Ewald Oberhammer

About the Lawyer
Ewald Oberhammer is the founding partner of Oberhammer Rechtsanwälte GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria. He is admitted to the Austrian Bar Association and has specialised in corporate immigration law since 1999. Throughout his career, Ewald and his team have served both international and local Austrian companies by assisting in obtaining work permits, residence permits, and work visas. Additionally, he leads the firm's immigration litigation team, which defends corporations and their directors against non-compliance allegations raised by Austrian authorities. Ewald Oberhammer is known for his expertise in monitoring and maintaining corporate compliance with immigration laws and regulations, including successfully litigating cases at the Court of Justice of the European Union. His practice also includes a special focus on the posting of workers regime and compliance with Directive 2014/67/EU on the enforcement of posting workers directive requirements.
Experience

• Italian Law degree at the Universities of Innsbruck and Padova (Mag.iur., dott. 1998)
• Clerkship in Innsbruck (1999)
• Associate at a law firm in South Tyrol (2000 – 2002)
• Associate at highly reputed Austrian law firms in Vienna (2002 – 2006)
• Attorney-at-Law and Partner at highly reputed Austrian law firms (2007 – 2014)
• Founding Partner at Oberhammer Rechtsanwälte GmbH (2014 – present)
• Corporate immigration practice since 1999, including corporate immigration litigation leadership
• Experience advising on complex compliance and regulatory matters, including working with Austrian authorities and EU institutions

Specialty

• Corporate Immigration Law, focusing on work permits, residence permits, and work visas for international and local companies
• Corporate compliance with immigration laws and regulations
• Immigration litigation, defending corporations and directors against regulatory non-compliance allegations
• Focus on posting of workers regime and document retention under EU Directives related to labor mobility

Education

• Italian Law degree, Universities of Innsbruck and Padova (Mag.iur., dott., 1998)
• LL.M. degree at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom (LL.M., 2001)
• Italian bar exam (2003)
• Austrian bar exam (2004)

Languages
German, English, Italian

• Awards
  • Ewald Oberhammer was awarded the “Leading Corporate Immigration Lawyer of the Year 2025 – Austria” by Acquisition International's Leading Adviser Awards.
  • He was also recognized as “Corporate Immigration Specialist of The Year” by International Elite 100.
• Industry Rankings
  • Ranked as a leading corporate immigration lawyer in Austria by Acquisition International and International Elite 100.
• Leadership Roles
  • Leads the immigration litigation department at Oberhammer Rechtsanwälte GmbH.