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
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
Hannah Scheiring
Dr. Georg RihsHannah Scheiring
Languages: German, English
Ms Scheiring actively supports our team since the end of September 2020. She is happy to answer your questions regarding accounting and is available for general office-related enquiries.
Studies law in Vienna since October 2020
Training as a legal office assistant at the WIFI Innsbruck 2019
Relevant work experience in a renowned commercial law firm in Innsbruck 2017-2020
Matura at the Ferrari School (HBLA) in Innsbruck with a focus on international communication in business 2017
Michelle Pfeiffer, LL.B. (WU)
Dr. Georg RihsMichelle Pfeiffer, LL.B. (WU)
Languages: German, English, Italian
Ms. Michelle Pfeiffer, LL.B. (WU), supports the team as a legal assistant since November 2020 and is studying business law in the Master’s programme at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.
Internship at Raiffeisenbank International Vienna in the area of Head Office Operations, May – November 2020.
Relevant professional experience in a renowned law firm in Vienna
Matura at the commercial academy in Stegersbach with a focus on sports management 2016
Mag. Sophie Bachner
Dr. Georg RihsMag. Sophie Bachner
Ms Bachner supports the team as a legal assistant since March 2021 and is studying political science in the master’s programme at the University of Vienna.
Studied law at the University of Vienna and an Erasmus stay at the Université de Bourgogne in France.
Study assistant at the Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University of Vienna
Matura at the Bundesgymnasium Amstetten 2015