Senad Albani M.A.

Experience

• Professional background: Senad Albani is a civil-law practitioner active in Austria and Germany, with a focus on inheritance law (Erbrecht) and related civil matters. He leads Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Albani GmbH, operating from Vienna and Frankfurt, and has built a career that combines litigation, corporate work, and cross-border advisory. His practice emphasizes testamentary planning, post-mestate administration, and cross-border inheritance issues in complex family or corporate contexts. 
• Career history: Albani’s professional path includes early experience as a legal staffer at a leading international firm, followed by international exposure as an associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Frankfurt am Main and Vienna (2020–2021). He subsequently served as a Senior Associate at PwC Legal in 2022, and in April 2022 he established his own law practice with offices in Frankfurt and Vienna. In addition to practicing, he has taken on an academic role as a Lecturer, contributing to legal education since March 2024. Individual milestones include admission to practice as a Rechtsanwalt in Frankfurt (October 2020) and registration as a European Lawyer in Vienna (May 2022). 
• Notable roles: Among Albani’s notable responsibilities and positions are leading a bi-national law firm with two European offices, serving as an Academic Lecturer at IU International University since March 2024, and engaging with professional bodies relevant to European and Austrian law. His profile also reflects involvement in arbitration circles through the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit and related affiliations. 

Specialty

• Practice areas: The firm’s emphasis is on Erbrecht (inheritance law) within the broader spectrum of civil law, with services also spanning process law, real estate, and corporate law. Inheritance-specific offerings include testamentary drafting, estate administration, enforcement of inheritance claims, and handling of compulsory portions and cross-border estate issues. 
• Focus industries: Albani positions itself to handle international and cross-border scenarios, offering international probate and foreign-law considerations as part of its inheritance practice. The firm presents itself to administrative and corporate clients with international assets and family-ownership concerns, aligning with its bi-national office setup. 
• Types of cases handled: Core topics include Testament creation, verification and execution of wills, Pflichtteil (legal part of inheritance) claims, and complex Nachlass (estate) planning and dispute resolution. The practice explicitly covers Internationales Erbrecht, addressing cross-border succession issues and inter-jurisdictional concerns. 

Education

• Degrees and institutions: Albani studied law at several universities and completed a Master of Arts in Philosophy at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (earned around 2020). His formal legal education encompassed study at the University of Leipzig, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main from October 2012 to March 2018, followed by practical legal training. 
• Legal training: After his law studies, he completed the Referendariat (legal clerkship) at the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main from September 2018 to September 2020, culminating in his second state examination. These credentials reflect a traditional path through German legal training prior to practicing in both Germany and Austria.
• Academic and continuing education: Since March 2024, Albani has served as an Academic Lecturer at the IU Internationale Hochschule, reflecting an ongoing engagement with legal education alongside his practice. 

Achievements and Recognition

• Academic Lecturer at IU Internationale Hochschule since March 2024, reflecting a formal role in higher-education instruction and thought leadership in law. 
• Founder of Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Albani GmbH, with dual offices in Vienna and Frankfurt, established in April 2022, demonstrating entrepreneurial leadership and cross-border practice development.
• Admitted to practice as a Rechtsanwalt in Frankfurt am Main (October 2020) and recognized as a European Lawyer in Vienna (May 2022), evidencing formal qualifications to practice in both Austria and Germany. 
• Member affiliations relevant to European dispute resolution and professional conduct, including membership in the German Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (via the firm’s cross-border operations) and the Österreichischer Rechtsanwaltsverein, with additional involvement in the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DID) through his professional profile. 
• Arbitration profile listed with Arbitration Austria, identifying his professional focus in arbitration as part of his practice, which aligns with his cross-border and dispute-resolution capabilities.