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Position: Attorney at Law
Rating:
  • Rising star
Practice Areas:
Projects
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Energy
Real estate
Languages:
German
English
Biography

Bernhard Scherzer is an attorney at fwp specializing in public procurement law, public commercial law, and regulatory matters. He advises clients in high-profile, time-sensitive procurement procedures and is recognized for his expertise and innovative approach. In addition, he regularly publishes on procurement and public law topics, contributing to the ongoing development of the field.

Recent matter/case highlights
  • Advising Flughafen Graz Betriebs GmbH on approvals for a 25.1-hectare PV system to supply the airport with CO₂-neutral energy. Our mandate covers energy, planning, building, and nature conservation law, as well as aviation and constitutional issues in one of Austria’s first airport-scale PV projects.
  • Advising the Vienna Health Fund (Wiener Gesundheitsfonds) in proceedings before the Vienna Administrative Court concerning the implementation of a bowel cancer screening programme. The advice included legal aspects of public health administration and procurement law.
  • Advising the City of Vienna on procurement procedures for innovative PCR “Lollipop” tests for infants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The advice included emergency and EU-wide procedures as well as representation before the Vienna Administrative Court.
Key practice areas
  • Energy and infrastructure
  • PPP/PFI
  • Project development
Sector expertise
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Government and public policy
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Natural resources
  • Real estate
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Transport
  • Utilities
Academic qualifications
  • Mag. iur. University of Innsbruck, 2012
Association/network memberships
  • Association of European Lawyers (AEL)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
Bar Admissions
  • Austria
Address:
Schottenring 12
Vienna, Vienna, 1010
Austria
Tel:+43 53 770 453 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.fwp.at/en/lawyers/bernhard-scherzer