Dr. Oliver Völkel, LL.M.
| Position | Attorney at Law, Partner |
| Other Occupations |
Arbitrator of the Chamber of Commerce’s permanent arbitration court Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal for Health Law Lecturer in the Austrian Physicians’ Society Lecturer in classes of the University of Vienna |
| Contact | T: +43 1 997 10 25 E: oliver.voelkel@svlaw.at |
| Areas Of Practice | Banking & Finance Capital Markets Health Care Corporate Law Civil Law Law of Virtual Currencies (Cryptocurrencies) |
| Education | University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 2007, Dr. iur. 2010) Kaplan International Colleges, New York (2010-2011) Columbia Law School, New York (LL.M. 2014) |
| Professional Experience |
Senior Attorney (CHSH Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati) Associate (DLA Piper Weiss Tessbach) Assistant Professor (University of Vienna, Institute for Criminal Law) |
| Languages | German, English |
rooftop.talk 21: Ethereum 2.0 and Staking: Technical, Tax & Legal Aspects
The world of crypto assets is evolving at a rapid pace. Many exciting developments, such as DeFi and tokenization, are taking place [...]
rooftop.talk 21: Ethereum 2.0 and Staking: Technical, Tax & Legal Aspects
The world of crypto assets is evolving at a rapid pace. Many exciting developments, such as DeFi and tokenization, are taking place on the Ethereum blockchain. A variety of [...]
#rooftop.talk #9: Crowdfunding and its importance for Startups
On 18 June DerBrutkasten #Rooftop.talk #9 powered by Stadler Völkel Rechtsanwälte took place on crowdfunding and its importance for startups. The #Rooftop.talk was [...]
#rooftop.talk #4: Digital assets in the age of globalization!
Hardly any other area is developing as fast as the industries that are emerging around blockchain technology. From simple trading in digital assets, the emergence of regulated markets, or [...]
University course in banking and capital market law in an international context at the Danube University Krems
The growing interconnectedness of the global economy and the lasting changes on the international financial markets require a sound education in the field of banking and capital market law. [...]
Blockchain: The Next Internet
On 28 October 2019 an event of the 'Austrian Research Promotion Agency' (FFG) on the topic 'Blockchain: The Next Internet' will take place. Dr. Oliver Völkel, LL.M. will take [...]
Limited company for physicians? – legal opportunities for the optimization of the medical practice
As part of the seminar "Limited company for physicians?" Oliver Völkel spoke on 16 April 2019 in the Billrothhaus about the basics in connection with the establishment [...]
Russia (ICC): Documentary Business and International Payments
On 15.3.2019 the International Chamber of Commerce of Russia (ICC) invited again this year to the conference "Documentary Business and International Payments: Key Trends, Challenges and Prospects" hosted by VTB [...]
BLOCKCHAIN unchained
Why can't we do without blockchain technology? What costs and benefits does its implementation entail? Where do the pilot projects currently end up and where do the real business models [...]
“Blockchain in Austria – Snapshot of the Situation today”, Oliver Völkel & Christian Piska
Does it have future? During the Crypto-Breakfast on 23 November 2018, Christian Piska and Oliver Völkel spoke at the lecture "Blockchain in Austria" at the „Österreichische Kontrollbank“ [...]
Regulation of FinTech Products in Europe (Oliver Völkel, Maksim Bashkatov)
Oliver Völkel spoke about FinTech and the current legal situation in Austria and Europe at the St. Petersburg Legal Forum that took place in May 2018. [...]
Business Breakfast – Digitally linking Escrow & Blockchain
On 17 May 2018 the OeKB Business Services GmbH and Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG hosted in their offices a Business Breakfast about Digitally linking Escrow & Blockchain. Dr. [...]
Bitcoin & Consumers – Protection and Information
Burning legal and regulatory issues surround Bitcoin & Co: What needs to be considered from a consumer perspective? Which information obligations, which withdrawal and cancellation rights apply? [...]
How to do an ICO: Expert Panel and Q&A
Financial and Legal experts Dusica Lukac, Oliver Voelkel and Bryan Hollman are discussing various considerations around doing an ICO properly - well prepared, executed and followed-up. Dejan [...]
How to do an ICO
Learn about the legal considerations of doing an ICO in Austria and the EU. Types of Coins/Tokens, what is a utility and what a security token, who [...]
Oliver Völkel on the topic “Capital market legal classification of coins & tokens”
At the event "Austria in a crypto-fever – Chances for the industry" on 7 September 2017 at the Law faculty of the University of Vienna, Oliver Völkel spoke [...]
Austria in a crypto-fever – Chances for the industry
At the event "Austria in a crypto-fever – Chances for the industry" some of the latest trends and questions regarding virtual currencies and blockchain applications [...]
Oliver Völkel and Arthur Stadler in a live interview with DerBrutkasten
Oliver Völkel and Arthur Stadler in a live interview with DerBrutkasten - a discussion on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, their regulations, legal handling of the ICOs, the first ICO governed by [...]
Oliver Völkel on virtual currencies from a private law perspective
Oliver Völkel on the topics of private law and cryptocurrencies at the event “Bitcoin & Co – The new gold” at the Juridicum (University of Vienna) on 30 [...]
Oliver Völkel on broker law & recruitment fee
At the real estate forum 2017 in Salzburg Oliver Völkel spoke about broker law & recruitment fee on 1 June 2017.
Selection of specialist publications
- Unternehmensanleihen als notenbankfähige Sicherheiten (ÖBA 2016, 568)
Corporate bonds as collateral for central banks – German only - Die Ordination in der Krankenanstalt (ZFG 2016, 75)
The ordination in the hospital – German only
- Privatrechtliche Einordnung virtueller Währungen (ÖBA 2017, 385)
Private-law classification of virtual currencies – German only - Privatrechtliche Einordnung der Erzeugung virtueller Währungen (ecolex 2017, 639)
Private-law classification of the generation of virtual currencies – German only - Kryptowährungen reloaded – auf dem Weg aus dem Bermuda-Dreieck (ecolex, 2017, 816)
Crypto-currencies reloaded – on our way out of the Bermuda triangle – German only - Initial Coin Offerings aus kapitalmarktrechtlicher Sicht (ZTR 2017, 103)
Initial Coin Offerings from a Capital Marktet Law perspective – German only - Blockchain und Kryptorecht – Regulierung de lege lata und de lege ferenda (ZTR 2017, 97)
Blockchain and Crypto Law – Regulation de lege late and de lege ferenda – German only - Kryptowährungen und AML – smart regulation in Sicht (ecolex 2018, 671)
Crypto currencies and Anti Money Laundering – smart regulation in sight – German only - Mining von virtuellen Währungen als Alternativer Investmentfonds? (ZFR 2018, 317)
Mining of virtual currencies as an alternative investmentfund? – German only - Checkliste: Mining als Alternativer Investmentfonds (ecolex, 2018, 703)
Checklist: Mining as an alternative investmentfund? – German only - Die Verschwiegenheitspflicht der RechtsanwältInnen (ecolex, 2019, 465)
The obligation of confidentiality of lawyers – German only - Zum Begriff „virtuelle Währung“ (ZFR 7/2019, 346)
On the term “virtual currency” - Zur Bedeutung der Dezentralität von Blockchains im Privatrecht (ZFR 12/2019, 601)
On the ramifications of the decentralization of blockchains in Austrian Civil Law – German only - Editorial: Was lange währt, wird endlich gut – Ist die Regulatory Sandbox bald Teil des österreichischen Rechts? (ZFR 7/2020)
Editorial: Good things take time – Will the Regulatory Sandbox soon be part of Austrian law? – German only - Vertrauen in die Blockchain und das Sachenrecht (ZFR 2020/218)
Trust in the Blockchain and property law – German only - Registrierungspflicht für Dienstleister in Bezug auf virtuelle Währungen (ecolex 2021, 73)
Obligation of virtual currency service providers to register their business – German only
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