Solutions for success

Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr.
Christian Piska

“Live and let live –
and sharp when it matters.”

Christian Piska advises seeber.law with his expertise in commercial, environmental, technology, and public law.

Christian Piska is an associate professor at the Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna. Since his habilitation in 2002, environmental and technology law has been one of the main pillars of his research activities. His focus is specifically on disruptive technologies and their social impact from a legal perspective. As a sought-after speaker, he regularly addresses current issues in constitutional and administrative law both in Austria and abroad.

Education

2002 – present Associate Professor at the Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna
2002 Habilitation in constitutional law and administrative law at the University of Vienna
1994 – 2002 Assistant at the Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law
1994 PhD in law
1991 – 1994 Doctoral studies in law at the University of Vienna (passed with distinction)
1991 Master’s degree in law
1987 –1991 Diploma in law from the University of Vienna

Areas of law

  • Future-oriented phenomena and innovations
  • Disruptive social and technological developments
  • Regulatory strategies, legal policy background, and effects of new regulations on society and the state
  • State hazard prevention
  • Climate protection law at the Austrian and EU level, as well as constitutional and primary law barriers to climate protection
  • MiCAR Regulation
  • Blockchain technology in business and administration
  • Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin & Co
  • Smart contracts
  • Environmental law, sustainability reporting, and the omnibus packages
  • Waste management law
  • Public law
  • New tech
  • Compliance
  • Banking

Languages

German, English