Chambers Global 2021: Multiple awards for BRANDL TALOS

Article • Gaming & Entertainment from Nicholas Aquilina, Ernst Brandl, Roman Rericha, Thomas Talos

The international legal directory Chambers Global has once again acknowledged the expertise and track record of our Gaming, Corporate/M&A and Litigation practice groups at BRANDL TALOS.

The Gaming & Entertainment practice group makes this team a “Global Market Leader”, with Nicholas Aquilina for the first time having been included into the ranking as a top gaming lawyer and Thomas Talos continuously ranking in Band 1. Chambers Global also repeatedly ranks Roman Rericha and Ernst Brandl, acknowledging their international expertise.

The team
Nicholas Aquilina
Partner / Legal Tech, Regulatory, Gaming & Entertainment, Compliance & Internal Investigations
Nicholas advises international gaming, betting and entertainment companies on regulatory, licensing, compliance, commercial and transactional matters.

He is an expert in international gambling law, including aspects of EU law, social gaming, e-sports and fantasy sports. He also advises video game publishers and clients on various gaming products. Nicholas regularly represents clients in regulatory and licensing matters before national regulators, at European associations and before EU institutions. He advises clients on gambling and sports betting licensing in several jurisdictions. Nicholas has (co-) authored several publications and is excited to be driving the LegalTech initiative at BT.
Ernst Brandl
Of Counsel / Legal Tech, Capital Markets, Compliance & Internal Investigations, Banking, Insurance and Securities Regulation Law
Ernst founded the firm in 2000 together with Thomas Talos. He is co-publisher of the commentary on the Securities Supervision Act and (co-)author of numerous publications.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. Iur. 1990, Dr. iur. 1993)
The University of Chicago, The Law School (LL.M. 1991)
Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (M.B.A. 1995)
Roman Rericha
Partner / Fund Formation, Venture Capital & Start Ups, Corporate Law & Transactions
Roman advises on complex cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. He also regularly supports foreign and Austrian venture capital funds with investments in Austria as well as start-ups in large-scale financing rounds.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 2005),
Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, (Mag. rer.soc.oec. 2007)
Thomas Talos
Partner / Capital Markets, Corporate Law & Transactions, Gaming & Entertainment
Thomas founded the firm in 2000 together with Ernst Brandl. He is co-publisher of the commentary on the EU Merger Act and (co-)author of numerous publications.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Mag. iur. 1991, Dr. iur. 1994)
University of Virginia, School of Law (LL.M. 1994)