Jonathan Brunner and Anna Rössl receive the Raimund Bollenberger Award 2026

On November 11, 2026, DSC Doralt Seist Csoklich presented the Raimund Bollenberger Award 2026 as part of the long-established Privatissimum Privatrecht lecture series at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). The award went to Jonathan Brunner and Anna Rössl, whose outstanding academic work impressed the jury.

The award ceremony took place at WU’s Sky Lounge and was opened by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Georg Kodek, President of the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH), and Dr. Markus Kellner, Partner at DSC.

The award winners then presented their papers and discussed their research findings with the audience. Jonathan Brunner explored “Acquisition of Ownership Through Construction,” while Anna Rössl examined “Piercing the Corporate Veil and Direct Recourse in Contractual Chains of Performance.” The event concluded with a get-together, providing an opportunity for informal discussions and networking.

Celebrating the Connection Between Academia and Legal Practice

WU’s Privatissimum Privatrecht is a long-established forum for academic discussion of current issues in private law, fostering dialogue between legal scholars and practitioners. Holding the award ceremony as part of this event series highlights the close ties between academia and DSC, which are also central to the Raimund Bollenberger Award.

“With the Raimund Bollenberger Award, we are proud to carry forward Raimund Bollenberger’s commitment to supporting young legal talent and giving recognition to their academic achievements,” says Markus Kellner, Partner at DSC. “We are particularly pleased that this year’s award ceremony could take place in such a special academic setting. We would like to thank WU Vienna for this opportunity and warmly congratulate Jonathan Brunner and Anna Rössl on their outstanding work.”

This year’s jury comprised Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Bydlinski, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Spitzer, and DSC Partner Hon.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Peter Csoklich.

About the Raimund Bollenberger Award
Raimund Bollenberger was one of Austria's leading experts in civil law, university professor for civil and corporate law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business as well as a lawyer and partner at DSC. The education and promotion of young academics was always a special concern of his, which he pursued continuously and with full conviction in the course of his work in practice and academia. In his memory, DSC annually honors the scientific achievements of young academics with the award of the same name.