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The Firm


 

The law firm was founded in 1974 by Dr. Hellmuth Boller and Dr. Günter Langhammer and restructured into a partnership in 1991. In 1994 Dr. Wolfgang Schubert entered the firm as an additional partner. In 2006, Mag. Philipp Scheuba became partner of BLS Rechtsanwälte (attorneys at law).

 

International Activity:

 

Our law firm is the only Austrian member of AVRIO Advocati European Law Firms Association (EWIV) with headquarters in Brussels and partner firms in all countries of the European Union as well as in Eastern Europe and overseas. Due to our cooperation with Bridge-Group, a U.S. lawyers' association, we are able to provide our clients with a network of international lawyers, tax consultants and notary publics. This enables us to work for our clients in a legally sound and efficient manner on an international basis in most of the economically important countries around the world.

 

 


Areas of Specialization

 

Legal consultation for private clients:

 

We assist private clients in all economically relevant legal matters, whereby we focus on the liability acts, particularly accidents and medical liability issues, building construction matters as well as landlord and tenant act, labor, estate and real property laws.

 

Legal consultation for companies:

 

We advise and assist companies of all sizes in Austria, Europe and overseas, particularly in the following legal areas:

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions and Joint Ventures
  • Banking Act
  • Investment Company Act and Project Financing
  • Zoning and Property Laws
  • Computer Laws and New Media
  • Protection of Industrial Property and Copyright
  • Antitrust Acts
  • Labor Laws and Labor-Management Relations Act
  • Distribution Laws
  • Environmental and Product Liability
  • Code of Criminal Procedure and Arbitration Acts

A specialized team engages in judicial debt collection. Our fully electronic office organization and connection to the courts via data transfer line also allow for efficient handling of large case volumes, e.g., from the telecommunications industry.