About Kollmann Wolm Attorneys-at-Law

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We stand for legal expertise at the highest level — personal, efficient, and solution-oriented. We combine in-depth specialist knowledge with economic understanding and are committed to representing the interests of our clients.

Law Firm Partners

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Dr. Lukas Kollmann

Lukas Kollmann advises both private persons and corporate entities in all fields of criminal law, with a particular focus on asset, corruption and commercial criminal law (criminal compliance and white collar crime), as well as extradition law. Additionally, he represents private parties and victims. He can draw on more than 20 years’ worth of experience in interacting with various investigative authorities and criminal courts. Lukas Kollmann is an active lecturer and publisher, including a position as university lecturer at the University of Vienna’s faculty for criminal law and criminology.

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2020
Since 2017
2016
Since 2014
2010-2014
2009-2010
2007
2004-2008
2003-2005
1997-2003
Since 2020
Co-author of the Linz Commentary on the Code of Criminal Procedure
Since 2017
University lecturer at the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, University of Vienna
2016
Certified Compliance Officer Examination
Since 2014
Attorney at law and partner at Kollmann, Wolm Attorneys at Law
2010-2014
Partner at the law firm Soyer & Partner
2009-2010

Independent lawyer with the law firm Soyer & Partners

2007

Bar exam

2004-2008

Trainee lawyer

2003-2005

Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna

1997-2003

Master's degree in law from the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna

Lectures

2023
MANZ Law Academy

Practical training day for criminal defense attorneys specializing in white-collar crime 2023
Procedural success-oriented approach in white-collar crime cases
Case studies, approaches, and solutions

2023
MANZ Law Academy

Annual Conference of Book Experts 2023
New trends in commercial criminal law

Publications

2024
Association liability

Birklbauer/Oberressl/Wiesinger (eds.), 2024
Service of process and necessary defense

2023
Handbook for Book Experts

Siart/Pohnert (eds.), 2nd edition, 2023
Principles of expert opinions from the perspective of the criminal defense attorney

Mag Philipp Wolm

Mag. Philipp Wolm

Philipp Wolm defends private persons and corporate entities in a multitude of spectacular criminal trials. He has been appointed as criminal defense attorney in numerous high-profile criminal cases that have received media coverage and he regularly comments on current criminal law issues in both print and television media. Aside from his lecturing and publishing activities, he is also the president and an executive board member of the Association of Austrian Criminal Defence Lawyers (VÖStV).

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2023
Since 2022
Since 2020
Since 2017
Since 2014
2014
2010-2014
2010-2014
2010
2003-2009
Since 2023

President of the Association of Austrian Criminal Defense Lawyers

Since 2022

Publisher and author of the SMG Practical Commentary published by Lindeverlag

Since 2020
Co-author of the Linz Commentary on the Code of Criminal Procedure
Since 2017
Member of the Executive Board of the Association of Austrian Criminal Defense Lawyers
Since 2014

Partner at Kollmann, Wolm Attorneys at Law

2014
Certified Compliance Officer Examination
2010-2014

Trainee lawyer with Univ.-Prof. Dr. Richard Soyer

2013

Bar exam

2010

Trainee lawyer at RA MMag. Dr. Pechmann

2003-2009

Master's degree in law from the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna

Lectures

2022
AWAK Expert Discussion on Criminal Defense

Dos & Don’ts in Criminal Defense, Fleming’s Conference Hotel Vienna

2022
18th Austrian Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Day

Plenary lecture “Criminal defense vs. the fourth estate”

2019
MANZ Annual Conference

Criminal defense with strategy

2018
Faculty of Law, Vienna

Course: Criminal Defense in Practice

Publications

2026
Messenger surveillance as a (un)suitable means of combating terrorism?

Anwaltsblatt 01/2026

2025
Opening speech

21st Austrian Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Day on April 4-5, 2025, in Salzburg

our team

QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS

Introducing our Team

Our attorneys

Mag. Miriam ASTL

Attorney

Mag. Miriam Astl has been an attorney-at-law, registered with the Vienna Bar Association, since 2020 and has many years of experience in the areas of white-collar crime, criminal law, and compliance. Prior to this, she gained experience in renowned international law firms in the areas of corporate, finance and (civil) litigation. She joined the team at Kollmann Wolm Attorneys-at-Law in July 2024.

Mag. Franz HUFNAGL

Attorney

Mag. Franz Hufnagl studied law at the Universities of Vienna and Oslo. He gained experience at the Central Public Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption and the Public Prosecutor’s Office in St. Pölten, as well as working as an associate at commercial law firms. He joined Kollmann Wolm Attorneys-at-Law in June 2023 as an associate and is working as an attorney-at-law, registered with the Vienna Bar Association since March 2025.

Dr. Rafael NAGEL

Attorney

Dr. Rafael Linus Nagel has relevant professional experience in all areas of criminal law. He began his career as an university assistant at the University of Vienna at the Institute for Criminal Law and subsequently worked at a renowned international law firm. He joined the team at Kollmann Wolm Attorneys-at-Law in October 2022 and has been an attorney-at-law, registered with the Vienna Bar Association, since October 2024.

Mag. Roman VALACH

Lawyer

Roman Valach has been admitted to the Austrian Bar as an attorney-at-law since 2024. He worked for five years in the real estate pratice group of a leading international law firm, where he advised on major real estate transactions. He went on to complete a postgraduate LL.M. programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science in London/UK. Since November 2025, he has been part of the team at Kollmann Wolm.

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