Few businesses relish legal disputes. Nevertheless, entrepreneurial activity is frequently associated with complex disputes, which may be a sensitive matter to the companies involved, not infrequently putting their reputation and standing at risk. It is only possible to advise business clients in a way that truly adds value where the lawyers involved are familiar with and understand the relative interests at play.

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz has many years of experience in conducting complex litigation for companies from the widest variety of industries, both in Austria and Southeast Europe.

The main fields of practice of our specialists include, inter alia:

• Advising and representing clients in court and public administrative proceedings 
• Advising and representing clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, including enforcement of and challenges to arbitral awards 
• Advising clients on alternative dispute resolution methods, including the setting up of "dispute boards", as well as mediation

Members of CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz's dispute resolution team have been and are currently active as arbitrators in disputes under a variety of arbitration rules as well as on an ad hoc basis. Our litigation practice covers a broad spectrum of domestic and international fields of company and commercial law, in a number of languages, particularly including German, English, Russian and French, including disputes in which a sovereign state is a party.

With offices at a total of seven locations in Southeast Europe and with a well-versed team of experienced litigators, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz offers its clients a unique local presence throughout the entire region.

* in cooperation with Bulgarian lawyers