Christian Klausegger

Partner, Dr. Mag.

Christian Klausegger is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Team and has over 30 years of experience in handling international proceedings before ordinary courts and arbitral tribunals.

He focuses on

  • commercial litigation and arbitration
  • white collar crime
  • insolvency law

Christian is recognized as one of the "Hall of fame" in the field of Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 (2025) and is listed by Chambers Europe 2025. JUVE (Edition Austria 2023) counts him among the leading names for conflict resolution in Austria.

He began his career with Binder Grösswang in 1988 and has been a partner since 1995. Christian received his PhD in 1987 from the University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) where he had previously studied computer science (Mag. rer. soc. oec. 1987).

Christian is a member of the Austrian Association for Arbitration (Arb/Aut), the German Institution of Arbitration (D.I.S.) and is a member of the Judicial Examination Commission of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna. Since 2007 he is co-author and editor of the Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration.

For reasons of confidentiality names are not included in the following.

  • Representation of banks in disputes with borrowers and project partners in arbitration and court proceedings
  • Representation in arbitration and court proceedings relating to construction and plant engineering disputes
  • Advice and representation in insurance coverage matters
  • Representation in defending against individual and mass claims in disputes concerning inaccurate investment consulting services
  • Representation in defending against warranty and product liability claims
  • Representation in disputes concerning IT and telecom projects
  • Representation in private enforcement matters
  • Arbitrator in arbitration proceedings under the Vienna Rules and the ICC Rules
  • Enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards
  • Representation of creditors in bankruptcy proceedings as well as asset tracing and recovery

Christian Klausegger is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Team and has over 30 years of experience in handling international proceedings before ordinary courts and arbitral tribunals.

He focuses on

  • commercial litigation and arbitration
  • white collar crime
  • insolvency law

Christian is recognized as one of the "Hall of fame" in the field of Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 (2025) and is listed by Chambers Europe 2025. JUVE (Edition Austria 2023) counts him among the leading names for conflict resolution in Austria.

He began his career with Binder Grösswang in 1988 and has been a partner since 1995. Christian received his PhD in 1987 from the University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) where he had previously studied computer science (Mag. rer. soc. oec. 1987).

Christian is a member of the Austrian Association for Arbitration (Arb/Aut), the German Institution of Arbitration (D.I.S.) and is a member of the Judicial Examination Commission of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna. Since 2007 he is co-author and editor of the Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration.

For reasons of confidentiality names are not included in the following.

  • Representation of banks in disputes with borrowers and project partners in arbitration and court proceedings
  • Representation in arbitration and court proceedings relating to construction and plant engineering disputes
  • Advice and representation in insurance coverage matters
  • Representation in defending against individual and mass claims in disputes concerning inaccurate investment consulting services
  • Representation in defending against warranty and product liability claims
  • Representation in disputes concerning IT and telecom projects
  • Representation in private enforcement matters
  • Arbitrator in arbitration proceedings under the Vienna Rules and the ICC Rules
  • Enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards
  • Representation of creditors in bankruptcy proceedings as well as asset tracing and recovery

Christian Klausegger is used to work with international clients and cases, has an excellent understanding of the impact of foreign law aspects on Austrian cases, has an IT background which makes him very valuable for clients from the IT sector and also knows and understands the way international clients operate.

Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation

Mr. Christian Klausegger is an expert and leading professional in his area of work. As the entire team, he has a very result-oriented and pragmatic approach to both the case handling and the litigation management.

Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation

He perfectly understands the challenges of IT projects, provides very effective advice and drives disputes with a strong strategic focus.

Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation

Christian Klausegger who is a proven expert in the dispute area. He has a lot of specific IT knowledge which makes it easy to connect him directly to technical people and engineers who are usually relevant for the success of litigations.

Legal500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation

We were very satisfied with the legal advice we received as well as Christian Klausegger's personal approach to the case and the client.

Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Christian Klausegger is an excellent lawyer who familiarises himself with complex issues and uses the information gained in a targeted manner when communicating with the opposing party.

Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution

He is a great legal mind, who focuses on details but never loses track of the big picture.

Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution:Arbitration
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