Attorneys

Vincent Schneider (Partner)

Mag. Vincent Schneider is with Schneider & Schneider as of 2007 and became Partner in 2008.

Positions:

  • Board Member of a private Austrian trust.
  • Honorary Legal Advisor to foreign Ambassadors.
  • Formerly lecturer for Civil Law at the Vienna University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule Wien).
  • Formerly member of the supervisory board in the automotive supply industry.

Education:

  • 2008: Admittance to the bar.


  • 2007: Vienna bar exam.
  • 2003-2007: Active in three renowned Viennese corporate law firms.
  • 2002: Masters Degree in Law (Mag iur) from the University of Vienna.

Languages:

  • German
  • English
Wendelin Moritz (Partner)

Dr. Wendelin Moritz is with Schneider & Schneider as of 2011, Partner since 2019.

Publications:

Education:

  • 2015: Admitted to the bar.
  • 2015: Vienna Bar Exam (with distinction).
  • 2013: Doctor of laws, University of Vienna. Author of the doctoral thesis "Der Produktrückruf im österreichischen Zivilrecht" (The Product Recall under Austrian Civil Law).
  • 2010: Graduation in law, University of Vienna (with distinction, best student of his year).
  • 2010: Graduation in economics, University of Vienna (with distinction).

Languages:

  • German
  • English
  • French
Richard Kolbitsch-Franz (Associate)

Mag. Richard Kolbitsch-Franz is with Schneider & Schneider since 2023.

Publications:

Education:

  • 2023: Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna.
  • 2018-2022: University assistant (prae-doc) at the Institute for Civil Law at the University of Vienna with Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Rabl.
  • 2018: Graduation in law, University of Vienna (with distinction, Heinrich-Klang-prize for best absolvents).
  • 2015-2018: Student assistant at the Institute for Business Law at the University of Vienna with Univ.-Prof. DDr. Arthur Weilinger.

Languages:

  • German
  • English
Kerstin Biegl (Associate)

Mag.a Kerstin Biegl is with Schneider & Schneider since 2024.

Education:

  • 2022-2024: Active in two Viennese law firms.
  • 2022: Administrative internship at the Federal Ministry of the Interior.
  • 2021-2022: Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna.
  • 2020: Graduation in law, University of Vienna.

Languages:

  • German
  • English