Within Real estate, CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati is a second tier firm,
CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati has made real strides over the past year, and the practice is gaining in momentum. The four-partner team offers great expertise in the shape of practice head Peter Vcelouch, who specialises in construction, Peter Hoffmann, Johannes Aehrenthal and Thomas Zivny. 2008 saw the team garner some attractive mandates, including advising Harte Holdings on the €300m acquisition and development of a Greg Norman golf course in Austria. The team also acted for key client Vienna airport in the acquisition of real estate portfolio Mazur Holding.

Clients are consistently impressed by the group's youthful energy: “The lawyers are very precise, flexible and customer-oriented, and present innovative ideas to solve unusual problems.” CHSH belongs to the Lex Mundi network and maintains a visible presence in cross-border transactions. It remains general counsel to Vienna Airport, and has recently added Union Investment and Austrian energy giant OMV to its client roster. Peter Vcelouch brings litigation experience, intellectual agility and a notably affable character to this bright new team. Manfred Ton also shows great promise, with his dynamism and innovative approach proving a hit with clients.

Leading

• Johannes Aehrenthal

• Peter Vcelouch