Andreas Riedler

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Andreas Riedler serves as Head of the Institute for Civil Law (Deputy) and Head of the Department of European Private Law and Private Insurance Law at Johannes Kepler University Linz. He additionally leads the Institute for Multimedia Legal Studies in Linz and the Department of Multimedia Civil Law, demonstrating significant institutional leadership across multiple academic units.

Professor Riedler's research spans comprehensive domains of legal scholarship with primary emphasis on Private Law, European Private Law, and Private Insurance Law. His private law expertise encompasses General part of private law (contract formation, interpretation, avoidance, representation), Tort law (limitation periods, investor litigation), Unjust enrichment law, Law of special types of contracts (purchase, exchange, work, loan), Property law (real credit security), and Inheritance law. His insurance law research covers the entire general part of the Insurance Contract Act, regulated insurance sectors, and non-regulated insurance developments. Banking law research focuses on credit security instruments and syndicates.

Professor Riedler actively participates in legislative processes and maintains professional collaborations with judiciary bodies, the Bar Association, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, insurance industry representatives, and economic interest groups across multiple sectors. His academic contributions extend to editing the textbook series 'Studienkonzept Zivilrecht' and the internationally recognized 'Versicherungsrecht – Versicherungspraxis' series.

• Editor of 'Studienkonzept Zivilrecht' (Civil Law Study Concept)
• Author of multiple textbooks on Austrian civil law
• Contributor to commentaries on Austrian Civil Code (ABGB)
• Contributor to commentaries on Insurance Contract Act (VersVG)
• Expert witness in civil, corporate, and private insurance law

Teaching responsibilities include Private Law I and Civil Law courses across the diploma program, multimedia diploma program, bachelor's degree in business law, and doctoral studies. His scholarly output includes extensive national and international publications, though specific articles aren't detailed in the source material.