Contact
E philipp.strasser@vhm-law.at
T +43 1 512 03 53
Specialization
Education
- Austrian Bar Exam, Vienna Bar Association, Austria
- Corporate Compliance Officer according to Austrian Standard
- University of Innsbruck, Austria, Master's degree in Law (Mag.iur.)
Publications
- Chambers Global Practice Guide Insurance Litigation 2021 – Law and Practice in Austria (together with Jan Philipp Meyer)
- The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review 2021 - Austria, The Law Reviews (together with Jan Philipp Meyer)
- Kein Versicherungsschutz in der Betriebsunterbrechungsversicherung für Betretungsverbot nach dem COVID-19-MG, ecolex 2021, 411-413 (together with Jan Philipp Meyer)
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Insurance and Reinsurance 2021 – Austria, Global Legal Group (together with Jan Philipp Meyer)
- Die Betriebsunterbrechungsversicherung in Zeiten von COVID-19 – Business (Interruption) As Usual?, ZVers 2020, 183-189 (together with Jan Philipp Meyer)
- Gesellschaftsrechtliche Haftungsansprüche – Schadenersatzansprüche oder Ansprüche sui generis?, Vavrovsky Heine Marth Newsletter 04/2020 (together with Aris Oekonomidis)
- Das insolvenzrechtliche Moratorium - der 31.08.2020 als Stichtag, Vavrovsky Heine Marth Newsletter 03/2020 (together with Aris Oekonomidis)
- Virtuelle Versammlungen nach der COVID-19-GesV, Vavrovsky Heine Marth Newsletter 03/2020 (together with Aris Oekonomidis)
- Gewinnausschüttungen in Krisenzeiten, Vavrovsky Heine Marth Newsletter 02/2020 (together with Aris Oekonomidis)
- Business (Interruption) As Usual?, Vavrovsky Heine Marth Newsletter 02/2020 (together with Jan Philipp Meyer)
- Haftung von leitenden Angestellten und Geschäftsführern, (2020), Walbert (Hrsg), Manz Verlag Wien
- Directors’ and Officers’ Liability in Times of a Global Pandemic Crisis - Do Desperate Times Really Call for Desperate Measures?, Legal Briefing, The In-House Lawyer (2019) (together with Jan Philipp Meyer)
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Insurance and Reinsurance 2020 - Austria, Global Legal Group
- There's Life in the Old Dog Yet – The Use of ADR in Insurance Practice, Corporate Disputes Magazine (2019)
- Comparative Legal Guide Insurance & Reinsurance 2019 - Austria, The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Insurance and Reinsurance 2019 - Austria, Global Legal Group
- Getting The Deal Through: Insurance Litigation 2019 – Austria
- The Duty to Insure in Times of Uncertainty – Risk Management and D&O Insurance under the Business Judgement Rule, Legal Briefing, The In-House Lawyer (2019)
- Versicherungspflicht bei ungewisser Zukunft? Risikomanagement und D&O Versicherungen unter Gesichtspunkten der Business Judgement Rule, CFOaktuell 2018, 186 et seq
- Versicherbarkeit von DSGVO-Geldbußen und Regressansprüchen daraus, ZFR 2018, 403 et seq
- Insurability of GDPR Fines in Austria – Yet another “Moral Hazard” Debate?, Legal Briefing, The In-House Lawyer (2018)
- Getting The Deal Through: Financial Services Litigation 2018 - Austria
- Getting The Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2018 - Austria
- Comparative Legal Guide Insurance & Reinsurance 2018 - Austria, The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer
- Insurance Litigation: What Are The Issues Developing Into?,Lawyer Monthly Magazine (Mai 2018)
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Insurance and Reinsurance 2018 - Austria, Global Legal Group
- Getting The Deal Through: Insurance Litigation 2018 - Austria
- Liabilities of Directors and Officers in Austria, Legal Briefing, The In-House Lawyer (2017)
- No Risk – No Management? Über die Mitigierbarkeit von rechtlicher Verantwortung, Austrian Management Review Vol. 7 (2017)
- Warranty and Indemnity Insurance in Austria, Legal Briefing, The In-House Lawyer (2017)
- Getting The Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2017 - Austria
- Getting The Deal Through: Insurance Litigation 2017 - Austria
- Comparative Legal Guide Insurance & Reinsurance 2017 - Austria, The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer
- Die Deckung von Schäden aus Kartellgeldbußen, Zeitschrift für Versicherungsrecht, Haftungs- und Schadensrecht (VersR 2/2017)
- Compliance Officer, Verantwortlicher Beauftragter und D&O-Versicherungsschutz, Compliance Praxis (1/2016)
- Business Judgment Rule, Straf- und gesellschaftsrechtliche Rezeption in Österreich durch das Strafrechtsänderungsgesetz 2015 (11/2015)
- Die Directors & Officers Liability Insurance unter Compliance-Gesichtspunkten, in: Petsche/Toifl/Göres/Prebil, Compliance Meisterklasse (2014)
- Offenlegung des Jahresabschlusses 2010 – verschärfte Haftung für Geschäftsführer (08/2011)
Languages
German, English
German, English
Memberships & Activities
- Member of the Austrian Arbitration Association (Arb|Aut)
- Member of the Insurance and Reinsurance Arbitration Society (ARIAS)
Lectures
- Lecturer on corporate and civil law at the "Akademie Business Law" (ARS/LIMAK)
- Regular lectures on topics relating to corporate, liability and insurance law
- Coaching for managing directors and board members
Recent Rankings
Philipp
Strasser
Philipp Strasser is a partner at Vavrovsky Heine Marth. As one of the most seasoned insurance law specialists in Austria, he especially focuses on Insurance Litigation. He is recommended by several respected international legal directories as one of Austria's leading experts in dispute resolution.
In addition to his renowned expertise in (re-)insurance law and insurance litigation, Philipp Strasser has long-standing experience in resolving conflicts relating to general tort law, construction law, and banking and securities law. He furthermore focuses on counseling clients in post-M&A, restructuring, shareholder and liabilities/coverage disputes, as well as advising on (re-)insurance law, corporate law and business liability issues. Philipp Strasser is certified as Corporate Compliance Officer according to the Austrian Standard.
He advises Austrian and international insurers, inter alia regarding financial lines/specialty lines (D&O, E&O, PI, POSI, W&I/TRI, etc.), product and public liability, vehicle liability as well as property insurance.