Wkk Law Rechtsanwälte

What Wkk Law Rechtsanwälte does

Wkk Law Rechtsanwälte (legal entity: Wess Kux Kispert & Eckert Rechtsanwalts GmbH) is an Austrian boutique law firm founded in January 2006 in Vienna by Norbert Wess and Christian Kux, with Bernhard Kispert joining as partner in 2008. The firm is privately held as a GmbH with no external funding rounds and no parent company. The partner circle has expanded to eight partners, including academic figures such as Georg Eckert (university professor for corporate law at WU Wien) and Felix Ruhmannseder (dual-qualified in Austria and Germany), alongside co-founders Wess and Kux.

The firm provides bespoke legal services across 20 practice areas, with the core practice centered on white-collar criminal defense (Wirtschaftsstrafrecht), financial and criminal tax law, corporate compliance, internal investigations, and whistleblower systems. Adjacent practices include employment law, banking and capital markets law, competition law, data protection, sustainability law, sports and events law, and litigation and arbitration. Notable representations include Karl-Heinz Grasser (acquittal in Buwog proceedings), Erik Prince (weapons-related acquittal), Harald Neumann (former Novomatic CEO), Martin Pucher (Commerzialbank Mattersburg), Sophie Karmasin, and Anders Besseberg.

Wkk law operates from three offices (Vienna headquarters at Himmelpfortgasse 20, Berlin branch at Kurfürstendamm 212, and Salzburg) and is a member of the Lawyers Cooperation international network since 2013. Revenue is generated through fee-per-matter and hourly billing for professional services, with no publicly disclosed pricing; revenue figures are not disclosed. Client acquisition is sales-led and relies on professional referrals, academic networks, and earned media from high-profile cases, supported by consistent analyst recognition in Chambers Europe, Legal 500 EMEA, Trend Anwaltsranking, and Handelsblatt.

Name

Wkk Law Rechtsanwälte

Legal name

Wess Kux Kispert & Eckert Rechtsanwalts GmbH

Website

https://wkk.law

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wkk Law Rechtsanwälte is a Vienna-headquartered Austrian boutique law firm founded in 2006, advising corporations and high-profile individuals on white-collar criminal defense, corporate compliance, internal investigations, and related civil law matters, with offices in Vienna, Berlin, and Salzburg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAJ

White-Collar Defense & Investigations

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAN

Criminal Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAC

Regulatory & Compliance Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAA

Corporate & Commercial Law

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• White-collar crime defense
• Corporate compliance advisory
• Commercial criminal law
• Internal investigations
• Corporate legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Fee-based legal representation for individuals and corporations in criminal proceedings, compliance matters, and internal investigations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wkk Law Rechtsanwälte is an Austrian law firm that advises and represents corporations, executives, and high-net-worth individuals across approximately 20 practice areas, with particular strength in white-collar and economic criminal defense, corporate compliance, internal investigations, financial criminal and tax criminal law, and cross-border commercial matters. The firm operates from its Vienna headquarters and a Berlin branch office, combining courtroom advocacy with compliance program design and internal investigation services.

Product overview

Wkk Law Rechtsanwälte is a full-service Austrian law firm operating as a partnership/gmbH structure. The firm provides comprehensive legal services organized across 20 distinct practice areas, with particular strength in white-collar crime defence, compliance advisory, and corporate law. The firm has offices in Vienna and Berlin, serving both Austrian and international clients. Services are delivered through interdisciplinary teams of legal experts rather than a modular software product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wirtschaftsstrafrecht (White-Collar Crime Defense)
• Compliance
• Finanz- & Steuerstrafrecht (Financial and Criminal Tax Law)
• Internal Investigations
• Unternehmensrecht (Business Law)
• Prozessführung (Litigation and Arbitration)
• Whistleblowing Systeme (Whistleblowing Systems)
• Sport- und Veranstaltungsrecht (Sports and Events Law)
• Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht (Banking and Capital Markets Law)
• Private Clients

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

One partnership is on record.

• Lawyers CooperationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013International association of independent law firms enabling wkk law to provide competent consultants in fast and flexible manner for cross-border cases. This international network complements the firm's dual Austrian-German presence.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hengeler Mueller: Elite German law firm with a leading white-collar crime and internal investigations practice, including in Berlin. Comparable as a higher-capacity incumbent competing for the same German-Austrian cross-border matters.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm where wkk partner Felix Ruhmannseder previously practiced. Comparable as an international incumbent with deep compliance and investigations capability in Germany and Austria.
• CMS: Pan-European law firm with full-service offerings in DACH including white-collar and compliance. Comparable as a broader incumbent able to bundle compliance, investigations, and corporate advisory mandates across multiple jurisdictions.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Global Magic Circle firm with established white-collar and investigations capabilities in Germany and Austria. Comparable as a broader incumbent that can out-resource on multi-jurisdictional matters.
• Linklaters: Global Magic Circle firm with significant corporate crime and investigations practice across Europe including Frankfurt and Vienna. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for premium white-collar mandates.

Direct peers

• Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte: Austrian-headquartered law firm with broad regional CEE coverage and active white-collar and compliance practice. Comparable for cross-border mandates involving Austria and neighboring jurisdictions.
• Schoenherr Rechtsanwälte: Austrian-headquartered Central European full-service firm with strong corporate and white-collar capabilities across CEE. Comparable as a competitor for corporate compliance and cross-border mandates out of Vienna.
• Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati (CHSH): Leading Vienna-based Austrian full-service law firm with established white-collar and corporate practices. Directly comparable for enterprise clients and cross-border mandates; also a notable alumni feeder for wkk law.
• Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte: Premier Austrian full-service law firm with strong white-collar and corporate crime capabilities in Vienna. Comparable as a leading Austrian firm competing for the same enterprise and high-net-worth clients.
• Lansky Ganzger & Partner: Vienna-based Austrian law firm with a market-leading white-collar crime and compliance practice. Most direct comparable: similar size, geography, and core specialization in Wirtschaftsstrafrecht and corporate compliance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wkk-law-rechtsanwaelte

Compliance2 records

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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