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Christoph Jirak

Schoenherr

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Rising star partner
Practice Areas:
Project development : Infrastructure
Project development : Energy
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
English
German
Biography

Christoph Jirak has been part of the Regulatory team at Schoenherr since 2017. He specialises in the areas of environmental and public commercial law, with a particular focus on plant, hospital, radiation protection, aviation and construction law. His area of expertise lies in environmental impact assessment procedures, particularly in the areas of renewable energies, industry, infrastructure and hospitals. In this context, he also regularly deals with specialised issues relating to zoning and spatial planning law and instruments of direct democracy. Christoph was able to gain valuable experience during his secondment in the legal department of a leading Austrian energy company. He is a regular lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna.

Key practice areas
  • Project development
Academic qualifications
  • Mag. iur., University of Vienna, 2016
Bar admissions
  • Austrian Bar Association, 2017