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“The first seven years are when humans develop the fastest. We grow, learn and our world takes shape. Paragraph 7 is ready for this adventure.”

“The first seven years are when humans develop the fastest. We grow, learn and our world takes shape. Paragraph 7 is ready for this adventure.”

lic. iur. Martin Gstoehl
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“Faith, love, hope, prudence, justice, forti­tude and temper­ance: If the seven virtues were not already taken, these would be good brand values for us.”

“Faith, love, hope, prudence, justice, forti­tude and temper­ance: If the seven virtues were not already taken, these would be good brand values for us.”

MMag. Benedikt König LL.M.
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“Much greater things have been created in seven days. While we can’t perform mira­cles, we at least have a fresh lawyer for every day.”

“Much greater things have been created in seven days. While we can’t perform mira­cles, we at least have a fresh lawyer for every day.”

Dr.iur. Karl Mumelter, LL.M.
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“The Magnif­i­cent 7? Hope­fully it won’t be that dramatic – we prefer using pens rather than pistols to repre­sent your interests.”

“The Magnif­i­cent 7? Hope­fully it won’t be that dramatic – we prefer using pens rather than pistols to repre­sent your interests.”

Dr. iur. Helene Rebholz LL.M
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“To reach seventy in order to become seven. To set sail once more and head for new shores. With seven once a cabin boy, now on the bridge.”

“To reach seventy in order to become seven. To set sail once more and head for new shores. With seven once a cabin boy, now on the bridge.”

Dr. iur. Peter Wolff
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“In yoga there are seven chakras or energy centres. Loosen up, trust your own energy and that of your part­ner and be mind­ful at all times to inhale and exhale.”

“In yoga there are seven chakras or energy centres. Loosen up, trust your own energy and that of your part­ner and be mind­ful at all times to inhale and exhale.”

Mag. iur. Florian Zechberger
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“In yoga there are seven chakras or energy centres. Loosen up, trust your own energy and that of your part­ner and be mind­ful at all times to inhale and exhale.”

“In yoga there are seven chakras or energy centres. Loosen up, trust your own energy and that of your part­ner and be mind­ful at all times to inhale and exhale.”

Mag. iur. Florian Zechberger
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“Seven power­ful samu­rai, united by fate in this very place and time? In any case, we are called to protect, defend and advise.”

“Seven power­ful samu­rai, united by fate in this very place and time? In any case, we are called to protect, defend and advise.”

Mag. iur. Christoph Bruckschweiger LL.M., CAS
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Main area of focus

Company law and law on foun­da­tions, tax law, trust and succes­sion law

Languages

German, English, French 

Career

2010
Part­ner with WGB
2004 – 2010
Part­ner with Wolff Gstoehl & Partner
1995 – 2001
Employed as legal coun­sel­lor / trust offi­cer with DDr. Batliner & Part­ner, Vaduz
1992 – 1994
Employed as a legal trainee with DDr. Batliner & Part­ner, Vaduz

Education

Stud­ied law at the Univer­sity of Fribourg, Switzer­land (lic.iur., 1990); followed by intern­ships with the Legal Service of the Liecht­en­stein Govern­ment and with the Court of First Instance (1990/91); Bar exam and Trustee exam (1994); post grad­u­ate stud­ies of Euro­pean Busi­ness Law, Amster­dam School of Inter­na­tional Rela­tions, Amster­dam (1994/95);

Roles

Vice-pres­i­dent (1997–2001) and Pres­i­dent (2001–2003) of the Board of the Liecht­en­stein Asso­ci­a­tion of Profes­sional Trustees; Member of the Exec­u­tive Commit­tee of the Liecht­en­stein Red Cross (since 2001). Since August 2001 direc­tor / legal coun­sel­lor of Jura Trust AG, Vaduz

MEMBERSHIP

Liecht­en­stein Bar Asso­ci­a­tion and Liecht­en­stein Asso­ci­a­tion of Profes­sional Trustees (since 1995)

Lawyer approvals

2009, Liecht­en­stein
2010, Austria

Main area of focus

Corpo­rate and Foun­da­tion law, Civil Liti­ga­tion, White Collar Crime, Trade­mark law

Languages

German, English

Career

2012 – 2015
Batliner Gasser Attor­neys at Law, 
Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Part­ner)
2011
Mish­con de Reya Solicitors, 
London (Second­ment)
2009 – 2012
Advokatur­buro Dr Dr Batliner & Dr Gasser, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Asso­ciate)
2008
Princely District Court, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Intern­ship)
2007 – 2008
Advokatur­buro Dr Dr Batliner & Dr Gasser, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Asso­ciate)

Education

Post-Grad­u­ate study on Roman Catholic Canon Law (Master of Laws, LL.M.), Univer­sity of Vienna, Austria (2012); Degree in Economic Law, Faculty of Law, Univer­sity of Inns­bruck, Austria (2006); Law degree, Faculty of Law, Univer­sity of Inns­bruck, Austria (2004); Exchange semes­ter, Univer­sity of Notre Dame, USA (2002)

Roles

Member of the Board of Propter Homines Foun­da­tion, Vaduz/Liechtenstein (since 2013), Liecht­en­stein Bar Association
AIJA (Asso­ci­a­tion Inter­na­tional des Jeunes Avocats), Town coun­cil­lor, Feld­kirch, Austria 

PUBLICATIONS

  • „Lizenzbox-Modell in Liecht­en­stein und der Schweiz“, Steuer­re­vue 6/2013
  • „Liti­ga­tion and Arbi­tra­tion in Liecht­en­stein“ Kapi­tel „Arbi­tra­tion“ und Neuau­flage, Batliner Gasser, 2. Auflage 2013
  • „Liecht­en­stein – Corpo­rate Tax“ ICLG 2013, 2014, 2015
  • “Inter­na­tional Arbi­tra­tion in Liecht­en­stein” ICLG, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • “Dispute Reso­lu­tion in Liecht­en­stein”, Getting The Deal Through, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • “Merger Control in Liecht­en­stein”, Getting The Deal Through, 2011, 2012, 2013 (mit Helene Rebholz)
  • „Abstrakte Normenkon­trolle im Fürsten­tum Liecht­en­stein am Beispiel der Popu­larbeschw­erde nach Art 20 Abs 1 Bst c Staats­gericht­shofge­setz“ in FS Hans R. Klecatsky zum 90. Geburt­stag, Wien, 2010
  • “Bestel­lung eines Kontrol­lor­gans für liecht­en­steinis­che Stiftun­gen – ein Hindernispar­cours“ in Die Privat­s­tiftung, Manz, 2010 (gemein­sam mit Helene Rebholz)

Lawyer approvals

2009, Liecht­en­stein
2009, Austria (§§ 24 ff. öEIRAG)

Main area of focus

Liti­ga­tion and arbi­tra­tion, crim­i­nal law, admin­is­tra­tive and crim­i­nal mutual assis­tance law; Inter­na­tional sales and distri­b­u­tion law; data protec­tion law; E‑Commerce law; life insur­ance law; contract and general busi­ness terms draft­ing; crim­i­nal asset recovery

Languages

German, English

Career

2013
Inde­pen­den­t/­self-employed attorney-at-law
2005 – 2013
Asso­ciate in Austrian and Liecht­en­stein law firms

Education

Magis­ter and Doctoral stud­ies in law, Univer­sity of Inns­bruck, Austria (Mag.iur. 2004; Dr.iur. 2005); Language study visit, Univer­sity of St. Peters­burg, Russia (2005); Research assis­tant at the Depart­ment of Civil Proce­dure Law, Univer­sity of Inns­bruck; Jean-Monnet Science Award for Euro­pean Law, Danube Univer­sity Krems (2006); Intern­ships with Austrian and Liecht­en­stein courts and with the Legal Service Depart­ment of the Govern­ment of the Prin­ci­pal­ity of Liecht­en­stein; Liecht­en­stein and Austrian (§§ 24 et. seqq. öEIRAG) bar exam (2009); LL.M. in Inter­na­tional Busi­ness Law, Univer­sity of Liver­pool, U.K. (2014);

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Liecht­en­stein Bar Asso­ci­a­tion (since 2013);
  • Asso­ci­a­tion of Liecht­en­stein Crim­i­nal Defense Lawyers


PUBLICATIONS

  • Mumelter, Der Gerichts­stand des Erfül­lung­sortes im Europäis­chen Zivil­prozess­recht (2007)
  • Huber-Mumelter/­Mumelter, Mehrere Erfül­lung­sorte beim forum solu­tio­nis: Plädoyer für eine subsidiäre Zuständigkeit am Sitz des vertragscharak­ter­is­tisch Leis­ten­den, JBl 2008, 561 ff
  • Mumelter, Und es gibt sie doch – die Direk­tk­lage in Versicherungssachen des LGVÜ, ZVR 2009,/140;
  • Huber-Mumelter/­Mumelter, Schlichten statt Richten – Oblig­a­torischer Vermit­tlungsver­such im liecht­en­steinis­chen und (neuen) schweiz­erischen Zivil­prozess­recht, ZfRV 2009, 145 ff;
  • Mumelter, Crim­i­nal Asset Recov­ery in Liecht­en­stein and the U.K., ELR 2014⁄5;
  • Mumelter, The New Face of Liecht­en­stein, Speech at the Thirty-Seventh Inter­na­tional Sympo­sium on Economic Crime, Jesus College, Univer­sity of Cambridge (5 Septem­ber 2019);
  • Mumelter, Neue Recht­sprechung zur Antragsle­git­i­ma­tion im Stiftungsauf­sichtsver­fahren, PSR 2019⁄16;
  • Mumelter/Bruckschweiger, Data Protec­tion in Liecht­en­stein: Overview, Prac­ti­cal Law Coun­try Q&A (2020).

Lawyer approvals

2004, Liecht­en­stein
2005, Austria

Main area of focus

Finan­cial Markets Regu­la­tion (Bank­ing Law, Insur­ance Law, Asset Manage­ment, Invest­ment Funds), Crypto & Blockchain, Company Law (incl. Trusts and foun­da­tions), M&A, Civil Law, Litigation

Languages

German, English, French

Career

2015
König Rebholz Zech­berger, Anwalt­skan­zlei, Attorneys 
at Law – Found­ing Partner
2004 – 2014
Batliner Gasser Recht­san­wälte, Vaduz (Manag­ing Part­ner, Head of Prac­tice Group M&A, Bank­ing, Insur­ance, Invest­ment Funds)
2001 – 2004
Marxer & Part­ner Recht­san­wälte, Vaduz (Trust Offi­cer, Junior Lawyer)

Education

CAS Fund Busi­ness Expert (2011), Univer­sity Inns­bruck (Mag.iur. 2000, Dr.iur. 2006), MAS / LL.M Euro­pean Law (Schloss Hofen, 2002)

Roles

Member of the Board of Direc­tors – 1741 Fund Manage­ment AG, Vaduz (2014–2017)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Liecht­en­stein Bar Association
  • Liecht­en­stein Arbi­tra­tion Association
  • ELS (Euro­pean Law Society)
  • IBA (Inter­na­tional Bar Association)

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • Global Legal Group, The Inter­na­tional Compar­a­tive Legal Guide – Inter­na­tional Arbi­tra­tion 2010, Dr. Johannes Gasser / Dr. Helene Rebholz, Liecht­en­stein Chapter
  • Bestel­lung eines Kontrol­lor­gans für liecht­en­steinis­che Stiftun­gen („Appoint­ment of a Control­ling Body for Liecht­en­stein Foun­da­tions“), Dr. Helene Rebholz / Mag. Benedikt König, Die Privat­s­tiftung 2/2010
  • Getting the Deal Through – Merger Control 2010, Dr. Helene Rebholz / Corina Bölsterli-Maier, Merger Control under Liecht­en­stein Law
  • Enforce­ment of foreign judge­ments in Liecht­en­stein, Trust & Trustees, Vol. 15 / No. 9 / Novem­ber 2009
  • Das Spur­fol­gerecht in der liecht­en­steinis­chen Recht­sprechung – Kritis­che Betra­ch­tung, in Prof. Dr. Francesco A. Schurr (Hrsg.), Das neue liecht­en­steinis­che Stiftungsrecht – Anwen­dung, Ausle­gung und Alter­na­tiven (2012)
  • The right to follow the trust prop­erty in Liecht­en­stein case-law, Trusts e attiv­ità fidu­cia­ria, Gennaio 2012
  • New provi­sions on invest­ment funds in Liecht­en­stein, IFLR 1000 Legis­la­tion Guide, 2012
  • ICGL – The Inter­na­tional Compar­a­tive Guide to Alter­na­tive Invest­ment Funds 2013, Liecht­en­stein Chap­ter, Dr. Helene Rebholz / MMag. Felic­i­tas Bleckenwegner
  • Enforce­ment of foreign judge­ments in Liecht­en­stein, Contri­bu­tion in: Liti­ga­tion and Arbi­tra­tion (Batliner Gasser, 2013)
  • ICGL – The Inter­na­tional Compar­a­tive Guide to Alter­na­tive Invest­ment Funds 2014,  Liecht­en­stein Chapter
  • Cross­bor­der Asset Manage­ment from a finan­cial markets regu­la­tory point of view in: Zetzsche / Lehmann (Hrsg.); The Inter­na­tional Law on Colli­sion of Laws in the field of finan­cial services (will be published in due course)

Lawyer approvals

1974, Liecht­en­stein

Main area of focus

Legal advice and repre­sen­ta­tion in court in all legal matters

Languages

German, English

Career

2010
Part­ner with WGB
2004 – 2010
Part­ner with Wolff Gstoehl & Part­ner, Vaduz
1978 – 2004
Attor­ney and part­ner of Advokatur­bu­reau Ritter Wohlwend Wolff, Vaduz
1971 – 1977
Legal intern­ship with the Liecht­en­stein Court of First Instance and asso­ciate with a law firm in Vaduz

Education

Stud­ied law at the Univer­sity of Vienna, Austria (Dr.iur., 1971), Bar exam (1974)

Roles

Member of the Liecht­en­stein Govern­ment (1986–1993), and of the Liecht­en­stein Parlia­ment (1993–2005); Bank Ombuds­man (2005–2009); Arbi­tra­tor of the Extra­ju­di­cial Arbi­tra­tion Body for Finan­cial Services (“Schlich­tungsstelle für Finanz­di­en­stleis­tun­gen”, since 2009); Pres­i­dent of the Exec­u­tive Board of AHV-IV-FAK Anstal­ten (2008 — 2016).

MEMBERSHIP

  • Liecht­en­stein Bar Asso­ci­a­tion (since 1974)

Lawyer approvals

2007, Liecht­en­stein
2007, Austria

Main area of focus

Corpo­rate Law (incl. Trusts & Foun­da­tions), Civil Law, Commer­cial Law, Liti­ga­tion, White Collar Crime, Tax law, Admin­is­tra­tion Law

Languages

German, English

Career

2009 – 2014
Batliner Gasser Attor­neys at Law, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Manag­ing Partner)
2008
Walch & Schurti Attor­neys at Law, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Attor­ney)
2004 – 2006
Walch & Schurti Attor­neys at Law, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Attor­ney)
2002 – 2004
Greiter, Pegger, Kofler & Part­ner Attor­neys at Law, Inns­bruck, Austria (Asso­ciate)

Education

Eras­mus Univer­sity, Rotter­dam (2002), Leopold Franzens Univer­sity, Inns­bruck, Magis­ter iuris (2001)

Roles

Liecht­en­stein Bar Asso­ci­a­tion, IBA (Inter­na­tional Bar Association)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Liecht­en­stein Bar Association
  • Inter­na­tional Bar Asso­ci­a­tion (IBA)


PUBLICATIONS

Inter­na­tional Taxa­tion of Low-Tax Trans­ac­tions, Yorkhill Law Publish­ing, Salzburg, Austria (2006), Co-Author of the Liecht­en­stein Chapter

Lawyer approvals

2007, Liecht­en­stein
2007, Austria

Main area of focus

Corpo­rate Law (incl. Trusts & Foun­da­tions), Civil Law, Commer­cial Law, Liti­ga­tion, White Collar Crime, Tax law, Admin­is­tra­tion Law

Languages

German, English

Career

2009 – 2014
Batliner Gasser Attor­neys at Law, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Manag­ing Partner)
2008
Walch & Schurti Attor­neys at Law, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Attor­ney)
2004 – 2006
Walch & Schurti Attor­neys at Law, Vaduz, Liecht­en­stein (Attor­ney)
2002 – 2004
Greiter, Pegger, Kofler & Part­ner Attor­neys at Law, Inns­bruck, Austria (Asso­ciate)

Education

Eras­mus Univer­sity, Rotter­dam (2002), Leopold Franzens Univer­sity, Inns­bruck, Magis­ter iuris (2001)

Roles

Liecht­en­stein Bar Asso­ci­a­tion, IBA (Inter­na­tional Bar Association)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Liecht­en­stein Bar Association
  • Inter­na­tional Bar Asso­ci­a­tion (IBA)


PUBLICATIONS

Inter­na­tional Taxa­tion of Low-Tax Trans­ac­tions, Yorkhill Law Publish­ing, Salzburg, Austria (2006), Co-Author of the Liecht­en­stein Chapter

Lawyer approvals

2003, Liecht­en­stein

Main area of focus

Liti­ga­tion and arbi­tra­tion, foun­da­tions and trusts, insur­ance, asset recov­ery, bank­ing & capi­tal markets, invest­ment funds, white collar, legal assi­tance in crim­i­nal matters, admin­is­tra­tive assis­tance in tax matters, labour law, M&A.

Languages

German, English, Span­ish, French

Career

2010 – 2020
Part­ner with Wolff Gstoehl Bruckschweiger Advokatur­bu­reau, Vaduz 
2005 – 2010
Part­ner with Advokatur­bu­reau Ritter Wohlwend, Vaduz
2000 – 2004
Legal asso­ciate with Advokatur­bu­reau Ritter Wohlwend Wolff, Vaduz

Education

Law degree from the Univer­sity of Inns­bruck, Austria (Mag.iur., 1998), stud­ied at Univer­sité de Paris (Eras­mus Program 1997); intern­ships with the the EEA Coor­di­na­tion Unit, Vaduz and with the Princely Court of First Instance, Vaduz; asso­ciate (2000–2004) with Ritter Wohlwend Wolff, Vaduz; Bar exam (2003); Exec­u­tive Master in Prop­erty Law, LL.M., Liecht­en­stein (2008); Certi­fied Advanced Stud­ies (CAS) in Arbi­tra­tion (a 10 ECTS credit point joint degree of the Univer­sity of Lucerne and the Univer­sity of Neuchâ­tel in coop­er­a­tion with the Swiss Arbi­tra­tion Acad­emy, 2018)

Roles

Vicepres­i­dent of the Liecht­en­stein Cham­ber of Notaries

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Liecht­en­stein Bar Asso­ci­a­tion (since 2005), Liecht­en­stein Arbi­tra­tion Asso­ci­a­tion (LIS)
  • Liecht­en­stein Cham­ber of Notaries; Rotary;