BRAND Rechtsanwälte GmbH

What BRAND Rechtsanwälte GmbH does

BRAND Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a Vienna-based Austrian boutique law firm founded in 2005, operating from a single headquarters at Schüttelstraße 55 in Vienna's 2nd district (Leopoldstadt). The firm provides specialized business law services across 14 core practice areas, with concentration in antitrust/competition law, capital markets and banking law, real estate law, company law, arbitration, and complex civil litigation. Select customers and matters span Austrian banking (BAWAG litigation — described in source material as the largest economic case in Austrian legal history), real estate asset management (Credit Suisse Asset Management, Raiffeisen Immobilien Kapitalanlage), oil and energy (Halliburton Austria sale-and-leaseback), technology (Sony commercial leases), construction (Fertighauszentrum Blaue Lagune), and Austrian municipalities. The practice is partner-led, with the firm employing approximately 9 staff across four named fee-earning professionals.

The firm's underlying delivery model is professional services rather than technology — no proprietary platform, software, app, or API is disclosed (api_exists is false). Partner expertise is the core asset: Michael Brand is a sworn court-certified expert and author of 'Schadenersatz im Kartellrecht', the de facto Austrian antitrust damages handbook; Gabriele Brand-Ogris is President of the worldwide INTERLEGAL lawyer network; Martin Fischer and Anton Gruber round out the partner track with specializations in communal, real estate, and officials disciplinary law. The firm uses no AI/ML capabilities and relies on standard marketing tooling (Google Analytics, AdWords, Matomo).

Revenue mechanics follow the Austrian Lawyers' Fee Act (Rechtsanwaltstarifgesetz) supplemented by individual client fee agreements, with billing on an hourly/case basis across three customer segments: corporate clients and businesses (primary), Austrian municipalities and public bodies, and private individuals (capital markets disputes, insurance, ski accident claims). Distribution is entirely domestic via direct enterprise field sales — in-person and video consultations from the Vienna office, plus on-site visits particularly for municipal clients. The firm holds no disclosed funding, parent entity, or subsidiaries, though it operates a sister property management company that aligns with the real estate practice.

Name

BRAND Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Legal name

BRAND Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Website

https://b-law.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BRAND Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a Vienna-based Austrian boutique law firm providing specialized business law services across antitrust, capital markets, real estate, arbitration, and litigation to corporate enterprises, municipalities, and private individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Austrian business law
• Antitrust damages law
• Capital markets law
• Real estate law
• Commercial litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

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: Professional legal services billed at standard Austrian lawyer rates for consultations, contract drafting, litigation, and representation before courts and administrative bodies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BRAND Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a Vienna-based Austrian business law firm providing specialized legal advisory and litigation services across 14 core practice areas. The firm primarily serves corporate clients, municipalities, and private individuals with expert representation in antitrust/cartel damages claims (including the Austrian construction cartel), capital markets and securities law, corporate/M&A, real estate, GDPR, arbitration, insurance, construction/procurement, white-collar crime, and communal law. The firm is notably known for participating in the BAWAG litigation, the largest economic case in Austrian legal history.

Product overview

BRAND Rechtsanwälte GmbH is a full-service Austrian law firm offering legal services across 14 core practice areas. The firm operates as a unified service offering rather than a modular software product. Key services include Antitrust Law/Private Enforcement (with a specialized Fast Track Arbitration method), Capital Markets Law, Company Law, Real Estate Law, Data Protection-GDPR, Arbitration, Insurance Law, Ski Law, White Collar Crime Law, Construction Law, Competition Law, Legal Proceedings, Officials Disciplinary Law, and Communal Law. The firm has a property management company as a sister company and partners who are also active as property developers. The firm is known for landmark cases including the BAWAG litigation and represents clients in the largest economic proceedings in Austrian legal history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antitrust Law / Private Enforcement Legal representation in cartel damages claims and private enforcement of antitrust law, including representation in landmark cases and assistance with damage claims. Marketed as a flagship practice area tied to the Austrian construction cartel proceedings.
• Capital Markets Law / Banking Law / Securities Law Investment lawsuits, design of investment products, creation of capital market brochures, emissions consulting, and founding of banks and financial services companies.
• Company Law Comprehensive corporate legal services including incorporation, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, shareholder meetings, corporate lawsuits, and trust law.
• Real Estate Law Property purchase and sale, establishment of home ownership, property development, licensing procedures, and comprehensive real estate portfolio management.
• Data Protection-GDPR 2018 Implementation of GDPR compliance including data protection information, electronic communications, consent management, documentation obligations, and employee data protection.
• Arbitration Law Fast track arbitration method for efficient, cost-effective dispute resolution achieving binding results within months, covering banking, construction, franchise, and corporate disputes.
• Insurance Law Representation of insurance companies and policyholders in product design, claims enforcement, recourse claims, coverage defenses, and major claims management.
• Ski Law Legal representation for ski accidents involving victims, lift operators, liability insurances, and perpetrators in civil and criminal courts.
• White Collar Crime Law and Financial Criminal Law Defense and prosecution in white collar crime, compliance mechanisms setup, financial criminal proceedings, and Association Responsibility Law matters.
• Construction Law, Procurement Law, Civil Engineering Law Public tenders, procurement, construction processes, expert opinions, building authority representation, and civil engineering contract design.
• Competition Law Enforcement of competition law claims with injunction applications, defense against injunctions, and expertise in financial services, insurance, and pharmaceutical sectors.
• Legal Proceedings Courtroom representation with optimal preparation, SWOT analysis, evidence evaluation, and strategic implementation for winning cases.
• Officials Disciplinary Law Representation of officials in employment law procedures, disciplinary hearings, criminal proceedings, and career matters.
• Communal Law Legal advisory for municipalities on official liability, tax claims, contracts, administrative procedures, and defense in supervisory proceedings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully represented in BAWAG litigation - the biggest economic case in Austrian legal history
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• INTERLEGALcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2019Worldwide network of lawyers. BRAND Rechtsanwälte has been a member for many years. Partner Gabriele Brand-Ogris has been President of INTERLEGAL since June 2019, being the first woman on the Executive Board. Austria is represented on INTERLEGAL's Executive Board for the first time. The network covers major European countries, Americas, Asia, Australia, and Africa, enabling short-notice competent advice on foreign law.
• DAC (Deutsche Anwaltschaft Cooperation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012German law cooperation network. Partner Michael Brand has been a board member of DAC since 2012. The partnership enables cross-border legal advice and cooperation with German law firms.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wolf Theiss: Leading Austrian business law firm with deep antitrust, real estate, and capital markets practices and significantly larger headcount. Direct competitor for the same enterprise and institutional mandates BRAND serves in Austria and CEE.
• Eisenberger & Herzog: Austrian commercial law firm with practices in IP, antitrust, and corporate matters; comparable Vienna-headquartered competitor for enterprise clients.
• bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte: Austrian law firm with established antitrust, corporate, and real estate practices serving enterprise clients; competes for similar mandates in the Vienna market.
• Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte: Vienna-based full-service firm active in M&A, banking, capital markets, and competition law. Comparable target clientele (banks, corporates, real estate players) to BRAND.
• Frotz Riedl Rechtsanwälte: Boutique Austrian business law firm with comparable size and overlapping practice areas (corporate, antitrust, real estate). Closest like-for-like size competitor to BRAND in Vienna.
• DORDA Rechtsanwälte: Vienna-headquartered Austrian business law firm with strong antitrust, banking, and corporate practices; comparable in scale and target clientele to BRAND.
• LANSKY HEINZERMANN Rechtsanwälte: Vienna-based Austrian law firm focused on commercial, antitrust, and dispute resolution matters; competes for similar sophisticated Austrian corporate mandates.
• Schoenherr: Full-service Austrian/Central European law firm with comparable antitrust, corporate, and real estate capabilities. Competes for the same high-end Austrian commercial mandates as BRAND.

Broad incumbents

• Freshfields (Austria): Global Magic Circle firm with a Vienna office handling high-end Austrian and cross-border corporate, antitrust, and real estate matters; competes for the largest enterprise mandates.
• Clifford Chance (Austria): Global full-service law firm with a Vienna presence covering M&A, capital markets, and antitrust — competing for the largest institutional mandates involving Austrian law.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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