The aim of the new directive is to achieve more effective protection of the environment.

Simone Petsche and Christoph Trafoier pleaded with the EU’s highest court, the ECJ, to establish that cartel confessions made to antitrust enforcers must not be passed on.

We are delighted that #petschepollak has once again been recognized as one of Austria’s leading law firms this year – by #Chambers in the field of #White-Collar-Crime and by #Legal500 in the field of #Dispute #Resolution.

Simone Petsche-Demmel and Andreas Pollak will discuss today at the Legal 500 GC Summit the corporate (criminal) risks regarding ESG litigation, Greenwashing, and supply chains

We warmly congratulate him on his swearing-in ceremony today.

We are delighted to receive this significant recognition of our work and extend our gratitude to each member of the team for their dedication, effort, and willingness to embark on this path of specialization with us. 

Are the Austrian business crime laws an obstacle for investments? Will the new ESG rules further increase the complexity of legislation?  And will there be

„DIE MEISTEN VERFAHREN FÜHREN AM ENDE ZU KEINER ANKLAGE“

Our partner Simone Petsche-Demmel will contribute her expertise to an exciting panel discussion.

The compliance magazine “Compliance Practice” features a comprehensive report on the Petsche Pollak Economic Crime Report in its current issue. This report provides an overview of the challenges that the current law enforcement practices pose for executives and supervisory boards in Austrian companies.

Viola Hysek, LL.M., and Mag. Dr. Kerstin Waxnegger received the prize from the President of the Association of Judges.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Zerbes has been a university professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Vienna since October 2019.

Simone Petsche-Demmel, partner at Petsche Pollak and expert in economic criminal law, will be speaking on May 16th at Future.Women on the topic of economic crime.

Simone Petsche-Demmel in the current ranking among the leading lawyers in economic criminal law.

Seminar with numerous examples and sample clauses from Practical Experience.

Christoph Trafoier and Vincent Vertneg climb the career ladder. We are pleased to announce that our attorneys, Christoph Trafoier and Vincent Vertneg, are now serving as Counsels at Petsche Pollak.

petsche pollak ranked as leading law firm for white-collar crime and commercial litigation

On Thursday, April 27th, our partner Simone Petsche-Demmel will deliver an engaging lecture on the topic of cartel criminal law.

The RBI Dilemma: US Sanctions vs. Austrian Law. The guest contribution by our partner Andreas Pollak in the current issue of Trend magazine

Increasing the penalties in anti-corruption criminal law doesn’t solve practical issues. More details on this in the guest contribution in “DiePresse” by our partner Andreas Pollak.

Full house in the ballroom of the Grand Hotel Vienna. Our partners Simone Petsche-Demmel and Andreas Pollak discussed with a distinguished panel the legal risks for companies ranging from greenwashing to the supply chain.

Whistleblowers on a Collision Course: Stemming from a criminal proceeding within the major case of a construction cartel, in January the Higher Regional Court of Vienna submitted a preliminary ruling to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

The activities of law enforcement authorities and the impact on the economy have changed.