (with excellence)
  • 2004 to 2005 - Master of Laws (LL.M.) Penn State University , USA
  • 2002 to 2003 - University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) – with distinctions
  • 1997 to 2002 - University of Vienna (Mag. iur.)

Legal Assistant

Katalin Nagy
Dora Miklos
Amélie Marie Oppawsky
Tim Mechtler, LL.B.
Tobias Kohlbeck

Assistant

Executive Assistant / Office Manager
Karina Bergmann

Areas of Expertise .

Corporate and Commercial Law

Our area of expertise includes representing companies in a wide variety of areas during their existence. Whether deciding the appropriate legal form, founding a partnership or corporation, capital measures, reorganization, restructuring, reorganization, or liquidation, we provide advice based on legal experience and precision. We also represent our clients in corporate law disputes, both out of court and in front of civil courts and arbitral tribunals.

International Transactions

We assist companies with cross-border and international transactions. These include, in particular acquisitions and sales of companies, joint ventures, and strategic investments in an international environment. Our activities include legal structuring, contract drafting, negotiations and implementation of the transaction.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Company acquisitions and sales require careful legal structuring and a clear transaction strategy. We advise our clients in all phases of the transaction – from structuring and conducting due diligence reviews to drafting and negotiating company purchase agreements (share deals and asset deals). We also coordinate with other national and international advisors.

Dispute Resolution

Economic disputes cannot always be avoided. It is crucial to have a clear view of the client's legal and economic interests. We represent companies and individuals in commercial disputes – both in front of civil courts and arbitral tribunals. Our legal representation is based on structured analysis and a procedural strategy that takes both legal and economic aspects into account.

White-Collar Crimes

We advise and represent companies and individuals in white collar crimes. These include in particular proceedings for corruption, fraud, embezzlement, accounting frauds, delayed filing for insolvency, fiscal offenses and compliance violations. We support our clients in preliminary investigations as well as in court hearings and represent their interests vis-à-vis public prosecutors, courts and administrative authorities. Another focus is on internal investigations and advising on the prevention of criminal law risks – in particular in connection with compliance structures, corporate duties, liability issues, and crisis management.

Contact .

Herzer Rechtsanwalts GmbH

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