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We are your specialists in public law. Dr. Georg Rihs and Dr. Philipp Haas, LL.M. solve your cases in citizenship law, residence and settlement law, building law, trade law, environmental law and administrative criminal law.

Dr. Georg Rihs is your first point of contact for questions regarding public procurement law.

Dr. Philipp Haas is your first point of contact for the special matters of (public) service law and school law.

Due to our joint focus on public law, our university training and assistant positions at the university, as well as our areas of expertise, we complement each other perfectly and work on cases according to the “four-eyes principle”. This is how we achieve optimal solutions for you together.

Your success is our success. We work for our clients with commitment, passion, and legal expertise.

COMPETENT AND SPECIALIZED.

We are one of the most renowned law firms in Vienna in the areas of law in which we regularly intervene, such as in residence law and citizenship law. In these areas of law, we regularly conduct (remedial) proceedings before the authorities such as MA35, the Administrative Court of Vienna and the public law courts.

Our well-founded contributions in various areas of administrative and administrative procedural law are published in the most renowned professional journals.

Find more information on our skillset here.

EFFICIENT AND COST-CONSCIOUS.

We take the right legal action at the right time to efficiently achieve your goals. In doing so, we are fully transparent and cost-conscious. Our clients trust our structured approach and appreciate the sustainable results.

Find more information on our successes here.

CREATIVE AND SOLUTION-ORIENTED.

We see your case as a creative challenge and develop innovative, customized solutions that are tailored to your individual situation.

Find out more on Publications and Successes.

We guarantee you quick and best-in-class legal advice!

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“Die Presse”, legal supplement of April 3, 2023: Coverage of two cases of our law firm

7. April 2023

We are pleased that "Die Presse" reported in the last "Rechtspanorama" (April 3, 2023) about two challenging and interesting cases from our law firm, moreover on the same page. You can find out more in our blog post.

Art 20 TFEU – Union citizens’ right to family reunification may also apply to Austrian citizens

9. March 2023

In a recent decision we helped a family to legally lead their common family life in Austria. Through our support, we were able to obtain a right of residence for the mother of two Austrian citizens. The granted residence permit also provided for the mother’s access to the Austrian labor market. We are aware of the importance and scope of our advice and representation for the family life of our clients and their private and professional future in Austria. We are all the more pleased about the success! For further information, please have a look into our blog entry.

Annual Review 2022

5. January 2023

We have taken the turn of the year as an opportunity to review the past year and to recall our team's successes for our clients. In order to provide an insight into our wide-ranging and varied activities in the field of public law, we present the most important successes without claiming to be exhaustive. For more information, see our blog post.

yOUR boutique law firm

yOUR boutique law firm

We help you win your case!

COMPETENT AND SPECIALIZED.

EFFICIENT AND COST-CONSCIOUS.

CREATIVE AND SOLUTION-ORIENTED.

“Die Presse”, legal supplement of April 3, 2023: Coverage of two cases of our law firm

Art 20 TFEU – Union citizens’ right to family reunification may also apply to Austrian citizens

Annual Review 2022

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