Skilled consulting and representation vis-à-vis our clients in legal and tax matters in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Liechtenstein is ensured by our experienced lawyers and tax advisers and their assistants.
In most cases, the client may elect to have client acceptance, the initial meeting and further consultations take place at one of our offices in their home country or the country where they are headquartered. Based on the facts and the legal situation, we subsequently conduct an internal review to determine which of our national experts are needed to best process the mandate. Then, without additional time and expense for our clients, our five offices work in a close international and potentially interprofessional collaborative relationship to resolve and carry through the issues that have been raised. Upon request, the client is assigned a single point of contact within our organisation who then undertakes to provide them with information on the current status of their matter on an ongoing basis and who works behind the scenes to coordinate continuous collaboration within our team. Our services are invoiced by the office where the mandate is predominantly being processed based on the facts and the legal situation.
Finally, it should be pointed out that, for legal reasons, all advisers working in our six office locations render their services autonomously and independently as part of the cooperative relationship, which is publicly represented in an integrated way across various disciplines, parties and countries. This is, in part, mandatory from a national and professional perspective, but also seems to us to constitute a contemporary form of collaboration that, at the same time, takes the independence which is legally required in exercising an independent profession into consideration.
Dipl.-Kfm., Tax Consultant,
Specialist Advisor for International Tax Law
Lawyer
Lawyer
Tax Consultant
Lawyer
Lawyer, Specialist Solicitor for Criminal Law
Attorney-at-law & Bar-Accredited Specialist Lawyer in International Business Law (GER),
Attorney-at-law & Notary (LIE)
Dipl.-Kffr., Tax Consultant for Austria, Tax Consultant for Germany, Specialist Advisor for International Tax Law, Commercial Trustee
LL.M., LL.M., Lawyer
Lawyer
LL.M., Lawyer
Attorney-at-law & Bar-Accredited Specialist Lawyer in International Business Law (GER),
Attorney-at-law & Notary (LIE)
Lawyer and Certified Tax Expert
LL.M., Lawyer
LL.M., Lawyer
Auditor, Tax Consultant
Avvocato (Italian Lawyer)
LL.M., Lawyer
Lawyer (admitted in Andorra)
We live at a time when regulation – evinced by laws, acts, directives, etc. – is more intense and pronounced than at any other time in the history of mankind. There is a plethora of legal statutes and the resultant national and international rulings. A lawyer must identify a niche or specialist area if s/he is to meet with success. There is enormous demand for the dedicated specialist who is able to offer his/her clients a qualitatively superior, customised solution to their problems, applying a high degree of professional and emotional intelligence
The client would value being secure in the knowledge:
We have imbibed this philosophy and endeavour to live it every day. Because we aim to continue to satisfy our clients and would like them to engage our services again whenever necessary and to recommend us to others. And because we are convinced that – ethically, humanitarianly and professionally – this is the correct professional approach of any legal practitioner. We are guided by this.
Should you have any further questions, please do contact us.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,
Johannes N. Viehbacher
Legal notice in accordance with § 6 TDG:
In compliance with § 6 of the German Tele-Services Act (TDG), the following information is provided by us in our capacity as operators of this homepage:
The contact details are as follows:
Johannes N. Viehbacher, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.)
Attorney-at-law
Nymphenburger Str. 4
DE-80335 München
Federal Republic of Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 89 20 80 27 250
The E-Mail address is:
office@viehbacher.com
The legal practitioner in the Federal Republic of Germany is governed by the Munich Chamber of Lawyers, which is empowered to admit lawyers to the Bar. Mr. Johannes N. Viehbacher, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.) is a member of the Munich Chamber of Lawyers. The practice’s office in Germany is located in Munich.
Regulatory compliance in Germany is effected by adherence to the following statutes:
• Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG) (Law on Legal Counsels’ Fees)
• Gerichtskostengesetz (GKG) (Court Fees Act)
• Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO) (Legal Profession Act)
• Gesetz über die Europäischen Rechtsanwälte (EuRAG) (Regulations for Lawyers in the European Union)
Full texts of these regulations can be viewed at: www.anwaltverein.de/praxis/berufsrecht.
The practice’s VAT number in Germany is: DE 195 235 999
The Legal Profession Act (BRAO) obligates lawyers to obtain professional indemnity insurance, with a minimum insurance sum of EUR 250,000.00. The details are derived from § 51 BRAO. The Viehbacher law firm holds a financial loss liability insurance policy with the following insurance provider:
Allianz Versicherungs AG, Dieselstr. 8, 85774 Unterföhring
Sum insured per claim: EUR 3,000,000.00
Legal notice in accordance with § 5 ECG:
In compliance with § 5 Paragraph 1 of the Liechtenstein e-Commerce Law (ECG), the following information is provided by us in our capacity as operators of this homepage:
The contact details are as follows:
Johannes N. Viehbacher, Dipl.-Jur. (Univ.)
Attorney-at-law
Landstrasse 123
LI-9495 Triesen
Principality of Liechtenstein
Phone: +423 384 01 55
The E-Mail address is:
office@viehbacher.com
Activities of legal practitioners in Liechtenstein are subject to the disciplinary authority of the Princely High Court. The law firm is a member of the Liechtensteinischen Rechtsanwaltskammer (Liechtenstein Chamber of Lawyers) (www.lirak.li) and is subject to its Professional Guidelines and to the Attorneys Act (RAG).
The practice’s VAT number in Liechtenstein is: 56 189
Viehbacher Law Firm
Johannes N. Viehbacher, Attorney-at-law (Liechtenstein Chamber of Lawyers)
Rotenmühlgasse 11/10
A-1120 Vienna
Phone: +43 (0) 1 603 48 75
The E-Mail address is:
office@viehbacher.com
Chamber membership:
Vienna Chamber of Lawyers
ADVM code: J101147
The practice’s VAT number in Austria is: ATU65173803
Legal practice in Austria is governed by the following professional regulations:
Rechtsanwaltsordnung (RAO) (Legal Profession Act)
Bundesgesetz über den freien Dienstleistungsverkehr und die Niederlassung von europäischen Rechtsanwälten in Österreich (EuRAG) (Federal Law on the Free Interchange of Services and the Registration of European Lawyers in Austria)
Disziplinarstatut für Rechtsanwälte und Rechtsanwaltsanwärter (DSt) (Disciplinary Act for Lawyers and Solicitors)
Richtlinien für die Ausübung des Rechtsanwaltsberufes, für die Überwachung der Pflichten des Rechtsanwaltes und für die Ausbildung der Rechtsanwaltsanwärter (RL-BA) (Directive for the Practice of a Legal Profession, the Monitoring of Lawyers’ Duties and the Training of Solicitors)
Rechtsanwaltstarifgesetz (RATG) (Law on Lawyers’ Fees)
Allgemeine Honorar-Kriterien (AHK) (General Fee Criteria)
Ehrenzeichen-RL (Directive on the Award of Excellence)
Rahmenschiedsordnung – Rahmenschieds- und Schlichtungsordnung des Österreichischen Rechtsanwaltskammertages (Rules of Arbitration and Conciliation of the Austrian Chamber of Lawyers)
Geschäftsordnung des Österreichischen Rechtsanwaltskammertages (Geo-ÖRAK) (Rules of Procedure of the Austrian Chamber of Lawyers)
Texts of professional guidelines may be accessed here:
http://www.rechtsanwaelte.at/www/getFile.php?id=81&nav=0
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/auswahl/
Regulatory authority:
Vienna Chamber of Lawyers
Ertlgasse 2 / Ecke Rotenturmstraße 2
A-1010 Vienna
Phone: +43 (0) 1 533 271 8-0
Internet: www.rakwien.at
E-Mail: office@rakwien.at
Johannes N. Viehbacher
Lawyer (Liechtenstein Bar Association)
Registered in the list in accordance with Article 28 Federal Act on the Freedom of Movement for Lawyers
(Bundesgesetz über die Freizügigkeit der Anwältinnen und Anwälte - BGFA)
Bahnhofstrasse 52
CH-8001 Zurich
Tel. +41 0 44 271 1000
Email: office@viehbacher.com
Supervisory authority:
Supervisory Commission for Attorneys-at-Law
High Court of the Canton of Zurich
Hirschengraben 15
CH-8001 Zurich
Tel. +41 (0) 44 257 91 91
Education and professional trajectory
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Education
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1986 – 1991
1991 – 1993
1993 – 1996
1996
Since 1997
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