Their focus was on current developments and their practical implications.
AGAIN STRONGLY POSITIONED IN THE LEGAL 500 EMEA 2026
25 March 2026
The international legal directory The Legal 500 EMEA once again ranks DSC Doralt Seist Csoklich among Austria’s leading law firms in 2026. The firm is recognized across multiple practice areas — including two Top Tier rankings. Numerous individual recommendations further highlight the firm’s outstanding expertise at the practitioner level.
The Legal 500 EMEA ranks DSC in the following areas:
- Real Estate (Top Tier Firm)
- Public Procurement (Top Tier Firm)
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation
Beyond the breadth of its expertise, the rankings underscore the firm’s depth of talent: from long-established leading partners to a visible next generation of outstanding lawyers, numerous practitioners are individually ranked and recommended:
- Peter Csoklich – Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (Recommended Lawyer)
- Christoph Diregger – Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance (Recommended Lawyer)
- Markus Kellner – Banking and Finance, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation (Recommended Lawyer)
- Fabian Liebel – Banking and Finance (Recommended Lawyer)
- Nina Mitterdorfer – Real Estate (Next Generation Partner)
- Wilfried Seist – Real Estate (Hall of Fame)
- Oliver Sturm – Public Procurement (Leading Partner)
- Dominik Zimm – Public Procurement (Next Generation Partner)
Clear market recognition of advisory quality
“The Legal 500 not only confirms the quality of our legal work, but above all the firm’s consistently strong depth of talent. The recognition of both highly experienced leading lawyers and rising talent — including Nina Mitterdorfer’s ranking as Next Generation Partner — is a strong signal of continuity, development, and future strength,” says Christoph Diregger, partner at DSC. “We would like to thank our clients for their trust and our team for making this success possible.”
2026: strong start with multiple international rankings
With its strong performance in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026, DSC continues its successful start to the year. Rankings in Chambers Global, Chambers Europe 2026, as well as its continued position among Austria’s top 20 law firms in the JUVE rankings, further underline this achievement.
The Legal 500 analyzes legal markets in more than 150 countries each year based on independent research. As part of this process, more than 300,000 clients worldwide are surveyed. The results are among the most widely recognized rankings in the global legal industry.
More information at www.legal500.com.
