Alexander Swancar

Expertise

Alexander is a criminal defense attorney and media advocate; his focus is on general criminal law, economic criminal law, as well as media criminal law and media law. In the past, he has successfully defended in major criminal proceedings and, as a media lawyer, has mainly intervened in complex cases relating to media, press and freedom of speech law. His experience also includes extensive compliance projects and global investigations for companies of all sizes.

Alexander is particularly adept at high-profile procedures and dealing with media reporting. In crisis situations, he helps companies to control the public media circus.

He uses his media expertise to professionally represent the position of his clients in front of the camera or directly in front of the audience. His expert opinion is often requested by the media for reports and interviews.

Alexander also represents companies with new business models in heavily regulated markets and helps them to find their way in the political, regulatory and media environment and to break through regulatory barriers.

As head of the Austrian Branch, Alexander will collaborate with gunnercooke Germany to drive the expansion of the UK’s fastest growing Challenger law firm in Austria.

Alexander Advises

• Insurance
• Media company
• Persons of public interest
• Banks and financial institutions
• Corporations
• Managing directors, board members, and supervisory board members in manager liability cases
• Companies and entrepreneurs who need media expertise for public relations
• Companies in highly regulated markets with the need to break through regulatory barriers

Experience Highlights

• Conducting internal and external investigations and advising a chamber of notaries after allegations of misconduct in the three-digit million range by a chamber member and implementation of an improved internal compliance management system.
• Fraud investigation and representation of hundreds of clients in mass proceedings and class action lawsuits in various investor proceedings.
• Advising several FinTech startups on setting up their own compliance structures as well as compliance management systems and departments for compliance and fraud.
• Expansion of the global compliance management system of a globally operating clinic operator to minimize the risk of criminal liability for medical corruption offences.
• Advising and defending a data-driven startup for criminally prosecuted violations of data protection and development of a data protection compliance management system.

Career History

Previous Law firms

• 2014 until 2022 swancar.legal Kanzlei für Strafrecht, Wirtschaftsstrafrecht und Compliance.
• 2013 until 2014 vjv-Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft
• 2010 until 2013 Balms Group International – Neumayer, Walter & Haslinger Rechtsanwälte-Partnerschaft
• 2008 until 2010 Associate bei Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Memberships

• Tyrolean Bar Association

Education

• University of Vienna

Alexander Swancar is a partner in the Austrian Branch of gunnercooke Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, whose registered office is Kurfurstendamm 15, 10719 Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, HRB 224488 B. All lawyers of gunnercooke Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH are admitted in Germany or Austria to practise as Rechtsanwalt or Rechsanwaltin and are members of and regulated by the relevant local Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer).