Stefan Albiez

Partner, Dr.

Stefan Albiez is a partner in the firm's Dispute Resolution Team and has 15 years of experience in representing clients in civil as well as criminal proceedings.

He focuses on

  • litigation
  • Kollektiver Rechtsschutz (class action defence)
  • asset tracing & recovery
  • white collar crime
  • internal & external corporate investigations

Stefan is ranked by Chambers Europe 2025 as one of the leading lawyers in the field of litigation and white collar crime.

He received his PhD from the University of Innsbruck (Dr. iur.) in 2004 and is a regular author of publications and speaker in the fields of civil procedural law and criminal law.

  • Advising domestic and foreign banks and financial service providers in the defence of individual and class actions on charges of errors in investment consultancy and prospectus liability
  • Advising banks and listed companies against claims in the context with ad-hoc reports
  • Enforcement of claims for damages under anti-trust law in court (“private enforcement”)
  • Advising clients in the context of claims/defence against claims against private foundations/attachment of founders’ rights
  • Advising private plaintiffs/victims in investigative proceedings and criminal trials on charges of white-collar crime (embezzlement, fraud, breach of trust, corruption)
  • Advising defendants in investigative proceedings and criminal trials on charges of white-collar crime (embezzlement, fraud, breach of trust, corruption, environmental crimes)
  • Advising companies in proceedings pursuant to the corporate criminal liability act

Stefan Albiez is a partner in the firm's Dispute Resolution Team and has 15 years of experience in representing clients in civil as well as criminal proceedings.

He focuses on

  • litigation
  • Kollektiver Rechtsschutz (class action defence)
  • asset tracing & recovery
  • white collar crime
  • internal & external corporate investigations

Stefan is ranked by Chambers Europe 2025 as one of the leading lawyers in the field of litigation and white collar crime.

He received his PhD from the University of Innsbruck (Dr. iur.) in 2004 and is a regular author of publications and speaker in the fields of civil procedural law and criminal law.

  • Advising domestic and foreign banks and financial service providers in the defence of individual and class actions on charges of errors in investment consultancy and prospectus liability
  • Advising banks and listed companies against claims in the context with ad-hoc reports
  • Enforcement of claims for damages under anti-trust law in court (“private enforcement”)
  • Advising clients in the context of claims/defence against claims against private foundations/attachment of founders’ rights
  • Advising private plaintiffs/victims in investigative proceedings and criminal trials on charges of white-collar crime (embezzlement, fraud, breach of trust, corruption)
  • Advising defendants in investigative proceedings and criminal trials on charges of white-collar crime (embezzlement, fraud, breach of trust, corruption, environmental crimes)
  • Advising companies in proceedings pursuant to the corporate criminal liability act

Stefan Albiez provides excellent support in a broad field of legal topics, and we highly appreciated his client oriented approach. Stefan has supreme expertise and knowhow.

Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime

Stefan Albiez is a great listener and provides pragmatic solutions after having considered the relevant options.

Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime

Stefan Albiez is a brilliant litigator with impressive skills in efficiently handling parallel litigations.

Legal500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation

Stefan Albiez is a brilliant strategist who never loses sight of the bigger picture and embodies a mindset that combines legal and economic thinking.

Legal500, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation

Stefan Albiez knows his stuff very well, is very reachable and provides his clients with great advice. As a colleague, he is a team player and is very solution oriented.

Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution

Stefan Albiez is particularly well positioned to handle complex and sophisticated matters.

Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution
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