Friedrich SCHWANK is Austrian and graduated in law from the University of Innsbruck. He has worked in London and Paris, and he practises in Vienna, Austria. He is admitted to the Vienna Bar and is a fellow of the British Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. His special interests are International, Corporate, Financial and Tax Law as well as Arbitration.
Languages: German, English, French and Spanish.
schwank@schwank.com

Merran LOEWENTHAL is admitted as an English and Australian lawyer and has worked as such in Sydney, London and Vienna. Her main interests are International Estates, Transport, Litigation and Climate Change. She was for many years a part-time lecturer in Foreign Trade & Business Law at the University of Economics, Vienna.
Languages: English, German and French.
loewenthal@schwank.com

Rüdiger SCHNEEBERGER is Austrian, graduated in law from the University of Graz in 2002 and was admitted to the bar in July 2008. Rüdiger joined the firm in 2008 and concentrates mainly on Banking and Finance, Litigation, Bankruptcy, Insurance, Agency and Distributorship, Mergers and Acquisitions and White Collar Crime.
Languages: German, English, Italian and Spanish.
schneeberger@schwank.com

Sabine STRAKA is Austrian and studied law at the Universities of Vienna and Prague. She graduated in 2005 and was admitted to the bar in July 2011. After working with other international law firms in Vienna, Sabine joined Law Offices Dr. F. Schwank in March 2011. Sabine specialises in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Immigration, Inheritance and Litigation.
Languages: German, English and Czech.
straka@schwank.com

Claudia SCHROLL is Austrian and graduated in law from the University of Innsbruck in 2010. Claudia also spent a year at the University of Caen, France. Claudia joined the firm in April 2011 and her main interests are Civil Law, European Union Law and Immigration Law.
Languages: German, French and English.
schroll@schwank.com

Hasmik BAROIAN-HAFTVANI is Armenian, graduated in law from the University of Vienna in 2001 and gained international work experience in New York, Venezuela and the Middle East. She was than employed in Vienna at a leading estate agency as consultant for international investors in Austria. Hasmik joined the firm from another international Viennese law firm in May 2010 and specialises in Real Estate Law, Investments and Capital Markets, Trusts and Estates, Corporate and Private Client Services.
Languages: Armenian, German, English, Spanish and French.
baroian@schwank.com

Christian RIBERA CAELLAS is a lawyer admitted to practice in Barcelona, Spain and a consultant in Spanish and international tax matters. He studied law, tax and accountancy at the universities of Barcelona (Degree in law 2001; masters in tax law 2001; accountancy degree 2003), and Vienna (LLM International Tax Law 2007). Christian joined the firm in 2008 and his main interests lie in International Taxation, Tax Treaties, Commercial and Coporation Law and European Union Law.
Languages: Spanish, English, German and Catalan.
ribera@schwank.com

Thomas PICHLER is a lawyer admitted in Bozen/Bolzano (Italy) and acts as a consultant for Italian related matters. He studied law at the Universities of Bologna (Dottore in Giurisprudenza, 2001), Munich (LL.M.Eur., 2007) and Vienna (Doctor iuris, 2010). His main interests lie in Commercial Law, EU-Law, Private International Law and International Civil Procedural Law.
Languages: German, Italian, English.
pichler@schwank.com

Joseph SHEFET is a lawyer and CPA admitted in Israel and he has over 30 years experience dealing with tax matters for Israeli and international clients.
Languages: Hebrew, German and English.
shefet@schwank.com