DORDA

Legal Services | Austria
tel: +43-1-533 47 95-0 | fax: +43-1-533 47 97
Universitaetsring 10 | Vienna | 1010 | Austria

Main Contacts

Francine Brogyanyi

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Managing Partner

Christian Ritschka

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Managing Partner

Andreas Zahradnik

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Managing Partner

Offices

Vienna, Austria

Overview

DORDA is a leading business law firm in Austria with a team of about 100 lawyers. We see ourselves as a full-service law firm and advise clients in all related areas of law. This holistic approach goes far beyond legal advice alone. We offer tailor-made solutions, regardless of the complexity of the problem – and concise, clear risk assessments and proposals for action.

This innovative approach has earned us numerous prestigious awards and top rankings in international legal directories. Additionally, we work closely with renowned law firms all around the world, particularly in CEE. Our "Best Friends"-network gives access to experienced lawyers who are well established locally.

Year this Office was Established: 1976
Lawyers Worldwide: 102

Notable

Areas of Practice

  • Arbitration
  • Banking & Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Competition Law
  • Corporate
  • Data Protection
  • Employment
  • Energy and Environmental Law
  • Foreign Trade Law
  • Insolvency & Restructuring
  • Insurance
  • IT / IP
  • Life Sciences
  • Litigation
  • Media & Social Media
  • Merges & Acquisitions
  • Private Clients
  • Public Commercial Law
  • Public Procurement Law and Procurement
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Tax
  • Telecommunications Law
  • Trade Agreements
  • Unfair Competition Law
  • White - Collar - Crime

Articles

Whistleblowers in the Workplace: How the EU Directive is Influencing Corporate Transparency and Accountability - Legal Business World

DORDA, January 2024

Legal Business World    Once seen as an overreach, Directive (EU) 2019/1937 may soon become the new global standard of worker protections. At the end of 2021, a significant transformation swept through the European Union (EU) corporate landscape with the emergence of the Directive (EU) 2019/1937 or the “Whistleblowing Directive.” The groundbreaking legislation was a clarion call for change by ensuring minimum standards of protection for whistleblowers across the EU...

Country Update-Austria: ESG Reporting

DORDA, November 2022

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is a major and evolving regulatory area in Europe. Disclosures play a crucial role in helping the financial sector address climate change and sustainability. They are also being used to address issues such as poor workplace diversity and gender pay gaps. Several jurisdictions have introduced or plan to introduce measures dealing with ESG risks in supply chains.After an outline of EU legislation, this article provides an overview of ESG law in Austria by Clemens Burian, and Christian Richter-Schöller of DORDA Attorneys at Law...

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Press releases

DORDA Advises Andera Partners on Mezzanine Investment in Exceet Card Group

DORDA, March 2026

DORDA has advised the French investment firm Andera Partners, a leading European private equity investor, on the Austrian aspects of a mezzanine investment by its Andera Acto V fund in the exceet Card Group. The exceet Card Group is a leading provider of secure card solutions and digital identity products, headquartered in Kematen, Tyrol, Austria, with branches in Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Belgium, and Switzerland.The transaction was structured as a mezzanine financing, a hybrid form of capital combining elements of debt and equity and providing the exceet Card Group with additional financial flexibility...

Merger with a Future: DORDA Advises on Successful Takeover of Assign DMB by P95

DORDA, September 2024

DORDA has successfully advised P95, a global leader in epidemiological and clinical solutions, on its acquisition of the Austrian CRO Assign DMB. The M&A team, led by M&A Partner Lukas Herrmann, with support from Senior Associate Georg Durstberger (Corporate) and Associate Bianca Schamberger (M&A), advised P95 on this transaction, in collaboration with McDermott Will & Emery (UK) and Quinz (Belgium).P95 is further expanding its global footprint with this acquisition...

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