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Dispute Resolution

Our firm stands out with deep and extensive expertise in civil law advisory, dispute resolution, and litigation. 

We advise clients in business related matters on all aspects of national, cross-border, and international civil law. We craft bespoke contracts and assert our clients’ interests in contract negotiations.

In times of potential or existing disputes, we guide clients in finding well-founded solutions, develop comprehensive conflict strategies and implement them effectively.

The core competency of our experts lies in the experienced and assertive representation of our clients before national and European courts and arbitral tribunals. We support our clients at all levels and stages of proceedings, from advising on the emergence of a dispute, through asserting or defending claims, to enforcing the final (arbitral) judgment.

Our services cover a wide range of industries. Our experts work closely with our interdisciplinary and global Deloitte network, providing deep and comprehensive industry-specific knowledge and experience.

Likewise, the global Deloitte Legal network enables efficient and targeted support for cross-border and international projects and proceedings worldwide.

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Bojana Vareskic

Partner | Attorney at Law
Head of Dispute Resolution

Partner

Our expertise in Dispute Resolution

We offer comprehensive civil law advisory in economic matters. Our experts assist our clients in designing their business processes in a legally secure manner or assessing open legal questions. Our goal is to safeguard our clients’ business interests and minimize legal risks.

Every conflict situation can impact our clients’ business operations, regardless of the matter’s scope. When a conflict arises or exists, our experienced lawyers thoroughly investigate the facts, conduct a legal evaluation, and analyze the prospects of success and potential risks of judicial or arbitral proceedings. Our aim is to provide an efficient and tailored resolution to existing conflicts.

With profound expertise and strategic acumen, we assert our clients’ interests successfully before courts. We specialize in resolving complex legal or factual disputes. Our litigation expertise combined with industry-specific knowledge provides our clients with the optimal foundation for a targeted solution to their legal challenges.
We regularly represent and advise in the following areas: business-related disputes (e.g., claims for damages and warranty rights), disputes in the financial services sector such as banking and insurance, energy law disputes, real estate and construction disputes, corporate and shareholder litigation, post-M&A disputes, data protection litigation, franchise and distribution disputes, disputes in the pharma and life sciences sectors, product liability disputes, consumer litigation, competition and antitrust disputes, intellectual property litigation, insolvency litigation, transport law disputes, unfair competition claims, cease and desist claims, and possession proceedings.

We regularly represent clients in arbitration, offering tailored solutions for complex international and national disputes. Our expertise encompasses all phases of arbitration, from initiation to enforcement of arbitral awards.

We assist our clients in drafting and designing contracts, reviewing existing contracts or drafts, as well as general terms and conditions (GTCs), and guide our clients professionally and efficiently through contract negotiations. Our goal is to minimize legal risks and create clear, legally secure agreements.

We regularly advise on EU legal matters and represent clients in proceedings before EU courts and the European Court of Human Rights. Our comprehensive knowledge of the EU legal framework enables us to offer effective and precise solutions for our clients’ concerns.

Our firm has extensive experience in representing clients in class actions and association lawsuits. We are dedicated to advocating for our clients’ collective interests and offer strategic advice, efficient management, and representation in these complex proceedings.

We regularly represent clients in provisional proceedings and assist them in applying for and defending against preliminary injunctions. Our prompt and precise approach helps you effectively secure and protect your rights.

We advocate for our clients in enforcing possession rights against disruptors. Our targeted strategy ensures that our clients can quickly and efficiently regain their undisturbed possession.

Our firm offers comprehensive services for the enforcement of Austrian and foreign (arbitral) judgments and decisions. We guide our clients through the entire process, ensuring that their claims are managed and enforced consistently.

Outstanding debts strain liquidity and business results. We support our clients in a structured and efficient manner in collecting outstanding debts, from dunning processes to judicial enforcement.

Our projects

Representation of Spiegel and Süddeutsche Zeitung in civil proceedings against the publisher of one of Austria's largest tabloid newspapers (enforcement of a claim for injunctive relief)

Ongoing representation of well-known banks in the legal enforcement of due credit claims

Representation of a renowned Austrian bank in numerous - parallel - civil proceedings against securities investors (defense of claims based on alleged misadvice)

Representation of a leading prefabricated house manufacturer in the enforcement of warranty and damage claims in connection with a company acquisition

Representation of a well-known energy provider in the defense of claims due to alleged breach of a contractual obligation to expand a fiber optic network

Preparation of contract documentation for a citizen participation model (virtual participation in the financing of photovoltaic plants) for Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe Aktiengesellschaft (IKB)

Advising an Austrian federal state (local authority) on the implementation of a cash pool between its (state) companies

Our Dispute Resolution experts

Dispute Resolution | Contract Law News

Bernhard Köck joins the law firm JWO | Deloitte Legal Austria with immediate effect in the areas of Banking | Finance and Litigation.

Deloitte Legal Austria advises Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG (IKB) on a new citizen model: vouchers for photovoltaics.