Dr. Martin Hanzl, MSc (WU), LL.M. (IT Law)

Attorney at law, Head of New Tech

Hanzl Martin, Rechtsanwalt für Krypto, Blockchain, IoT, Smart Contracts, Lawyer für Fintechs un startups in Österreich

Specialization

  • New Technologies (Tokens, Crypto Assets, MiCAR; Artificial Intelligence, AI Act & AI Liability Regime),
  • Mergers & Acquistitons, Startups & Financing Rounds
  • IP & IT Law (Software- and Licence contracts)

Career

  • Since September 2023 Advisory Committee Member of the project Succession of Digital Assets, Data and other Digital Remains des European Law Institute
  • Since December 2021 Head of New Technologies at EY Law – Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte GmbH
  • Since April 2021 lecturer at the Anwaltsakademie (AWAK) on IP/IT & New Technologies
  • Since December 2021 attorney-at-law at EY Law – Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte GmbH
  • Since March 2020 Co-Reporter and project responsibility of the project Blockchain & Smart Contracts des European Law Institute
  • Associate at EY Law – Pelzmann Gall Größ Rechtsanwälte GmbH (2018 – 2021)
  • Since February 2019 Lecturer at FH Campus Vienna (Blockchain-Technology)
  • Student Research Assistant at the Institute of Civil- and Business Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, chair Univ.-Prof. Dr. Florian Schuhmacher, LL.M. (2014-2017)

Education

  • Austrian Bar exam August 2020 with honours
  • Court internship at the District Court Bruck/Leitha, Criminal Court Vienna, Commercial Court Vienna (2017)
  • University of Vienna (Mag.iur. 2016, Dr.iur. 2019 summa cum laude)
  • Vienna University of Economics and Business (BSc 2014, MSc 2016 with honours)
  • University of Vienna (Die Presse scholarship holder; LL.M. 2020 with honours)
Publications
  • Decentralized Autonomous Organization („DAO“) – Notwendigkeit eines neuen Gesellschaftstyps? ÖJZ 2019, 293, see here
  • Smart Contracts – die intelligente Art Verträge zu schließen? Zak 2018, 127 – with Tamara Rubey; see here
  • Blockchain – frischer Wind im Gesellschaftsrecht? GesRZ 2018, 102 – with Tamara Rubey; see here
  • Blockchain – Technologie und Datenschutzgrundverordnung – Anwendungsfragen, RdW 2018, 485 – with Jeannette Gorzala
  • Mining – Bergbau oder doch alternatives Investment in das Schürfen von Kryptowährungen, ÖBA 2018, 560 – with Jeannette Gorzala
  • Alles Blockchain – Arbeitsrecht 4.0? ecolex 2018, 690 – with Lisa Geißler; see here
  • The Smartest Contracts. Was es bei der Abwicklung von Smart Contracts zu beachten gilt. Zak 2018, 184 – with Tamara Rubey
  • Glückauf! Mining von Kryptowährungen zwischen GesbR und Glücksvertrag. ÖJZ 2018, 845 – with Jeannette Gorzala
Manual
  • Handbuch Blockchain und Smart Contracts, Linde Verlag, 2020
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