Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner

What Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner does

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH (fwp) is a full-service Austrian business law firm (Wirtschaftssozietät) founded in 1999 and headquartered at Schottenring 12 in Vienna's first district. The firm is organised as a private Austrian GmbH — not PE- or VC-backed — owned by its partners, with named co-founders Markus Fellner and Kurt Wratzfeld still active. Across thirteen practice groups (Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Employment, Compliance, Data Protection, Dispute Resolution, ESG, Real Estate/Construction, IP/IT, Antitrust, Public Business Law, Planning/Environmental/Procurement, Restructuring) and twelve sector groups, fwp advises Austrian and DACH-region enterprises, financial institutions (UniCredit Bank Austria, BAWAG P.S.K., HYPO NOE, HETA, PayLife), listed corporates (OMV, Wienerberger, SPAR, Casinos Austria, IKEA Austria) and public-sector bodies (Stadt Wien, ÖBB Infrastruktur) on transactions, regulatory mandates, and disputes.

fwp delivers services through partner-led mandates from a single Vienna office, with no technology platform, productised offering, or API surface disclosed. Pricing is negotiated per engagement (typical Austrian hourly or fixed-fee model), and revenue is professional services fees. Client acquisition is driven by reputation and directory rankings rather than paid distribution: the firm is consistently ranked Tier 1 / top-tier across all four major international legal directories — Chambers Europe, IFLR1000, The Legal 500, and JUVE — most recently in 2026, including JUVE 4 stars in Environmental/Planning/Regulation and 3 stars in Public Procurement Law. Marketing channels are limited to firm-published blog/news content and a topical email newsletter; the firm has no disclosed paid-advertising, marketplace, or digital-distribution layer.

Headcount is approximately 50–60 lawyers and legal professionals (Partners, Counsel, Associates, Junior Associates, Legal Assistants, Legal Trainees). The firm runs no subsidiary entities, has no parent company, is not listed, and discloses no financial figures. Recent operational signals include the April 2026 introduction of a Counsel career tier with the appointment of Thomas Baumgartner, sustained 2026 directory rankings, and active thought-leadership output around 2025–2026 regulatory reforms (Real Estate Transfer Tax Reform 2025, EU AI Act, ESG, climate protection rights).

Name

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner

Legal name

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Website

https://fwp.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner is a top-tier Vienna-based Austrian business law firm (founded 1999) providing partner-led legal advisory across banking & finance, corporate/M&A, real estate, public law, ESG, and dispute resolution to enterprise, financial-institution, and public-sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gerasdorf Bei Wien

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Fwp generates revenue through billable legal services rendered to clients. Fees are charged for legal advisory, transaction support, litigation, and regulatory counsel across the firm's practice areas. Revenue is derived from professional services fees, typically billed on an hourly basis or fixed-fee engagement structure, common for Austrian law firms serving enterprise clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner is a leading Austrian business law firm providing full-service legal advisory to enterprises, financial institutions, and public sector clients. Services span Banking & Finance, Corporate M&A and Transactions, Real Estate & Construction, Employment Law, Public Law (including planning, environmental, and procurement), Dispute Resolution, Restructuring & Insolvency, Data Protection, IP & IT, Competition & Antitrust, Compliance, and ESG & Sustainability. Engagements are partner-led, billed on an hourly or fixed-fee basis, and delivered from the firm's sole Vienna office.

Product overview

Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH (fwp) is a leading Austrian law firm structured as a single unified legal services practice rather than a platform with modular products. The firm organizes its offerings across specialized practice groups (Arbeitsrecht, Bankrecht & Finanzierungen, Compliance, Corporate/M&A, Datenschutzrecht, Dispute Resolution, ESG & Nachhaltigkeit, Immobilien- & Baurecht, IP & IT, Kartell- & Wettbewerbsrecht, Öffentliches Wirtschaftsrecht, Planungs-/Umwelt- & Vergaberecht, Restructuring & Insolvency) and sector groups (Banks & Financial Institutions, Energy, Family Offices, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Media, Mobility, Retail, Real Estate, Start-ups, Transport & Logistics). Clients access legal expertise through direct engagement with the firm's lawyers rather than through a self-service product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Banking & Finance Legal Advisory
• Corporate, M&A and Transactions
• Employment Law (Arbeitsrecht)
• Real Estate & Construction Law (Immobilien- & Baurecht)
• Public Law, Planning, Environmental & Procurement
• Dispute Resolution

Quantifiable outcome

• Highly experienced lawyers with high problem-solving capacity and strong market expertise, as rated by IFLR1000.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wolf Theiss: Wolf Theiss is one of Austria's leading full-service business law firms, with a comparable practice mix spanning corporate/M&A, banking, real estate, and dispute resolution, and similarly strong directory rankings (Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR1000). It is the closest head-to-head competitor to fwp in the Austrian business law market.
• Schoenherr: Schoenherr is a major Austrian-headquartered business law firm with deep CEE coverage, recognized across the same Chambers/Legal 500 practice areas as fwp (banking, M&A, competition, public law). It competes directly for Austrian enterprise and financial institution mandates.
• Binder Grösswang: Binder Grösswang is a top-tier Austrian full-service commercial law firm with comparable strengths in banking & finance, corporate/M&A, and public law. It targets the same Vienna-headquartered enterprise and financial institution clients as fwp.
• Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati (CHSH): CHSH is a leading Austrian business law firm offering a similar full-service practice portfolio including corporate, M&A, dispute resolution, and public law. It competes directly with fwp for premium Austrian mandates.
• Dorda Rechtsanwälte: Dorda is an Austrian business law firm with strong corporate/M&A and dispute resolution practices, and comparable directory rankings. It is a direct competitor for Austrian mid-cap and enterprise mandates.
• bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte: bpv Hügel is an Austrian full-service commercial law firm with comparable banking, corporate, and competition practices. It competes for similar Austrian enterprise and financial institution clients.

Broad incumbents

• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Freshfields is a global elite law firm with a Vienna office that competes for premium Austrian M&A, banking, and dispute resolution mandates. Its international network makes it a broader incumbent competitor rather than a direct Austrian-niche peer.
• CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz: CMS is a global law firm with one of its largest European presences in Austria (CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz), covering banking, corporate, real estate, and public law. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same Austrian enterprise clients as fwp.
• DLA Piper: DLA Piper is a global law firm with a Vienna office offering corporate, finance, real estate, and dispute resolution services. It competes with fwp for Austrian enterprise mandates with cross-border elements.
• Hogan Lovells: Hogan Lovells is a global law firm with a Vienna presence covering corporate/M&A, finance, and regulatory work. It competes with fwp on Austrian-headquartered cross-border mandates as a broad incumbent rather than an Austrian specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fwpkarriere
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fellner-wratzfeld-partner

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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