Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte GmbH is an Austrian law firm specialising in business law (Wirtschaftsrecht). According to its own account, it has stood for excellent legal advice in business law for over 70 years, combining tradition and experience with innovative strength and interdisciplinary thinking. The firm describes its approach as forward-looking: rather than merely answering current legal questions, it seeks to anticipate future developments so that the success of innovative companies can be secured on a lasting basis. The firm covers all areas of business law, including white-collar criminal law (Wirtschaftsstrafrecht). It operates from two Austrian locations, Linz and Vienna, and advises companies and decision-makers. Its self-described claim is to master complex legal challenges together — interdisciplinarily, solution-oriented, and with a deep holistic understanding of economic interconnections. Teams combine decades of experience with new perspectives, pairing renowned specialists with ambitious young talent. Haslinger / Nagele presents itself as internationally minded, stating that business knows no borders and that it thinks, acts and advises across borders, drawing on a network of proven correspondent partners built over several decades. The firm is particularly renowned in environmental and planning law, and has expanded its reach into central fields such as banking and finance law as well as corporate law and M&A. It has also built a dedicated practice group, "360° Erneuerbare Energie" (360° Renewable Energy), offering one-stop-shop legal advice for the energy transition across practice areas. In the JUVE Handbook 2026/27, the firm reports that it improved by one further place to rank 15 among Austria's top business law firms. Its lawyers are also active in legal scholarship and commentary: Mathis Fister and Markus Gaderer contributed to the newly published Großkommentar (major commentary) on the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) published by MANZ Verlag, commenting on seven of the regulation's 93 articles. The firm also launched a new event format, the "HN Feierabend", bringing together academia, practice and personal exchange. As a Rechtsanwälte GmbH, the firm is a private Austrian law company (GmbH). It is not a listed company. Its public profile rests on rankings, publications and practice-group offerings rather than on consumer products.

Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte GmbH is an Austrian business law firm that, by its own account, has stood for excellent legal advice in business law for over 70 years. This self-description places its origins in the post-war decades of the Austrian legal market, although the firm does not publish a precise founding year in the supplied materials. Over the decades the firm built a reputation grounded in legal precision and teamwork, covering all areas of business law including white-collar criminal law. It established offices in two Austrian cities, Linz and Vienna, from which it advises companies and decision-makers. Its identity combines tradition and experience with innovation and interdisciplinary thinking — a combination it says enables solutions that are not only legally sound but also strategically and economically sensible. A distinctive feature of the firm's development has been its international orientation. Stating that business knows no borders, Haslinger / Nagele has built, over several decades, a network of proven correspondent partners, allowing it to think, act and advise across borders. Domestically, it became particularly renowned in environmental and planning law, and it expanded its reach into central fields such as banking and finance law and corporate law and M&A. In recent years the firm has invested in new formats and thought leadership. It created the practice group "360° Erneuerbare Energie" (360° Renewable Energy), offering cross-practice, one-stop-shop legal advice for the energy transition, addressing topics such as energy communities (Energiegemeinschaften 2.0 and the ElWG), the EU Emissions Trading System and CO2 certificates, and the EABG environmental law framework. It launched the "HN Feierabend" event format to bring together academia, practice and personal exchange. Its lawyers contribute to legal scholarship: Mathis Fister and Markus Gaderer wrote commentary on seven of the 93 articles of the EU Digital Services Act for the Großkommentar published by MANZ Verlag, with Fister also serving as editor of the work. In the JUVE Handbook 2026/27, the firm reports that it improved by one further place to rank 15 among Austria's top business law firms, continuing what it describes as a successful course. The firm remains a private Austrian law company (Rechtsanwälte GmbH) with no public listing.

• Firm establishes itself as a business law practice with over 70 years of tradition (per its own account).

• Offices in Linz and Vienna serve companies and decision-makers across Austria.

• Builds a network of correspondent partners over several decades for cross-border advisory.

• Launches the 360° Erneuerbare Energie practice group for one-stop-shop renewable energy advice.

• Mathis Fister and Markus Gaderer contribute to the MANZ Großkommentar on the EU Digital Services Act.

• Launches the HN Feierabend event format.

• Rises to rank 15 among Austria's top business law firms in the JUVE Handbook 2026/27.

Forward-looking, interdisciplinary business law firm combining over 70 years of tradition with innovation; renowned especially in environmental and planning law, with expanding strength in banking/finance and corporate/M&A; cross-border advisory via a long-established correspondent network.

• 360° Erneuerbare Energie

  Cross-practice, one-stop-shop legal advice for the energy transition, covering topics such as energy communities, the ElWG, EU emissions trading and CO2 certificates, and the EABG.

• Environmental and planning law

  A field in which the firm is described as very renowned.

• Banking and finance law

  A central legal field in which the firm has expanded its reach.

• Corporate law and M&A

  A central legal field in which the firm has expanded its reach.

• Digital Services Act (DSA) advisory

  Expertise reflected in the firm's contribution to the MANZ Großkommentar on the DSA.

1. 1Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte | Kanzlei für Wirtschaftsrechthaslinger-nagele.com
2. 2Über uns | Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwältehaslinger-nagele.com
3. 3Großkommentar Digital Services Act DSA | Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwältehaslinger-nagele.com
4. 4Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte GmbHwikidata.org