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I am an attorney at law focusing on insolvency law: the Vienna Commercial Court regularly appoints me insolvency administrator, and having been involved in more than three hundred insolvency proceedings, I know both sides of the proceedings.

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After graduating from a commercial upper secondary school (Handelsakademie) specialising in international business and taking a law degree at the University of Vienna, with an additional elective module in private international law and comparative law, I went on to doctoral studies, again at the University of Vienna. My dissertation examined how the implementation of the Consumer Rights Directive affected warranty law.

During that time I gained experience as a lawyer (Jurist) in the automotive sector and worked for an international IT corporation. In addition, in 2014 I began working freelance as a translator and interpreter for German and Polish.

I completed my year of court practice partly in the insolvency divisions of the Vienna Commercial Court. Since then I have worked mainly in insolvency law, at the firm Engelhart / Richter / Partner, which specialises in it. Thanks to this specialisation I can now draw on experience from more than three hundred insolvency proceedings in which I have been involved. I am entered on the list of insolvency administrators (Insolvenzverwalterliste), and the courts, above all in Vienna and Lower Austria, also appoint me insolvency administrator. I describe how the proceedings work on my pages on bankruptcy proceedings (Konkurs­verfahren), restructuring proceedings (Sanierungs­verfahren) and personal bankruptcy; the Proceedings page gives an overview.

Beyond insolvency law, I advise existing clients on corporate and contract law, mainly where it is connected with an insolvency.

“really good on the substance” · “incredibly prudent and careful”

Competitors commenting on me, as quoted by JUVE in its Insolvency and Restructuring ranking (Austria, January/February 2026 issue; translated from the German). The ranking lists the firm Engelhart / Richter / Partner; in its assessment of the firm JUVE names me as increasingly recommended in the market. JUVE is an independent trade publication covering the German-speaking legal market; its annual rankings are based on editorial research and surveys of competitors and clients.

I would be glad if you entrusted me with your matter.

Dr. Lukas Peichl

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