
Dr. Michael Komuczky

Attorney at Law
Languages: German, English, Spanish
Contact us directly:
office@ra-mk.legal or +43 1 3889652
Since my first position as a junior associate (January 2013), I have been working in the field of dispute resolution. From the very beginning, I worked on the drafting of contracts, civil litigation and arbitration. I enjoyed my training in various renowned Viennese law firms with international orientation (BrandlTalos; DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach; Fiebinger, Polak & Partner; Lansky, Ganzger, Goeth, Frankl+Partner). Over the years, I gained in-depth experience in various fields of law and industry sectors. Due to various stays abroad, I not only worked in German and English, but occasionally also had the chance to advise clients in Spanish. Since being a fully-qualified member of the Austrian bar (June 2020), I have been advising companies of all sizes as well as individuals in preventing or resolving their legal conflicts.
Additionally, I share my knowledge with the next generations by teaching at universities. I also give lectures on my areas of practice and publish in legal journals. In doing so, I build on my academic work at the University of Vienna, where I had the privilege to spend four years as a research fellow.
Professional experience:
- Fully-qualified member of the Austrian bar, Vienna Bar Association (June 2020)
- Training as an attorney at renowned Viennese commercial law firms with international focus (January 2013 until May 2020)
- Research fellow (prae-doc) at the University of Vienna, Institut for European law, Public International law and Comparative law (February 2014 until January 2018)
Lecturing activity:
- Gives speeches at various national and international conferences and seminars
- Lecturer at the Academy for Law and Taxes (ARS) (since April 2022)
- External lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences (FH der WKW) Vienna (since October 2021)
- External lecturer at the University of Vienna (since February 2018)
- Visiting Lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing (July 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively)
Education:
- Doctorate in Law, University of Vienna, passed with distinction (September 2020)
- Bar exam, Vienna Higher Regional Court, passed with merit (November 2019)
- Undergraduate law studies, University of Vienna (January 2011)
- One year of study abroad (Erasmus), University of Southampton (academic year 2009/2010)
- Stays abroad in Guatemala (gap year) and Bulgaria
Memberships:
- International Bar Association (Committees on Litigation and Arbitration); Vienna Bar Association
- Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut), International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Rising Arbitrators Initiative, YAAP, Young ICCA
- Junge Wirtschaft, Sustainability Team
- Admin at MetaverseLegal
Publications:
- World Café Report VAD 2021 – Model Clauses and Drafting for Construction Arbitration, Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2022, 253 (with Anna Förstel-Cherng and Rita Kaufmann)
- Impecuniosity of the Respondent in Arbitration Proceedings (published in German), SchiedsVZ 2022, 8
- Drafting multi-tiered dispute resolution clauses, Kluwer Mediation Blog at 30 November 2021 (with Sima Ghaffari).
- Admission only for vaccinated persons? (published in German), Die Presse Rechtspanorama of 23 August 2021
- Arbitration and Criminal Law (published in German), Springer (2021)
- Comment on OGH 6.3.2020, 18 OCg 7/19g – On the consideration of the relativity of ordre public in the setting aside proceedings of an arbitral award (published in German), ecolex 2020/305
- Judgments outside the EU easier to enforce (published in German), Die Presse Rechtspanorama of 28 July 2019 (with Rudolf Fiebinger)
- Anti-suit Injunctions in Arbitral and Judicial Procedures – National Report for Austria, IACL World Congress 2018
- Punitive Damages and Public Policy in the EU, Yearbook of Private International Law XIX 2017/2018, 509
- The subjective element in Art 25 Brussels Ia Regulation (published in German), ecolex 2018, 235
- Dogmatic qualification of foreign surrogate motherhoods in Austria (published in German), IPRax 2018, 282
- Children may continue to slide: What the OGH says – and what not (published in German), derstandard.at on 18 October 2017
- Liability for packaged investment products and insurance investment products under the PRIIPs Regulation (published in German), ÖBA 2017, 697 (with Gernot Wilfling)
- International Arbitration and European Harmonisation (published in German), in Behme/Ferves (eds), Jahrbuch der GJZ 2016 (2017) 369
- Applicable Law in the Control of General Terms and Conditions in Association Proceedings (published in German), ZfRV 2016, 268 (with Christian Dorfmayr)
- Alternative financial instruments in the light of AGB control – civil law admissibility of qualified subordinated loans (published in German), ZFR 2016, 367 (with Gernot Wilfling)
- National Report for Austria, Helsinki Committee’s Report on Public Gatherings and Demonstrations across Europe, July 2013 (with Andreas Daxberger)
Sara Manafi, MA

International Relations/Language Services
Languages: German, Farsi/Dari, English, Turkish (basic)
Contact us directly:
office@ra-mk.legal or +43 1 3889652
The law and its practical application have always fascinated me. Originally coming to Vienna as a musician and student, I soon discovered interpreting before courts and authorities as a vocation. I have been working as a freelance interpreter since 2017, and in 2020 I completed the master’s course on interpreting before courts and public authorities. Since January 2022, I have also been working as a sworn interpreter for the Persian language (Farsi).
Due to the international orientation of the law firm, I can also contribute my various language skills here. I take over communication with clients who prefer to communicate in one of „my“ languages. In addition, I am also involved in the business development of the law firm and support in particular the networking of business people from the Persian and Afghan communities.
Professional:
- For my self-employed activity as a court sworn interpreter see: Dolmetschen Wien
Training:
- Sworn in as an interpreter for the Persian language (Farsi), Regional Court for Civil Matters Vienna (January 2022)
- Examination for court sworn interpreters, Vienna (November 2021)
- Completion of Master’s course on interpreting before courts and public authorities, University of Vienna (October/November 2020)
- Bachelor Concert Piano, University of Tehran (2010 to 2013)
- Studies in Software Systems, University of Applied Sciences (2004 to 2006)