Background
Michael was born in 1963 in Vienna, Austria.
Michael was born in 1963 in Vienna, Austria.
University of Vienna (J.M., 1987. Juris Doctor, 1992); spoken languages: German and English; basic knowledge of Spanish.
Partner at Kornfeld / Wukoschitz / Cernochova (Vienna) specializing in Commercial, Corporate, Industrial and Intellectual Property, Patent, Trademark, Unfair Competition, Copyright, Computer, Product Liability, Food and Drug, Labor, Transport, Aviation, Travel and Tourism Law, International Transactions, Arbitration and Litigation, Advertising and Media Law, Agency, Franchising, Antitrust, European Union-Law, Real Estate Law. (Partners advise as special counsel in areas of respective concentration. Areas not mentioned above are covered by outside counsel in respective matters, employed on case to case basis. Clients based in Europe, North and South America, Australia and the Pacific Rim).
Admitted to the bar, 1993, Austria.
Lecturer at MCI Innsbruck (from 2012), University of Girona (2009-2018), University of Apllied Sciences FH Joanneum Bad Gleichenberg (2016), University of Apllied Sciences Vienna/FH Wien (from 2020).
Assistant Director, Polytours Limited., 1988-1998.
Member: Austrian Bar, IFTTA (President 2008-2016), German Association for Travel Law, Eurpean Air Law Assocoaition, AIPPI, Intl. League for Competition Law, Intl. Travel Law Network.
(Commentary on §§ 2, 11-15 (together with Katharina Scherh...)
2019(Chapter on Tourism Law in Austria)
2021(Commentary on Article 14 PTD)
2020Member: Austrian Bar, International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocats (IFTTA - President Emeritus), German Association for Tourism Law (DGfR), International Travel Law Network (ITLN), European Lawyers Association (DACH), German Bar Association (DAV), European Air Law Association (EALA), Austrian Association for Industrial Property and Copyright Law (ÖV), Intl Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Intl League of Competition Law (LIDC), Working Group of Publishing House Counsels (AGVJ), Viennese Judicial Association (WJG)