About us
Team
Dr. Georg Rihs
Dr. Georg RihsDr. Georg Rihs
Languages: German, English
Legal Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria, and Leiden, the Netherlands
Research Assistant at the Institute of Constitutional and Public Law at the University of Vienna, Department Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf Thienel
Court internships in Vienna
Associate at various law firms in Vienna (Fellner Wratzfeld, Haslinger Nagele et al.) with emphasis on public law, esp. public procurement, infrastructure, energy, public procedural law, public commercial law, law of expropriation
Doctoral thesis on the liberalization of infrastructural networks in Austria and its European, constitutional and statutory foundations
Author of various contributions to renowned Austrian legal journals (ZVR, ÖZK, migralex)
Admitted to the Viennese Bar Association in January 2011
Dr. Philipp Haas, LL.M. (WU)
Dr. Georg RihsDr. Philipp Haas, LL.M. (WU)
Languages: German, English
Studied business law at WU Vienna (Dr. iur, graduated with distinction; LL.M., graduated with distinction) and in Great Britain (University of Aberdeen)
January 2023 Bar examination
Oct. 2020 – July 2023 Associate in a renowned commercial law firm in Vienna with a focus on public law, in particular residence law, citizenship law, administrative criminal law, construction law, appeal proceedings before the courts of public law
Court practice in Vienna
Nov. 2014 – Sept. 2020 University assistant prae doc at the Institute for Austrian and European Public Law at WU Vienna (Department Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harald Eberhard)
Dissertation on the topic “Binding effect of administrative court decisions in continued proceedings”
Various tutoring activities at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (Department of Prof. DDr. Michael Potacs; Department of Prof. Dr. Georg Lienbacher; Department of Prof. Dr. DDr. h. c. Michael Lang) as well as activities in law firms (bpv Hügel, law firm Dr. Metin Akyürek,…) during his studies
Author of various legal publications in public law (see list of publications, in German)
Erich Rihs, BA
Dr. Georg RihsErich Rihs, BA
Languages: German, English
studies of history of art at the University of Vienna and at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Graduation title Bachelor of Arts (BA).
Freelance cooperation with the fotos archive at the Federal Authority for historical monuments.
Cultural guide at the Spanish horse riding school (German, English) and at the archaeological site Carnuntum (German).
Divers courses for legal assistance and paralegals, for instance seminar organized by the Petronas Association at the court of first instance of Vienna.
Regular activities is cultural guide in Carnuntum.
Working for RIHS Rechtsanwalt since 2012.
Responsible for contact with authorities, courts, inspectional files etc.
Hofrat (i.R.)
Dr. Erich Rihs
Dr. Georg RihsHofrat (i.R.) Dr. Erich Rihs
Legal studies at the University of Vienna
Internship at court in Vienna and Austria
Legal practice in a renowned industrial company
Lawyer for the Austrian police in Vienna
legal executive for the Lower Austrian regional government (district authorities Melk and Gmünd, later traffic department of the Lower Austrian regional government).
Since retirement is legal executive for the low Austrian regional government senior advisor and of counsel at RIHS Rechtsanwalt
Gönül Sert
Dr. Georg RihsGönül Sert
Languages: German, Turkish, English
Education:
In the upright advanced study of law in Vienna
07/2011- 08/2011 – Studies at the University of Sakarya (Turkey), Faculty of Law
Work experience:
Legal assistant and student assistant at a renowned law firm in Vienna during her studies
Internship abroad as a legal assistant in a law firm in Ankara, Turkey
Since March 2024 student assistant at the law firm RIHS Rechtsanwalt GmbH in Vienna
Lukas Verweijen
Dr. Georg RihsLukas Verweijen
Languages: German, English, Romanian
Shortly before the Bachelor in Business Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
Student assistant at an esteemed notary in Vienna
Student assistant at a renowned lawyer and a property management company in Vienna
Internship at the foreign trade office of the Chamber of Commerce in New York in summer 2024
Student assistant at the law firm of Dr. Georg Rihs since March 2024
Benedikt Gundacker
Dr. Georg RihsBenedikt Gundacker
Languages: German, English
Education:
2019 – Matura (high school graduation) with honors
Since 2019 – Ongoing studies in law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna
Professional experience:
Jul. 2020 – Administrative internship at the Office of the Lower Austrian Provincial Government (Department for European and International Affairs)
Jul.-Aug. 2023 – Top Ten-Jus: Legal internship at the district administration of Baden
Since Sep. 2024 – student assistant at RIHS Rechtsanwalt GmbH