Our advice
In trade and industrial-facilities law, we assess licensing requirements, advise on the appointment and responsibility of statutory trade-law managers, prepare applications and supporting documents and attend negotiations with authorities, experts and affected third parties. For changes or extensions to existing operations, we determine which procedures are required and how the operational objective can be implemented lawfully. Non-compliance may result in administrative penalties and, in serious cases, affect the trade licence itself. We represent operators of industrial facilities as well as neighbouring parties in protecting their rights.
Our advice also covers regulated activities, public-law requirements for projects and the interfaces with spatial planning, construction, environmental, procurement and other areas of public commercial law. We structure complex procedural settings, coordinate technical and specialist input and pay close attention to deadlines, party rights and a complete basis for decision-making.
We review remedies against administrative decisions and other sovereign measures and act before administrative courts and the Austrian public-law courts. In administrative-penalty proceedings, we advise companies, responsible officers and private individuals from the investigation stage and defend against allegations of wrongdoing and responsibility, including matters under trade, occupational-safety and road-traffic law.
Our approach
Administrative-law advice is most effective before an application is filed or a project begins. We combine procedural expertise with an understanding of technical and operational requirements and work towards a robust and implementable outcome.
