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Zukunft.Frauen – Evening Talk “Business Crime”
The executive program Zukunft.Frauen supports women on their path to leadership and supervisory board positions, fostering exchange with experts from business and practice. Our partner

Andreas Pollak at CEO I CFO Forum of Business Circle
Andreas Pollak is excited to be part of the CEO I CFO Forum of Business Circle at Lake Constance on February 21 as a speaker!

Insight into the Judicial Reform – “Hope for Faster Investigations”
This week, DER STANDARD published Simone Petsche-Demmels guest article on the new criminal procedural reform – one of the most significant amendments in the last

How Do Networking and Compliance Work Together?
This question becomes particularly relevant during the holiday season: How can you nurture your business relationships without violating compliance rules? 🎙️ Business relationships and networks

Compliance Now! 2024
The biggest criminal law reform in 15 years – what impact will it have on businesses and companies? Simone Petsche-Demmel had the privilege of presenting

ARS Academy: Contract Law Update
“The applicable ÖNORM standards must be adhered to” – What does that mean? This and many other practical questions were discussed using the latest case

A Step Toward Equality of Arms: New Regulations on Defense Cost Reimbursement in Criminal Proceedings
With the amendment effective August 1, 2024, a significant step has been taken towards easing the burden on defendants in criminal proceedings: the reimbursement of

ARS Academy: Introduction to Contract Law for Non-Lawyers
“How is a contract actually formed? What legal requirements must be considered when entering into a contract? What happens in cases of delayed performance?” These

Forbes Women’s Summit Vienna 2024
It was an absolute pleasure to attend this year’s Forbes Women’s Summit at the Park Hyatt Vienna – alongside so many inspiring women, colleagues, and

ARS Academy: Secure Contract Outcomes Successfully
Together with attorney Dr. Axel Thoß, Simone Petsche-Demmel is excited to co-lead the one-day seminar “Contract Law Update” at the ARS Academy. In this course,

Imported Surveillance Is Not a Solution
While authorities demand legal access to messenger services, they are using data from abroad in a way that raises concerns about the rule of law.

Mobile Phone Seizures: Why the Reform Threatens to Undermine Legal Protection
The aim of the new directive is to achieve more effective protection of the environment.

petsche pollak award 2024
Last night, the Palais Coburg hosted the festive petsche pollak award 2024 ceremony, where we celebrated outstanding achievements in white collar-crime and corporate criminal law

Green light for the EU directive on the criminal protection of the environment!
The aim of the new directive is to achieve more effective protection of the environment.

petsche pollak before the ECJ
Simone Petsche and Christoph Trafoier pleaded with the EU’s highest court, the ECJ, to establish that cartel confessions made to antitrust enforcers must not be passed on.

Exciting News Alert!
We are delighted that #petschepollak has once again been recognized as one of Austria’s leading law firms this year – by #Chambers in the field of #White-Collar-Crime and by #Legal500 in the field of #Dispute #Resolution.

Ready for the GC SUMMIT 2024 Vienna?
Simone Petsche-Demmel and Andreas Pollak will discuss today at the Legal 500 GC Summit the corporate (criminal) risks regarding ESG litigation, Greenwashing, and supply chains

Swearing-In Ceremony for Attorney Paul Schneider: Celebrating a Milestone Achievement
We warmly congratulate him on his swearing-in ceremony today.

Petsche Pollak ranked by Leaders League 2024
We are delighted to receive this significant recognition of our work and extend our gratitude to each member of the team for their dedication, effort, and willingness to embark on this path of specialization with us.

Trend 2024 Special Report – business crime law
Are the Austrian business crime laws an obstacle for investments? Will the new ESG rules further increase the complexity of legislation? And will there be

In the latest edition of the Austrian business magazin TREND: White-collar crime law experts Simone Petsche-Demmel and Andreas Pollak share their perspectives on a topical issue: the vast majority of investigations end without charges.
„DIE MEISTEN VERFAHREN FÜHREN AM ENDE ZU KEINER ANKLAGE“

Internal Investigations
In conversation with Simone Petsche-Demmel at the “Internal Investigations Masterclass” on February 01, 2024.

Legal perspective on the topic of “secret tape recording”
Andreas Pollak has been interviewed about the legal perspective on the current topic of “secret tape recording”.

“Update whats hot, whats new?” in corporate criminal law
Upcoming talk with Simone Petsche-Demmel at Compliance now!, 16 / 17. November 2023, Falkensteiner Balance Resort Stegersbach

Do’s and Don’ts in Criminal Law: What must business/civil lawyers consider?
Our partner Simone Petsche-Demmel will contribute her expertise to an exciting panel discussion.

Andreas Pollak once again achieves an acquittal for our client Dr. h.c. Siegfried Stieglitz
On July 26, 2023, our partner Andreas Pollak and Counsel Vincent Vertneg secured the final acquittal of our client Dr. h.c. Siegfried Stieglitz by the Vienna Higher Regional Court.

Compliance Praxis about the Petsche Pollak Economic Crime Report
The compliance magazine “Compliance Practice” features a comprehensive report on the Petsche Pollak Economic Crime Report in its current issue. This report provides an overview of the challenges that the current law enforcement practices pose for executives and supervisory boards in Austrian companies.

petsche pollak award 2023 – this year two theses on corporate criminal law won the prize
Viola Hysek, LL.M., and Mag. Dr. Kerstin Waxnegger received the prize from the President of the Association of Judges.

Petsche Pollak Award 2023 –
the top-class expert jury
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Zerbes has been a university professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Vienna since October 2019.

Future.Women – Economic Crime, fireside chat with Simone Petsche-Demmel
Simone Petsche-Demmel, partner at Petsche Pollak and expert in economic criminal law, will be speaking on May 16th at Future.Women on the topic of economic crime.