Team

Attorney at Law, Partner

Dr. iur., LL.M. (NYU)

Focus

• Commercial and Corporate Law,
• Corporate Reorganization
• Aviation Law
• Trademark, Design and Patent Law
• Unfair Competition
• Contract Law
• Arbitration
• Torts and Product Liability Law
• Employment Law
• Foundations Law
• White-Collar Crime and Compliance

 Education

• Austrian Bar Examination (1997)
• New York University (LL.M. 1995 in Trade Regulations; Fulbright Scholarship)
• Karl-Franzens-University of Graz (Dr. iur., 1993)
• Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA-USA (1991-1992; studies and research for doctoral thesis: The Banking Secrecy and Criminal Law – A Comparative Study of the Legal Situation in Austria and the United States of America)
• Studies of Sports Science, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz (1985-1990)

 Languages

• German, English

 Experience

• Equity Partner, PENDL MAIR Attorneys at Law, since 2014
• Attorney at Law, Zeiner & Zeiner – Cooperation of Independent Attorneys (1999-2014)
• Associate, Höhne, In der Maur & Partners (1998-1999)
• Associate, Dorda Brugger Jordis (1996-1997)
• Associate, Heller Löber Bahn (now: Freshfields; 1993-1996)

 Memberships

• Vienna Bar
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• L2B Aviation
• Klub Wiener Rechtsanwälte
• LAWorld
• INTA

 Honors & Awards

• The Legal 500 EMEA Recommended Lawyer 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
• Who's Who Legal - International Who’s Who of Aviation Lawyers 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 selected Rudolf as being among the world's leading Aviation Lawyers.

Attorney at Law, Partner

Dr. iur.

Focus

• Trademark, Design and Patent Law
• Copyright Law
• Unfair Competition, Marketing and Advertising Law
• Internet and Data Protection Law
• Labour Law
• Commercial and Corporate Law
• Law of Agency
• Contract Law
• Law of Associations
• General Civil Law

Education

• Austrian Bar Examination
  (magna cum laude, 2010)
• Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck
  (Mag. iur. 2004; Dr. iur. 2017)
• University of Pennsylvania,
  Philadelphia, PA-USA (2005/2006)
• University of New Orleans, LA-USA (1999)

Languages

• German, English

Experience

• Equity Partner, PENDL MAIR Attorneys at Law, since 2014
• Attorney at Law, Zeiner & Zeiner – Cooperation of Independent Attorneys, until 2014
• Associate, Zeiner & Zeiner Attorneys at Law (2006-2011)

 Memberships

• Vienna Bar
• LAWorld
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Klub Wiener Rechtsanwälte (Chairman)
• Member of the data protection working group of the Austrian Bar Association
• Member of the Board, Vienna Bar, and Member of the Assembly of Delegates, Austrian Bar Association (2010/2011)
• Österreichischer Juristenverband

 Honors & Awards

• The Legal 500 EMEA Recommended Lawyer 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Publications and Presentations

Attorney at Law

Mag. iur., BA

Focus

• Trademark Law
• Copyright Law
• Contract Law
• General Civil Law

Education

• Austrian Bar Examination (magna cum laude, 2020)
• University of Vienna (Mag. iur., 2014)
• Studies of musicology, University of Vienna (BA 2019)

Languages

• German, English

Experience

• Attorney at Law, PENDL MAIR Attorneys at Law, since 2021
• Associate, PENDL MAIR Attorneys at Law, since 2016
• Judicial Clerkship, District Court of Neulengbach and Public Prosecutor’s Office of St. Pölten (2015)
• Legal Analyst at GCP Gamma Capital Partners (2015-2016)
• Back office, Neudorfer Attorneys at Law (2010-2015)

Paralegal

Dott.ssa Mag.

Focus

• Trademark Law
• Design Law
• Copyright Law
• Italian Civil Law

Education

• Italian Bar Examination (2021)
• Vienna University of Economics and Business, Doctoral Study in Business Law (since 2020)
• Sigmund Freud Private University (Vienna), post-graduate diploma in Art Law (2019-2020)
• University of Padua (Italy), 5-year Master’s Degree in Law (2014)
• University of Padua, Bachelor’s Degree in Economic Law (Italy) (cum laude, 2009; Veneto Region merit-based scholarship 2007, 2008, 2009)

Languages

• Italian, English, German, Spanish

Experience

• Paralegal, PENDL MAIR Attorneys at Law, since 2019
• Associate, Italian national law firms (2014-2017)
• Intern, Veneto Region (Italy), Office for Cultural Activities and Performing Arts (Summer 2012)
• Intern, FIXO Group (Italy) (Summer 2009)

Memberships

• Forschungsgesellschaft Kunst und Recht (since 2018)
• AIGA - Italian Association of Young Lawyers (Venice) (2015-2016)

Associate

Mag.^a iur.

Focus

• Trademark Law
• Competition Law
• Contract Law
• Civil Procedure Law

Education

• University of Vienna (Mag.^a iur., 2019)

Languages

• German, English, Turkish

Experience

• Associate, PENDL MAIR Attorneys at Law, since 2021
• Judicial Clerkship, District Court of Döbling, Public Prosecutor's Office of Korneuburg and Labour and Social Court of Vienna (2021)
• Legal Intern, Henkel Central Eastern Europe Gesellschaft mbH (2020-2021)
• Volunteer at the Austrian Embassy - Commercial Section in Jakarta, Indonesia (Summer 2018)
• Student Staff and Trainee at Dorda Attorneys at Law (2017-2018)

Tasks

• Law Office Assistant Apprentice

Languages

• German, English, Romanian, French

Education

• Secondary Academic School Laaerberg, Vienna
• Specialized Secondary School, Vienna