Dr. Christopher Straberger

Austrian citizen with US roots, born in 1960.

Education:
Studies of economics and law at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, the Vienna University of Economics and Business and at the legal faculty of the University of Vienna, doctorate in jurisprudence.

Advocate Trainee in Law Offices:
Vienna: Fiebinger & Polak
Vienna: Czerwenka & Partners
Sydney: Baker & McKenzie
Vienna: Zeiner & Zeiner

Foreign languages:

• Englisch
• Italian

Additional Information:
– European Trade Mark and Design Lawyer (EUIPO Alicante)
– Court of Justice of the European Union: authorized for e-Curia since 16.7.2014
– Many years of experience with international companies

Practice Areas:

• Corporate Law,
• Trademark, design and copyright law,
• Insolvency Law, (insolvency administrator),
• Contract Law,
• EU Law,
• Construction law,
• Licensing agreements,
• General civil law and other business law agendas
  (e.g. employment law, debt collection)

Memberships:

• Bar Association of Upper Austrian
• Marketing Club Linz, since 2003
• European Center for Space Law, (ESA) Paris, since 1990
• ReTurn (expert forum for restructurings, renovations and turnarounds) since 2007
• Forum Pro Integration Wels, since 2008

– Legal Netlink Alliance: global network of independent law firms

Publications:
Editor of the handbook „EU-Recht, Handbuch für die Österreichische Rechtspraxis“ (EU-Law, Manual for the Austrian Legal Practice)