Covering a wide array of public law matters at the intersection of business and corporate law, Haslinger / Nagele Rechtsanwälte GmbH specialises in environmental, sustainability, and renewable energy issues and is regularly sought after to advise on large-scale infrastructure projects. The team is headed by ‘highly recognized legal expert’ Wilhelm Bergthaler, a key advisor for clients in the mining, trade, banking and financial services sectors, alongside Wolfgang Berger and Martin Stempkowski. Bergthaler and Berger are especially recommended for advising on environmental impact assessment projects, as is Mario Laimgruber, who primarily focuses on the energy sector. Heading the firm’s public law office in Linz, Thomas Riesz is noted for his broad practice, which encompasses health, data protection and telecommunications law.

Schoenherr (Schönherr Rechtsanwälte) fields a team of environmental experts and also exhibits proficiency across product compliance, gaming, pharma and public transport-related mandates. Noted by clients for offering a ‘full service on all aspects of public law’, the firm is especially recommended for its experience with environmental impact assessments, permission procedures, public procurement, and regulatory issues in the tech sector. Christian Schmelz heads the planning & environment team and is described as ‘the leading expert in his field’, while Bernd Rajal leads the firm's public law group and Günther Leissler heads up the data protection & privacy group. Johannes Stalzer leads on public procurement matters, while Benjamin Schlatter‘s focus areas are environment, energy and tech.

With a multi-disciplinary approach, Binder Grösswang‘s practice strengths include expertise in regulated sectors such as financial services, energy, life sciences and transport. A notable specialism of the team lies in matters regarding foreign investment control, which are often led by Regina Kröll as well as by practice head Johannes Barbist. Barbist provides further specialisms in areas such as public commercial, administrative and constitutional law, as well as state aid and public procurement matters. Sanctions work and M&A with public law elements are also key areas of work for the practice.

Cerha Hempel exhibits proficiency across a wide range of public law matters and excels in administrative litigation, with co-lead and ‘fantastic strategic thinker’ Hans Kristoferitsch leading on a number of cases related to European, state aid and data protection law. Kristoferitsch is joined as practice head by Stefan Huber, who ‘pairs excellent legal knowledge with exceptionally short turnaround times’ and specialises in environmental, constitutional, EU and procurement law. Armin Schwabl contributes to the team's wide offering with his focus on product regulation, telecommunication, trade and waste matters.

Adept at handing the full range of public law matters, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH offers notable specialisms in trade, environmental, health and construction matters as well as experience in representing clients before courts such as the constitutional court and the administrative court of Austria. The team is jointly steered by ‘exceptional lawyer’ and administrative law specialist Robert Keisler and by Bernt Elsner, whose practice encompasses public procurement, state aid and antitrust law. Praised by clients for her ability to ‘lead through difficult and complex legal issues‘, Marlene Wimmer-Nistelberger is another key contact for court proceedings and often handles matters related to information obligations and environmental questions.

With a team of ‘lawyers with excellent expertise in all the many different fields of public law’, Niederhuber & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH specialises in energy and environmental matters and maintains close relationships with clients focusing on the circular economy and on the heavy industry sector. Martin Niederhuber has a strong track record of handling energy and infrastructure projects and co-leads the group alongside Paul Reichel and Peter Sander. Sander’s areas of expertise include constitutional and administrative law, while Reichel specialises in nature conservation and water law. David Suchanek regularly represents clients from the energy, construction and waste sectors before authorities and administrative courts. Energy expert Florian Stangl was promoted to equity partner in January 2023.

Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG‘s varied caseload includes matters related to regulated industries as well as life sciences, public transport, citizenship, environmental and planning law. The team is sought out by clients from a range of industries, including energy, transport and IT, and handles a growing number of mandates related to foreign direct investment controls in several SEE countries. The firm’s broad offering is exemplified by practice head Kurt Retter as well as by Harald Strahberger, who is particularly well-versed in representing clients before the Austrian supreme administrative court and the constitutional court.

Offering its clients longstanding strengths in the energy sector, bpv Hügel‘s areas of expertise also include telecoms and state aid law as well as public procurement and environmental law, with a particular focus on handling planning and waste management-related matters for municipalities as well as national and international companies from a range of sectors. The team is well-equipped to handle litigation before administrative courts and works closely with the firm’s Brussels office on EU law matters. The department is jointly steered by Christian Macho and Christian Schneider.

DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH is instructed by public bodies as well as by private national and international companies from a range of sectors such as construction, commerce and energy to act in proceedings before national and international administrative authorities and courts. The team's broad remit also encompasses regulatory questions related to data privacy, product liability, and planning law, among others.  Bernhard Müller heads the practice and ‘unifies academic knowledge with practical considerations’, while Petra Artners is well-versed in competition, foreign trade and telecommunications law.

With a broad practice that particularly targets clients in sectors such as healthcare and infrastructure, E+H Rechtsanwälte GmbH is especially well-known for providing expert advice in energy and environmental law and has extensive experience handling matters related to water, photovoltaic and biomass energy. The team is jointly steered by Tatjana Katalan, who clients describe as ‘extremely competent and reliable’, and Ulrike Sehrschön, who is very experienced at representing contracting authorities and bidders in tender proceedings.

With a base of clients in the energy, healthcare, financial services and construction sectors, Herbst Kinsky Rechtsanwalte GmbH is especially recommended for its strength in public procurement matters, while advice on foreign direct investment proceedings is another notable proficiency of the team under the lead of Christoph Herbst. Valerie Mayer is well regarded for her work in the field of public commercial law, with her focus areas including investment and merger control matters.

Lansky, Ganzger, Goeth & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH strengthened its international reach in 2023 with an office opening in Dubai, where Gabriel Lansky primarily advises on EU law matters, while the Vienna-based team continues to advise clients such as public principals, private project sponsors and companies from a range of industries across contentious and non-contentious mandates. The team in Austria is jointly steered by Alexander Egger and Gerald Ganzger, with Egger handling cross-border matters and regularly representing clients before EU Courts and Ganzger acting as an expert for matters concerning the TMT and entertainment sectors.

With a team whose ‘creative ideas never cease to amaze’, PHH Rechtsanwält:innen GmbH under the lead of Stefanie Werinos has a notable specialism in environmental matters, especially environmental impact assessments. The team also handles a large volume of public procurement cases for clients in a range of industries, including financial services, tourism, and life sciences. Werninos is supported by Sandra Kasper and Theresa Karall.

A strong presence in the railway sector represents the core of SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH's practice, which specialises in infrastructure and public procurement matters and regularly provides advice on planning and zoning issues. ‘Outstanding expert’ Hanno Liebermann is well known for his work in the transport sector and leads the group, while Markus Nussbaumer handles a variety of energy and environmental mandates. Jana Seywald specialises in public construction and engineering law.