Volker Weiss is an equity partner at Schoenherr. He focuses on EU law, competition law and foreign investment screening. He specialises in European, Austrian and Central and Eastern European antitrust and competition law, with particular expertise in the banking, insurance, retail and media sectors, covering all types of litigation, out-of-court advice, and merger control work. Merger control and foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely regarded as his signature strength — he has extensive experience advising clients on merger filings and FDI notifications before both EU and Austrian authorities.
Publications
Co-author of the Austria chapter in the Merger Control Law Guide , published 13 July 2026 , alongside Alexandru Caprau .