Siegfried Fina

Siegfried Fina is an Associate Professor at the University of Vienna School of Law, affiliated with the Institute for Corporate and Commercial Law and the Department of Commercial and Business Law. He holds the Jean Monnet Professorship of European Union Law and teaches specialized courses in European Internal Market Law, Competition Law, and Technology Law for both diploma and doctoral students.

• Location: Juridicum, Stairwell 1, 4th floor, Room 414
• Contact: +43-1-4277-35207 | siegfried.fina@univie.ac.at

Research Interests

Professor Fina’s work focuses on the intersection of European Union law and technology law, addressing legal frameworks for businesses operating in transnational contexts. His expertise includes:

• European Internal Market governance
• Competition law in digital economies
• Intellectual property in emerging technologies
• Data protection regulations (GDPR)
• International tax law compliance
• E-commerce and digital trade

Program Leadership

He serves as the Scientific Director of the LLM Program in European and International Business Law, overseeing its full-time and part-time (livestream) tracks. The program emphasizes practical legal education for professionals in:

• International law firms
• EU institutions
• Corporate legal departments
• Technology companies

Academic Contributions

• Co-founder of the Stanford-Vienna Transatlantic Technology Law Forum
• Chair of the program’s Advisory Board
• Developer of specialized courses on European Privacy and Data Protection Law