Already during his studies, Clemens Berlakovits completed numerous internships at international business law firms. After completing his law studies in Vienna, he started as a trainee lawyer with Georg Karasek in 2008, with whom he completed his entire training period as an articled clerk and with whom he still works closely today. In 2012, he passed the bar exam with distinction and has been a registered attorney since 2013. He has been a managing partner of KWR since 2017 and heads KWR's construction and architectural law team. 

The internationally renowned legal directory "The Legal 500" recognised Clemens Berlakovits as a "next generation partner" in 2023 and he is one of the Leading Individuals in "Chambers & Partners". In addition, the German publisher JUVE lists him as a leading expert in the field of construction law.

References

• Comprehensive consulting services for civil engineers and architects, real estate developers and builders, executing companies (total, general and subcontractors as well as ancillary construction trades).
• Highly specialized consulting services in the course of the implementation and execution of building construction and civil engineering projects. This includes, in particular, strategic advice on the basic conception of construction projects (project structuring and award strategies), the drafting and negotiation of all necessary contractual documentation (TU and GU contracts, individual trade contracts, architect and consultant contracts (GP contracts, contracts with specialist planners and other specialist consultants, etc.). ), the entire project-accompanying consultation, in particular in the area of claiming and anticlaiming as well as the representation in all contentious disputes, for example in connection with accounting and fee disputes of all kinds, damage compensation or warranty disputes, etc. Representation in court proceedings, arbitration proceedings, conciliation proceedings, arbitration expert proceedings or mediations.
• A special focus is on consulting at the interface between law and construction and planning economics. For several years, Clemens Berlakovits has also been dealing with issues of digitalization and innovation in construction and real estate projects as well as their legal implications (legal issues regarding BIM projects, alliance and partnership models, etc.).

Functions and other activities

• Editor of the trade journal bauaktuell published by Lindeverlag
• Editor of the Festschrift Georg Karasek, published by Manzverlag
• Author of numerous publications on construction contract and architectural law
• University lecturer at the University of Vienna
• Member of the Austrian Society for Construction Law