Highly responsive and constructive. Johannes Barbist – strong on regulatory, public procurement, state aid and FDI.
Johannes Barbist
Partner, Dr., MA (Limerick)
Area of expertise
Languages
English, French, German, ItalianJohannes Barbist is a partner in the firm’s Regulatory Team. He has more than 25 years of experience in advising companies on the regulatory framework and a legally compliant management. Furthermore, Johannes Barbist represents the interests of his clients before supervisory authorities and courts.
He focuses on
- public commercial law
- administrative law and constitutional law
- regulatory (mainly energy, transport, life sciences, telecommunications)
- law on the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI)
- state aid, public procurement and competition law
- compliance management
Johannes is listed by Chambers Europe 2025 as one of the leading regulatory lawyers and as a "Highly Regarded" in the 2024 edition of IFLR1000.
He started his career as a stagiaire with the European Commission in Brussels and has been with Binder Grösswang since 1998 where he became a partner in 2005. Johannes obtained a postgraduate degree (MA) from the University of Limerick / Ireland in 1997 and a doctorate degree (Dr. iur.) from the University of Innsbruck in 2000.
Johannes has been a lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Innsbruck since 2012 and is a regular speaker at conferences. Johannes regularly publishes on current topics in legal journals and books.
- Advising private and public companies in M&A-transactions (state aid and public procurement law, competition law / merger control law, regulatory law)
- Advising foreign investors and Austrian companies in regard to foreign direct investment (FDI)
- Advising companies in administrative proceedings (e.g. licenses / concessions, administrative sanctions)
- Advising regulated industries (mainly in the field of energy, transport, life sciences, telecommunication)
- Public procurement advice of bidders and contracting authorities
- Advising in compliance matters (e.g. Compliance Management Systems, internal audits, whistleblower systems)
Profile
Johannes Barbist is a partner in the firm’s Regulatory Team. He has more than 25 years of experience in advising companies on the regulatory framework and a legally compliant management. Furthermore, Johannes Barbist represents the interests of his clients before supervisory authorities and courts.
He focuses on
- public commercial law
- administrative law and constitutional law
- regulatory (mainly energy, transport, life sciences, telecommunications)
- law on the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI)
- state aid, public procurement and competition law
- compliance management
Johannes is listed by Chambers Europe 2025 as one of the leading regulatory lawyers and as a "Highly Regarded" in the 2024 edition of IFLR1000.
He started his career as a stagiaire with the European Commission in Brussels and has been with Binder Grösswang since 1998 where he became a partner in 2005. Johannes obtained a postgraduate degree (MA) from the University of Limerick / Ireland in 1997 and a doctorate degree (Dr. iur.) from the University of Innsbruck in 2000.
Johannes has been a lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Innsbruck since 2012 and is a regular speaker at conferences. Johannes regularly publishes on current topics in legal journals and books.
Experience
- Advising private and public companies in M&A-transactions (state aid and public procurement law, competition law / merger control law, regulatory law)
- Advising foreign investors and Austrian companies in regard to foreign direct investment (FDI)
- Advising companies in administrative proceedings (e.g. licenses / concessions, administrative sanctions)
- Advising regulated industries (mainly in the field of energy, transport, life sciences, telecommunication)
- Public procurement advice of bidders and contracting authorities
- Advising in compliance matters (e.g. Compliance Management Systems, internal audits, whistleblower systems)
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