Former Baker McKenzie Partner Stefan Riegler is moving to Wolf Theiss, where he will lead the firm's arbitration group in Vienna.
According to Wolf Theiss, Riegler, who worked for the firm as an Associate from 2003-2005 before moving to Baker McKenzie, specializes "in representing companies involved in commercial legal disputes before arbitral tribunals and can look back at more than a decade of experience in this area." According o the firm, "the focus of his arbitration practice includes post-M&A, banking, competition, insolvency and energy."
“Strengthening our team with Stefan Riegler is a particularly strong signal, both for our dispute resolutions practice as well as for our entire operations in Vienna," stated Wolf Theiss Managing Partner Erik Steger. "We are indeed extremely delighted.”
“We have gained a strong leader in Stefan Riegler for our arbitral practice in Vienna," added Clemens Trauttenberg, Partner and Head of the Wolf Theiss Disputes Practice Group. "Our experienced arbitration experts Valentina Wong and Ceyda Akbal-Schwimann are very pleased with this internationally recognized addition, underlining our intensive expansion on both a local and regional level.”
