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Litigation

Litigation

We advise companies, domestic and foreign law firms and private individuals on national and international litigation, labor and employment disputes, white collar crime and arbitration.

Areas of expertise

Litigation

  • Representation in ordinary civil proceedings before civil courts

  • Interim relief (interim injunctions)

  • Collective legal protection

  • Non-contentious proceedings

  • Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)

  • Enforcement of domestic and foreign judgments

  • Claims management and asset tracing

  • Strategic advice and settlement negotiations

Employment Law

  • Termination disputes before labour and social courts

  • Disputes over remuneration, severance and bonus claims

  • Litigation arising from managing director service agreements and manager liability

  • Enforcement and defence of non-compete and non-solicitation clauses

  • Equal treatment and discrimination proceedings

  • Collective employment disputes (works council, collective bargaining)

  • Support for internal investigations in employment compliance cases

  • Interim relief in employment matters (trade secrets, non-compete)

White Collar Crime / Investigations

  • Representation in criminal investigations including financial criminal proceedings

  • Representation in criminal proceedings and of private parties

  • Compliance and monitoring

  • Whistleblowing and internal fraud investigation

  • Representation in dawn raids and seizures

  • Anti-money laundering and anti-corruption

  • Representation in relation to EU sanctions and export controls

Arbitration

  • Representation in national and international arbitration proceedings (ICC, VIAC, ad hoc)

  • Enforcement of arbitral awards

  • Challenging arbitral awards

  • Acting as arbitrator and expert witness

  • Drafting arbitration clauses

  • Strategic advice and settlement negotiations

How we support you

Court proceedings & interim relief

You need an interim injunction. Tomorrow. We deliver — fast, precise and enforceable.

White collar crime & investigations

Dawn raid, seizure, criminal investigation. We are there when it matters — discreet, experienced and resilient.

Arbitration

ICC, VIAC, ad hoc. We represent clients in national and international arbitration and enforce awards — worldwide.

Settlement negotiations & ADR

Not every dispute needs a courtroom. But if it does, we are ready. We negotiate with the backing of a trial-tested firm.

Claims management & asset tracing

Cross-border, through complex asset structures, against uncooperative debtors. We locate assets and enforce claims.

Every matter starts with a conversation.
We listen before we advise.

T +43 1 532 12 10

litigation@brauneis.law

Selected Litigation matters

  • Representing an international group in an ICC arbitration with a claim value in the high nine figures

  • Defending a listed company against antitrust damages claims across multiple EU jurisdictions

  • Coordinated cross-border white collar crime defence across Austria and Germany

  • Successful enforcement of a foreign arbitral award against a state entity

Other competences