Irene Welser has been promoted to Senior Partner at Cerha Hempel, replacing former Senior Partner Edith Hlawati.
Specializing in litigation and arbitration, Welser has been with the firm since 1992. Welser is the Head of the firm’s Litigation Team.
"With our new Senior Partner, we will continue building on the firm's success to date with the involvement of all partners and consolidate Cerha Hempel's position among the leading law firms in Austria and in CEE in the long term," Cerha Hempel Managing Partners Albert Birkner and Clemens Hasenauer commented.
Former Senior Partner Hlawati has joined OEBAG Management Board in Austria as of February 1, 2022 (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on September 7, 2021).