Chambers Europe guide for Information Technology 2017

Established in 2014, this TMT boutique is making rapid progress in the market. Offers dependable expertise in IT and related IP matters. Notable for high-quality work in software contracts and game development. Further areas of activity include data protection, international e-commerce and IT outsourcing. Often seen advising technology start-ups as well as numerous clients in the media, entertainment and electronics industries. Sources are enthusiastic about the firm’s expertise as well as smooth operation. “They have a fantastic industry knowledge,” a client says, adding that the lawyers “have great response times and are very solution-oriented.” Another source says: “They are precise, extremely pragmatic, straight to the point and very fast. I get work done efficiently by partners only, and if one partner is not available for whatever reason, another partner seamlessly steps in and all partners complement one another with ease.” GEISTWERT advised ASFiNAG on the public tender procedure for the implementation of its digital toll-badge system. GEISTWERT represented the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in contentious proceedings against a software developer arising from the public tender for a new archiving software system. Amoung significant clients there are Netflix, SanDisk, Gruner + Jahr, Austrian Airlines, Novomatic.