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Johannes Juranek
Managing Partner

Johannes Juranek

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
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Johannes Juranek is Managing Partner of CMS and a leading expert in technology, data protection and commercial law. He has extensive experience in handling complex legal cases in the areas of IT law, data protection and commercial. He advises clients on the implementation of compliance regulations in connection with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). His clients include technology, software and industrial companies, as well as banks and companies from the health sector. In the aforementioned specialist area, he also represents clients before courts and arbitration tribunals.

Johannes Juranek has authored numerous publications and regularly lectures on his areas of expertise. He is chairman of the supervisory board of Universal Edition AG.

Awards & Recognitions
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    "Johannes Juranek's strength is his practical expertise."
    Chambers Europe 2025
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    "Johannes Juranek is client-oriented and has good knowledge of the business."
    Chambers Europe 2025
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    Johannes Juranek - high competence in data privacy and data protection law and very service-oriented.'
    Legal 500, 2025
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    "I have been working with Johannes Juranek and I appreciate his extensive knowledge in the TMT field.
    The Legal 500, 2023
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    "He has broad strategic knowledge and comes up with creative solutions. He is the mastermind behind a lot of our company's strategies."
    Chambers Europe, 2023

Memberships & Roles

  • International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw)
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • Austrian Bar Association

Awards & Rankings

  • The German business newspaper Handelsblatt ranks Johannes Juranek among the best lawyers in the legal fields of information technology, dispute resolution and arbitration/dispute resolution/mediation (Best Lawyers Ranking 2020).
  • Johannes Juranek was nominated as Acritas Star in 2021.

Lectures list

  • Ongoing lecturing activities in the area of IT and data protection law at the University of Vienna and at the Department of Business Law and European Integration at Danube University Krems as well as at various specialist conferences.

Education

  • 1998 - Bar Exam
  • 1993 - Dr. iur., Law, University of Vienna
  • 1992 - Mag. iur., Law, University of Vienna

Insights by Johannes

2025 ITechLaw European Conference in London

29 Oct 2025

EU AI Act - Questions and Answers

07 Jul 2025 130 min read

CMS named Europe Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards 2025

30 May 2025 2 min read

CMS named Europe Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards 2025

30 May 2025 2 min read
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