Patrick Mittlböck

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About Patrick Mittlböck

Patrick is an advisor and advocate for companies and decision-makers in complex civil court proceedings. His focus is on litigation in business law as well as gaming & entertainment.

University of Vienna, Faculty of Law (Magister iuris 2016)

» Patrick Mittlböck is a litigation expert, who distinguishes himself through a combination of deep legal expertise, strategic thinking, and an exceptional courtroom presence. «

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Working highlights

Ongoing representation of numerous international gaming companies in third-party funded mass proceedings before all Austrian civil courts up to the Supreme Court

Representation of a large number of small and medium-sized companies in civil proceedings for refund of energy payments

Conducting civil proceedings on behalf of an industrial company as part of an international group against the Republic of Austria (formerly COFAG) for the payment of COVID-19 subsidies (including proceedings before the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court)

Advising foreign companies and an Austrian subsidiary in connection with cross-border enforcement proceedings

Conducting preliminary reference proceedings before the ECJ concerning applicable law and the place of damage under the Rome II Regulation

Representation in civil proceedings following an inheritance dispute concerning the valuation of GmbH shares under inheritance law to be added to the estate

Advising in a shareholder dispute on the validity of the exercise of a call option

Publications

Bewertung von GmbH-Anteilen im Verlassenschaftsverfahren
Sonderfall: Schenkung von mit einem Aufgriffsrecht behafteten Anteilen vor dem Tod des Erblassers, iFamZ | 2025 Forderungsmanagement und Prozessfinanzierung, CFO-aktuell | 2025 Entsorgung zum Höchstpreis? Dem Müllkartell droht eine Klagewelle, Der Standard | 2025 Wertungen zum Schutzzweck des GSpG und Einordnung des Vollzugsdefizits, RdW | 2025 Wie Opfer von Kartellen zu ihrem Recht kommen, die Presse | 2024 Neues zur Abwicklung der COFAG, RdW | 2024 Class Actions Austria, The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides | 2024 Wie sich Unternehmen gegen die neuen Sammelklagen wehren können, Der Standard | 2024 Rechtsschutzdefizite und praktischeProbleme iZm der EuMahnVO, ecolex, S. 240-242 | 2024
Zur Aufhebung von Teilen der Wohlverhaltensregeln bei COFAG-Förderungen, ZSS S. 179-182 | 2024

Verfassungswidrigkeit der COFAG, ÖJZ S. 78-81 | 2024 Offenlegung von Beweismitteln in zukünftigen Verbandsverfahren, ecolex S. 387-390 | 2023 (Un)wirksamkeit des Rahmenvertrags zwischen Spieler und Online-Glückspielanbieter?, ecolex S. 115-117 | 2023 Droht eine Prozessflut wegen der Strompreise?, Die Presse | 2022 Drohende Massenverfahren gegen Energieunternehmen, Wiener Zeitung | 2022

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Patrick Mittlböck

Legal 500 Comparative Guide: Class Actions in Austria

Article • Litigation from Christian Lenz, Patrick Mittlböck

In the latest edition of the Legal 500 Comparative Guide: Class Actions, Christian Lenz and Patrick Mittlböck provide an in-depth look at "Austrian-style" collective claims – a legal construct that has gained importance in the absence of formal US-style class actions.

The Legal 500: Country Comparative Guide

Article • Litigation from Christian Lenz, Patrick Mittlböck

Christian Lenz and Patrick Mittlböck provide an overview of the laws and regulations applicable to class actions in Austria in this year's Country Comparative Guide by The Legal 500.