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We help you win your case!

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.

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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.

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

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Excursion to the Austrian Constitutional Court

1. July 2022
Last Monday, we visited the Austrian Constitutional Court as part of our office excursion. Despite the ongoing summer session of the Constitutional Court, we received a very friendly welcome there. Apart from our legal "daily business", the interesting and expert lecture by the head librarian, Hon.-Prof. Dr. Josef Pauser, and the subsequent tour were an excellent opportunity for us and our staff to gain a direct and personal impression of the history, the working methods, the representative building and the importance of this Austrian supreme court. Since we repeatedly submit appeals to the Constitutional Court in the name of and on behalf of our clients, the lecture complements our legal work and will remain a very good memory for us in our regular professional activities, which often include submissions to the Constitutional Court (complaints against decisions and legal norms). The convivial lunch in the nearby courtyard of the Schottenstift was the pleasant finale of our law firm excursion.
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New Publication on the Subject of Energy Law Grid Operators’ Line Rights

26. November 2021
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Georg Rihs has published an article in the journal Recht der Umwelt (RdU) on the subject of pipeline rights and easements held by (electricity) network operators. The article deals with the legal basis for the use of third-party land by electricity network operators. In the past, network operators have often based their claims on the fact that they are "obvious easements" (lines, pylons) on third-party land. However, such easements are only granted to a specific person who exercises them. A legal succession or a change on the part of the electricity grid operator may lead to the expiry of this easement. Case law also supports the assumption that private-law line rights/obligations do not automatically pass to a legal successor. Landowners whose land is encumbered by lines can question the legality of the network operators' line rights on their land. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about third-party pipeline rights on your land!
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Tobacco Monopoly: Federal Procurement Law Applicable!

14. September 2021
Our office has achieved another groundbreaking victory for the rule of law in Austria: With its decision dated 20 July 2021, Ra 2019/04/0231, the Austrian Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that the award of contracts for tobacco shops and tobacconists falls within the scope of the Federal Law on Public Procurement for Concessions. The award of contracts for tobacco shops in Austria has regularly been administered by the Monopoly Administration ltd, a state-hold body. In the past, the practice of this body has been intransparent. Austrian media also covered and criticized the administrative decisions of this body. Highly-frequented tobacco shops on public places generate seven-digit turnovers in the sale of cigarettes and tobacco alone. Additionally, the operation of a tobacco store allows for lucrative side-businesses like sales of lottery tickets etc. Presently, all tobacconists are awarded life-long. Consequently, traceability and transparency in the award of tobacco shops is crucial.
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