Practice Area
Litigation, Arbitration and proceedings before authorities
Representation before courts, arbitral tribunals and authorities in Austria
GHP represents clients before all Austrian civil and commercial courts, in enforcement and insolvency proceedings, before administrative authorities and administrative courts as well as in domestic and international arbitration. We litigate in the very fields in which we advise, which means that our court work is conducted by lawyers who understand the underlying transaction.
Experience & Expertise
Personal experience and expertise of Attorneys at Law of GHP (including before foundation of GHP in national and international law firms) include:
Representing shareholders in disputes concerning the exclusion of shareholders and the valuation of shares, including proceedings up to the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH).
Representing an audit firm belonging to a leading international network in the separation from several shareholder-managing directors before the Austrian courts.
Representing lessors in arbitration before the Vienna International Arbitration Centre concerning the obligations of a guarantor under a distressed aircraft lease financing.
Representing clients in civil proceedings before Austrian and Swiss courts for the enforcement of claims under aircraft financings against lessees and guarantors.
Representing creditors in insolvency proceedings, including the realisation of pledged shares, aircraft and other collateral.
Representing landlords and tenants in tenancy proceedings, including termination, rent and operating cost disputes.
Representing property owners in neighbour law disputes, including the encroachment of construction cranes on airspace.
Representing clients in enforcement proceedings, including challenges to confirmations of enforceability (Vollstreckbarkeitsbestätigung) issued unlawfully.
Defending air carriers against passenger and customer claims for damages.
Representing clients in administrative and administrative penal proceedings, including proceedings before regulatory authorities, e.g. representing clients in dealings with building authorities and environmental protection agencies regarding the construction of real estate, power plants, and dams.
Advising on the strategic assessment of disputes, on litigation risk and on settlement negotiations before proceedings are commenced.