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
Marlies Soyka (Associate)

Mag.aMarlies Soyka is with Schneider & Schneider since 2023.​

Positions:

  • Since 2020: Trainee lawyer in Vienna
  • 2019-2022: External lecturer at the Institute for Civil Procedure Law at the University of Vienna
  • 2018: Foreign policy officer at the Austrian Embassy in Saudi Arabia
  • 2016: Student assistant at the Institute for Labor and Social Law at the University of Vienna
  • 2015-2016: Legal assistant at the Austrian Medical Association ÖÄK

Education:

  • Since 2023: LL.M. Reorganization Law at the University of Graz
  • 2022: Bar exam in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
  • 2022: Training as civil law mediator according to ZivMediat-AV
  • 2017-2019: Court practice in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
  • 2017: Graduation in law at the University of Vienna

Languages:

  • German
  • English
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
Graham Schneider (Attorney at Law - retired)

Dr. Graham Schneider OBE, born in London in 1944 graduated as Doctor iuris from Vienna University. In recognition of his services to British interests and to the British community in Austria he was honoured with an OBE by the Queen in 2014. Graham Schneider was active as an attorney from 1973 to 2013 and was one of the founding partners of Schneider & Schneider. He still provides his experience and advice whenever needed. Graham Schneider stands for decades of uncompromised quality of advice and a deep understanding for the economical needs of our clients. Our firm still bears his hallmark.