Beurle Rechtsanwalte

What Beurle Rechtsanwalte does

BEURLE Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG is an Austrian full-service business law firm headquartered at Landstraße 9 in Linz, Upper Austria, operating since 1890 as a GmbH & Co KG partnership under personally liable partner BEURLE Rechtsanwalts-Beteiligungs GmbH. The firm advises domestic and foreign companies from the private and public sectors across 16 practice areas, including corporate and foundation law, energy sector law, public commercial law, data protection, compliance, business contract drafting, insolvency and restructuring, M&A, venture capital and startups, real estate, transport and logistics, litigation, employment law, intellectual property, family law, and criminal law. Particular specialization is concentrated in energy sector regulation (Energiewirtschaft) and M&A transactions, with partners holding doctoral degrees from the University of Vienna and Johannes Kepler Universität Linz and international credentials including Northwestern University LL.M., Paris II Assas, and New York bar admission.

The firm operates a traditional partner-led professional services model, generating revenue through legal fees for consultations, transaction advisory, litigation, and ongoing legal counsel billed per engagement or on hourly arrangements customary in Austrian legal practice. Client acquisition relies on professional reputation, referrals, and thought leadership via publications in specialized legal journals. There is no proprietary technology stack, no AI/ML capability, and no productized offering; legal work is delivered by partners and associates supported by administrative and accounting staff (11–50 employees). Recent mandates include advising LAWOG on its acquisition of an 80% stake in the AREV Gruppe, which created the largest real estate company in Upper Austria, and serving as insolvency administrator in major Austrian cases including Schlecker Austria/dayli, Quelle, and Wozabal.

Name

Beurle Rechtsanwalte

Legal name

BEURLE Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG

Website

https://beurle.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BEURLE Rechtsanwälte is a full-service Austrian business law firm headquartered in Linz, advising domestic and foreign private and public sector companies across 16 practice areas with particular specialization in energy sector law and M&A transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchschlag Bei Linz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Consulting Services: Traditional law firm providing comprehensive legal services to corporate clients. Revenue is generated through professional legal fees for consultations, transaction advisory, litigation, and other legal services rendered to business clients in the private and public sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

BEURLE Rechtsanwälte is a full-service commercial law firm based in Linz, Austria, providing comprehensive legal advisory to domestic and foreign companies from the private and public sectors. The firm advises across corporate and foundation law, energy regulation, public commercial law, M&A, insolvency and restructuring, real estate, employment, intellectual property, compliance, data protection, litigation, transport and logistics, family law and criminal law, delivered through a partner-led team with international academic credentials.

Product overview

BEURLE Rechtsanwälte is a full-service commercial law firm based in Linz, Austria, offering comprehensive legal advisory services to domestic and foreign companies from the private and public sectors. The firm provides legal services across multiple practice areas including corporate and foundation law, energy sector, public commercial law, data protection, compliance, contract drafting, insolvency and restructuring, M&A, venture capital, real estate, transport and logistics, litigation, employment law, intellectual property, family law, and criminal law. The firm's practice areas are delivered through a team of partners and associates specializing in specific disciplines, with support from specialized assistants and administrative staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energiewirtschaft (Energy Sector Law)
• Gesellschafts- und Stiftungsrecht (Corporate and Foundation Law)
• Öffentliches Wirtschaftsrecht (Public Commercial Law)
• Datenschutz (Data Protection)
• Compliance
• Vertragsgestaltung in der Wirtschaft (Business Contract Drafting)
• Insolvenz, Sanierung und Restrukturierung (Insolvency and Restructuring)
• Unternehmenstransaktionen (M&A)
• Venture Capital und Start-Ups
• Immobilien (Real Estate)
• Transport und Logistik (Transport and Logistics)
• Litigation
• Arbeitsrecht (Employment Law)
• Intellectual Property
• Ehe- und Familienrecht (Family Law)
• Strafrecht (Criminal Law)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Oberösterreichische Versicherung AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBEURLE worked jointly with Oberösterreichische Versicherung AG (as minority shareholder) to restructure the corporate governance of the AREV Gruppe following LAWOG's acquisition of an 80% majority stake.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte: One of the largest Austrian/Central European law firms with broad commercial, M&A, energy, and regulatory practices. A broader incumbent operating in the same Austrian legal market across multiple practice areas that BEURLE also covers.
• CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz: Austrian member of the global CMS network, offering commercial, regulatory, and energy-law advice to corporates. A broader incumbent that overlaps directly with BEURLE's practice mix but at substantially greater scale.
• Schoenherr Rechtsanwälte: Major Austrian-founded full-service law firm with extensive CEE coverage in corporate, M&A, energy, and competition law. A broader incumbent competing with BEURLE for the same Austrian and cross-border mid-market mandates.

Direct peers

• bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte: Austrian commercial law firm with offices in Vienna, Salzburg, and Budapest, advising corporates on M&A, energy, and regulatory matters. Directly comparable in practice mix and Austrian mid-market positioning.
• SHMP Schwartz Huber-Medek Pallitsch Rechtsanwälte: Austrian mid-market commercial law firm. Directly comparable — Erik Händlhuber was previously an Associate at SHMP before joining BEURLE, and both firms serve similar Austrian business clients.
• Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte: Vienna-headquartered Austrian business law firm with full-service commercial coverage including M&A, energy, and corporate law. Directly comparable — Dr. Paul Oberndorfer and Mag. Hermann Beurle both previously practiced here before joining BEURLE, and the firms compete for similar corporate clients.
• Probst Rechtsanwälte: Austrian business law firm. Directly comparable — Erik Händlhuber previously practiced at Probst before joining BEURLE — and the firm serves a similar Austrian commercial-client segment.
• Fellner Wratzfeld & Partner: Austrian full-service commercial law firm advising on corporate, M&A, real estate, and public commercial law — directly overlapping with BEURLE's core practice areas and Austrian mid-market client base.
• Haslinger/Nagele & Partner Rechtsanwälte: Austrian full-service commercial law firm with strong corporate, employment, and litigation practices. Directly comparable; Mag. Dr. Verena Haumer previously practiced at Haslinger/Nagele before joining BEURLE.
• Dorda Brugger Jordis Rechtsanwälte: Austrian commercial law firm headquartered in Vienna, advising on M&A, corporate, and regulatory matters. Directly comparable; Dr. Paul Oberndorfer was previously an Associate at Dorda, and the firm serves an overlapping Austrian corporate client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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