Bernd Fletzberger

Profile

Bernd Fletzberger is an Austrian attorney at law and heads the banking and finance team at PFR Rechtsanwälte as equity partner. He advises banks, payment and e-money institutions, fund management companies, investment firms, insurers, pension funds, fintechs, crypto service providers and technology companies working with the financial industry. He also works for big telecom and retailing groups.

He knows the supervisory perspective first-hand: from 2003 to 2006 he worked at the Austrian Financial Market Authority. Before and after, he worked with large law firms with a focus on financial market law. In 2008, he joined PFR and developed his own boutique practice for financial market law. Chambers, Legal 500 and JUVE recognise him as one of Austria's leading lawyers in Banking and Finance as well as Fintech Law.

Areas of expertise

• 01Banking and Finance, Financial Market Law
• 02Payment Services Law
• 03AML Compliance→
• 04Capital Markets and Securities Law
• 05Crypto and Blockchain Law→
• 06Digital Law
• 07Insurance Law

Career

1. 2026Co-founder · Compliance Networks
2. since 2008Partner and attorney at law · PFR RechtsanwälteHead of the banking and finance team
3. 2008Bar exam
4. 2007–2010Lecturer in banking and finance · FH bfi Vienna
5. 2007–2008Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte
6. 2003–2006Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA)
7. 2001–2002DORDA Rechtsanwälte

Selected engagements & achievements