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Univ.-Ass. 
Dr. Fabian Schinerl

Schottenbastei 10 - 16

1010 Wien
Stiege 1, 5. Stock
Raum 513

E-Mail: fabian.schinerl@univie.ac.at

Phone: +43-1-4277-35130

 

  

Curriculum Vitae

Fabian Schinerl studied Law at the University of Vienna from 2017 to 2022. In recognition of his academic performance, he was repeatedly awarded merit scholarships by the University of Vienna and by the Hochschulstiftung für Hörerinnen und Hörer der Rechte.

Since March 2022, he has been a University Assistant at the Department of European Law, International Law and Comparative Law at the University of Vienna. In February 2026, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws (Dr iur). His doctoral thesis, "The Dichotomy between Financial Instruments and Crypto-Assets", examines the legal boundary between these two categories.

His research focuses on banking and capital markets law, with particular emphasis on fintech and crypto-assets. He also works on payment services law and private law more broadly.

Alongside his academic work, he spent several years as a research assistant at a leading Vienna law firm. He also serves as Coordinator of the Young Researchers Group of the European Banking Institute (EBI YRG) and is a member of the Centre for Comparative Corporate Finance Law (C3FL) and the Junior Network of the Association Européenne pour le Droit Bancaire et Financier (AEDBF).

 

Publications

I. Monographs

  1. Grundriss des Bank- und Kapitalmarktrechts (Man 2025, forthcoming), together with Matthias Lehmann

 

II. Editorships

  1. Handbuch Kryptowerte (Linde 2025), together with Martin Miernicki

 

III. Contributions to Handbooks and Commentaries

  1. Ausnahmen vom ZaDiG 2018, in Georg Tuder (ed), Handbuch Zahlungsverkehr 4.0 (Linde 2024) 289–325, together with Raphael Toman
  2. Zwischen Kryptowerten und Finanzinstrumenten: Eine konzeptionelle Abgrenzung, in Christian Piska and Oliver Völkel (eds), Blockchain Rules (2nd edn, MANZ 2024) 363–402
  3. Commentary on §§ 16–18 AIFMG, in Johannes Mitterecker and Philipp Gschwandtner (eds), Alternative Investmentfonds Manager-Gesetz, together with Raphael Toman
  4. Commentary on §§ 1–2, 7–8, 17–20, 29–31a, 33, 45–46, 73–76, 103, 112–118 WAG 2018 and §§ 1–2, 25–35, 52–56 WPFG, in Philipp Klausberger and Raphael Toman (eds), Wertpapieraufsichtsrecht (Manz 2024), §§ 45–46 WAG together with Christian Lenz, all other provision together with Raphael Toman
  5. Vermögenswertreferenzierte Token, in Johannes Meier (ed), Handbuch MiCAR (ESV 2025) 229–281, together with Matthias Lehmann 
  6. Der institutionalisierte Handel mit Kryptowerten: DLT Pilot Regime, in Martin Miernicki and Fabian Schinerl (eds), Handbuch Kryptowerte (Linde 2025) 95–143
  7. Zulassungspflichten: Erleichterungen für etablierte Marktteilnehmer, in Martin Miernicki and Fabian Schinerl (eds), Handbuch Kryptowerte (Linde 2025) 305–323, together with Raphael Toman
  8. Privatrechtliche Implikationen der Regulierung von Kryptowerten, in Martin Miernicki and Fabian Schinerl (eds), Handbuch Kryptowerte (Linde 2025) 669–716
  9. Commentary on Art 1–3, 16–25, 36–45 MiCAR, in Matthias Lehmann and Christoph Kumpan (eds), European Financial Services Law (2nd edition, Beck/Hart/Nomos, forthcoming)
  10. Kartenzahlungen und Mobile Payment, in Markus Kellner, Martin Oppitz and Olaf Riss (eds), Handbuch zum Österreichischen Bankvertragsrecht (3rd edn, Verlag Österreich, forthcoming), together with Matthias Lehmann and Susanne Brück

 

IV. Articles 

  1. Venture Debt: Bestandsaufnahme und Ausblick, ÖBA 2023, 33–38, together with Lukas Berghuber
  2. Kryptowerte zwischen WAG 2018 und MiCAR, ÖBA 2023, 178–189, together with Raphael Toman
  3. Staking via Intermediär – eine Analyse der schuldrechtlichen Beziehungen zwischen Anleger und Kryptobörse aus deutsch-österreichischer Perspektive, BKR 2023, 365–373, together with Johannes Meier and Alexander Schneider 
  4. Kryptowerte in der Insolvenz des Intermediärs, RDi 2023, 257–268, together with Johannes Meier and Alexander Schneider 
  5. Non Fungible Token – Unreguliert? Auf der Suche nach regulatorischer Klarheit, ZFR 2023, 276–281, together with Raphael Toman 
  6. Staking Your Crypto: What are the Stakes? 19(1) Journal of Business & Technology Law 2024, 53–103, together with Matthias Lehmann, Amy Held, Felix Krya, Emeric Prévost and Robert Vogelauer 
  7. The Concept of Financial Instruments: Drawing the Borderline between MiFID and MiCAR, 19(4) Capital Markets Law Journal 2024, 330–351, together with Matthias Lehmann 
  8. Le concept d'instruments financiers: Vers une définition souple, Hons-Série Banque & Droit 2024, 14–18, together with Matthias Lehmann and Emeric Prévost

 

V. Case Reviews

  1. EBI Banking Case Law List, Summary of CJEU, C-551/22 P, Commission v SRB
  2. Pre-Trial Discovery auf Grundlage der DSGVO? OLG Wien 10.6.2024, 14 R 38/24t, 1 Datenschutz Konkret 2025, 19–20, together with Raphael Toman
  3. Kreditkarten-AGB auf dem Prüfstand, Mehr Freiheit für Banken – Anmerkung zu OGH 5 Ob 191/24k, ÖBA 2026, 53–60, together with Susanne Brück

 

VI. Miscellanea

  1. EU geht mit schärferen Regeln gegen Greenwashing bei Unternehmen vor, DerStandard, 7. July 2022; together with Raphael Toman 
  2. Wann die Inflation privatrechtlich zum Problem wird, Die Presse, 17. July 2022, together with Lukas Berghuber
  3. The Concept of Financial Instruments: Drawing the Borderline Between MiFID and MiCAR, Oxford Business Law Blog, 4. November 2024; together mit Matthias Lehmann
  4. Report on Simplification of EU Financial Law (European Banking Institute), EBI eBook Series 2026; together with Christos V. Gortsos, Filippo Annunziata, David Ramos-Muñoz, Thomas Braga de Arruda and Milena Mitrovic (coordinators)