Christian Schmelz

Christian Schmelz is partner of Schoenherr where he specializes in project development, planning & permitting, environment & climate change, and has also a track record in technology regulation and communications. He has been serving not only national and international corporate clients but also municipalities, provinces, the federal administration, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and the European Commission. He frequently acts for clients in the energy, infrastructure, automotive, steel, food, retail, waste, research, pulp and paper industry as well as the financial industry. Christian has a strong expertise in all kinds of power plant, storage and grid infrastructure projects. Christian graduated from University of Vienna (Dr. iur., 1979). He is honorary professor and a lecturer at the University of Vienna and regularly member of advisory boards on legislative projects.

• Advised MedAustron in EIA milestone of fourth treatment room at centre for ion therapy and research and receiving operating permit;
• Advised Adler Real Estate before the European Court of Justice.

• PPP/PFI
• Project development

• Automotive
• Aviation
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Forestry
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Media
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities

• Vienna Bar
• IBA
• OEWAV - Austrian Water and Waste Management Association

• Dr. Iur., University of Vienna (1979) 
• Honorary Professor, University of Vienna (2013)