Founder / Partner
Dr. Natalie Hahn
“Employment law thrives on solutions that are not only found, but also communicated wisely and negotiated successfully. Early in my career, I realized how essential it is to be not only legally excellent but also personally present when dealing with employment law matters. This belief guides me to this day.”
With over twenty years of experience in employment law, Dr. Natalie Hahn supports companies, executives, and public institutions in navigating complex employment law challenges. Her mission: ensure legal certainty, preserve room for maneuver, and enable confident decision-making.
Her broad expertise includes:
- Works constitution law and strategic guidance in negotiations with works councils
- Employment litigation at both company and executive level
- Restructuring, outsourcing, and transfer of undertakings
- Labor criminal law (wage and social dumping, employment of foreign nationals, postings)
- Specialized advice for former state-owned enterprises during complex restructuring
Dr. Natalie Hahn studied law at the University of Vienna and currently lectures at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt. As an author and speaker on employment law and HR-related topics, she regularly shares her insights and experience.
What clients value most about her: the rare combination of legal precision, strategic foresight, and personal sensitivity—always with a clear goal in mind: to strengthen your position with legal certainty and a forward-looking approach.
Quotes from rankings
„Natalie Hahn is an extremely client-dedicated lawyer with a strong focus on practicable and fast solutions. Natalie Hahn handles the sometimes very large workload with which we overwhelm her in a short time, in a high quality and in a very structured and very pragmatic manner“.
Chambers Europe 2023
„She is very client-oriented. technical knowledgeable and fast. She looks for pragmatic solutions“.
Chambers 2022
"Strong in litigation, experienced in transactions, and in demand for comprehensive employment law advice."
Juve 2022
- Partner at leading Vienna business law firms 2017 – 2024
- Lawyer at renowned Vienna business law firms 2007 – 2017
- Admitted to the Austrian Bar in 2007
- Associate at leading Vienna business law firms 2003 – 2007
- Bar exam in 2005
- Doctor of Law (“www and the internet in the context of general meetings of public limited companies,” with distinction) 2002
- Judicial clerkship in 2003
- In-house legal counsel at Allianz AG 2001 – 2002
- Law studies at the University of Vienna, Master of Law 2001
- Sick leave, care leave, vacation: Everything about entitlement to continued remuneration (August 2024, imh)
- Employment law update, key legal changes, current case law and more (August 2024, FVH Forum Verlag Herkert GmbH)
- Do’s and don’ts of apprenticeship training (June 2024, castLe Metaskills Academy)
- More presence instead of remote work – The difficult path back to the office (April 2024, FAK Austria Vienna theme evening)
- New work concepts and employment law implementation (April 2024, FH Wiener Neustadt Business Conference “The Future of Work”)
- Legal aspects of apprenticeships and how to handle challenging training situations with legal certainty (March 2024, FVH Forum Verlag Herkert GmbH “Training Day 2024”)
- Legal aspects of apprenticeships and
- How to properly terminate apprenticeship contracts (March 2024, z.l.ö. – zukunft.lehre.österreich, Institute for Labour Research and Labour Policy, Johannes Kepler University Linz)
- Parental leave and part-time work reloaded (June 2023, imh)
- Parental leave and part-time – legally up to date and how to avoid costly mistakes (April 2023, ABW Academy)
- Employment law update (April 2023, FVH Forum Verlag Herkert GmbH)
- Workplace discrimination (April 2023, FVH Forum Verlag Herkert GmbH)
- Legal issues for apprenticeship trainers (March 2023, z.l.ö. – zukunft.lehre.österreich, Institute for Labour Research and Labour Policy, Johannes Kepler University Linz)
- Hahn in Sports in Times of Corona, in Wallentin (ed.), Focus on Sports – Law, Volume 2 Media and Law (2022)
- Hahn/Pfitzner (née Loidolt), Termination of Employment Contracts with 3G and Vaccine Refusers, Journal of Health Law (2021)
- Hahn/Pfitzner, Vacation and celebrations in Times of Corona, in: ARD 6707/5/2020
- Hahn, Reclaiming Advance Payments, Training Magazine (2020)
- Hahn, Works Council from the Employer’s perspective, Linde Verlag (2020)
- Hahn, Handling compensation claims upon contract termination and general employment Iissues for executives, in Geiger, Huber, Sindelar (eds.), Handbook on Executive Compensation, Manz (2019)
- Hahn, Compensation for Works Council Members, Training Magazine (2019)
- Hahn, Romantic Relationships in the workplace, Training Magazine (2019)
- Hahn, Works Councils – Employee Representatives with executive pay, ARD 6679/5/2019
- Hahn, Changes to the Car Policy, in: Training Magazine (2018)
- Hahn, Transition to bonus systems, ARD 6589/4/2018
- Hahn, Sports in Employment Law, in Wallentin (ed.), Focus on Sports – Law, Media and Law (2017)
- Hahn, Employee Monitoring via “Keylogger” – Limits set by the German Federal Labour Court, ARD 6577/5/2017
- Hahn, Are Employees obliged to take exams?, ARD 6566/3/2017
- Hahn, Whistleblowing – Is Works Council approval required?, ARD 6526/5/2016
- Hahn, Disciplinary Dismissals: Works Council Veto Rights? Reasons under the Employee Act not applicable to Workers?, RdW 2016/91
- Hahn, Overlapping reasons for incapacity to Work, ARD 6434/6/2015
- Hahn, Key Clauses in Employment Contracts, ARD 6395/7/2014
- Hahn, Justified absence from work, ARD 6425/5/2014
- Hahn, Corporate Governance and Director’s Duties, Austrian Chapter, Practical Law, in: Multi-Jurisdictional Guide 2012/13
- Seitz, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Governance (2011)
- Seitz, Transfer of direct pension commitments to a pension Fund, ZAS 2007, 134
- Seitz, www and the Internet in the Context of General Meetings of Public Companies, Verlag Österreich (2003)