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Dr. Karin Buzanich-Sommeregger

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Employment, incentives and pensions |

karin.sommeregger@freshfields.com T +43 1 515 15 0

A great lawyer and an extremely good litigator

Chambers Europe 2020

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About Dr. Karin Buzanich-Sommeregger

Karin leads the people and reward team in Vienna and specialises in employment law and occupational pension matters.

She advises on individual and collective labour law issues, company pensions, employment issues in M&A and restructuring projects, and represents clients during employment and pension litigation.

Karin speaks German and English.

Qualifications

Education 

  • University of Vienna, Austria, and the Anglia Ruskin University, UK (law)

Professional memberships 

  • Austrian Bar Association

Publications

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Her expertise spans a variety of individual and collective employment law mandates. She provides a skillful handling of contentious matters, including internal investigations and whistleblowing issues, as well as handling restructuring processes.

 Chambers Europe 2020

Advises clients on a range of collective employment law issues, including restructurings. She also offers expertise in company pension scheme structuring and litigation, acting for a raft of high profile corporates. "She is always very organised and calm," notes one interviewee.

 Chambers Europe 2019

Noted for being a "very reliable" practitioner who "does a particularly good job as a negotiator in the bigger-profile cases." She offers notable expertise in employment issues in restructuring projects, post-acquisition integrations and pensions matters.

 Chambers Europe 2018

Karin Buzanich-Sommeregger assists with a range of labour law topics, covering pension and benefit schemes, framework contracts and the implementation of whistle-blowing systems.

 Chambers Europe 2017

Up-and-coming Karin Buzanich-Sommeregger is an increasingly visible market presence recognised for her work on pensions and benefits issues. Clients regard her as "very knowledgeable in the field with excellent communication skills."

 Chambers Europe 2016

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Dr. Karin Buzanich-Sommeregger

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Vienna
Peregringasse 4
1090 Vienna
T +43 1 515 15 0
F +43 1 512 63 94

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