Tonninger Schermaier & Partner Rechtsanwälte (GbR)

Tonninger Schermaier & Partner Rechtsanwälte (GbR) is an Austrian business law firm based in Vienna. It was founded in 2005 by Dr. Bernhard Tonninger, who set out to practise law in a commercially practical rather than formal-defensive manner. The firm describes itself as a "Wirtschaftskanzlei" (business law firm) and has been operating from Vienna since its founding. Its office is located at Rilkeplatz in Vienna's 4th district, within walking distance of the Commercial Court and the Supreme Court of Justice (OGH). The firm's practice focuses on intellectual property and unfair competition law, copyright and competition law, as well as corporate, company, real estate and business law, and mergers & acquisitions. It serves corporate clients and positions itself around direct, personal contact and tailor-made solutions that take the economic background into account. The team consists of six lawyers and draws on more than 20 years of expertise, according to its own presentation. Over the years the firm has grown through internal promotions and lateral hires. Mag. Clemens Schmied has been with the firm from the beginning, first as a trainee (Konzipient) and today as a partner with personal focuses on family, inheritance and criminal law. Dr. Stefan Schermaier joined as a partner in 2011; he and Bernhard Tonninger had been connected since their shared time at Schönherr (1999–2003). Mag. Dr. Markus Albrecht began his legal training at the firm in 2014 and became a partner in 2026. Mag. Jan Gross has strengthened the team since 2018. In July 2026 Dr. Martin Paar, previously with the Finanzprokuratur for more than two decades, joined as a partner, expanding the firm's spectrum into public law, in particular state liability (Amtshaftung). The firm has received national and international rankings and awards, including recognition as Unfair Competition Law Firm of the Year 2026 by The Lawyer Network (Austria) and by Corporate INTL (Austria), a TOP law firm 2026 ranking for trademark and competition law by DER STANDARD and Statista, Leading Trademark Lawyers of the Year by AI Awards (2025 and 2026, Austria), and rankings in the JUVE ranking for IP/IT (2023 and 2025). It has also been named IT Law Firm of the Year by Corporate Insider (Austria, 2017) and Leading Civil Litigation Lawyer of the Year by AI Awards (2024, Austria). The firm operates as a GbR (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts), a civil-law partnership under Austrian law, and is privately held. It works in German and English and serves clients in Austria and internationally.

Tonninger Schermaier & Partner Rechtsanwälte (GbR) was founded in Vienna in 2005 by Dr. Bernhard Tonninger, initially in a different constellation. The founding idea was to think of legal advice in a commercially practical rather than formal-defensive way. Mag. Clemens Schmied was involved from the beginning, first as a trainee (Konzipient) and later as a partner with personal focuses on family, inheritance and criminal law. In 2011 Dr. Stefan Schermaier joined as a partner. He and Bernhard Tonninger had known each other since their shared time at the law firm Schönherr between 1999 and 2003. In 2014 Mag. Dr. Markus Albrecht began his legal training at the firm; he became a partner in 2026. Mag. Jan Gross has been part of the team since 2018. In July 2026 Dr. Martin Paar, who had previously spent more than two decades at the Finanzprokuratur, joined as a partner, expanding the firm's practice into public law, in particular state liability (Amtshaftung). Over the years the firm has concentrated its practice on intellectual property, copyright and competition law, as well as corporate, company, real estate and business law, and mergers & acquisitions. It has received numerous national and international rankings and awards, including Unfair Competition Law Firm of the Year 2026 by The Lawyer Network (Austria) and by Corporate INTL (Austria), a TOP law firm 2026 ranking for trademark and competition law by DER STANDARD and Statista, Leading Trademark Lawyers of the Year by AI Awards (2025 and 2026, Austria), and rankings in the JUVE ranking for IP/IT (2023 and 2025). Earlier recognitions include IT Law Firm of the Year by Corporate Insider (Austria, 2017) and Leading Civil Litigation Lawyer of the Year by AI Awards (2024, Austria). The firm is located at Rilkeplatz in Vienna's 4th district, near Karlsplatz and the Naschmarkt, and within about ten minutes of both the Commercial Court and the Supreme Court of Justice (OGH). It operates as a GbR (civil-law partnership) and works in German and English.

• 2026

  Mag. Dr. Markus Albrecht becomes partner; Dr. Martin Paar joins as partner in July; firm recognised as Unfair Competition Law Firm of the Year 2026 by The Lawyer Network and Corporate INTL, and as TOP law firm 2026 for trademark and competition law by DER STANDARD/Statista.

• 2025

  Named Leading Trademark Lawyers of the Year by AI Awards (Austria); ranked in JUVE ranking for IP/IT.

• 2024

  Named Leading Civil Litigation Lawyer of the Year by AI Awards (Austria).

• 2023

  Ranked in JUVE ranking for IP/IT.

• 2018

  Mag. Jan Gross joins the team.

• 2017

  Named IT Law Firm of the Year by Corporate Insider (Austria).

• 2014

  Mag. Dr. Markus Albrecht begins his legal training at the firm.

• 2011

  Dr. Stefan Schermaier joins as partner.

• 2005

  Firm founded in Vienna by Dr. Bernhard Tonninger.

Business law firm offering direct, personal contact and tailor-made solutions with a view to the economic background; recognised in national and international rankings for IP and competition law.

Product categories. Intellectual property law advice · Unfair competition law advice · Copyright law advice · Corporate and company law advice · Real estate law advice · Mergers & acquisitions advice · Commercial law advice · Public law and state liability advice

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