On April 28, 2008 Stephen M. Harnik was named a Director of the Freud Foundation U.S. a NY not-for-profit corporation which was formed to educate the public about the life, works and times of Sigmund Freud and their impact on society, culture and art. In carrying out its activities, the Foundation works closely with the Sigmund Freud Foundation, an Austrian nonprofit foundation.
   
On March 17, 2008, the International Friends of the Albertina Museum, ("IFAM") a NY not-for-profit corporation under § 803 of the NCPL, formed with the assistance of HW&F, qualified for exempt status under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. IFAM supports the acquisition, collection and exposition of selected art work with a focus on works of paper, prints and photography in the outstanding tradition of the Albertina Museum in Vienna whose namesake, Duke Albert, founded the collection in the 19th Century. Stephen M. Harnik is a founding Director of IFAM.
   
Christian Votava participated in the 2008 yearbook on EU state aid law, recently published by NVW in Austria. See here. Mr. Votava's article analyzes the new community guidelines on state aid for environmental protection.
   
On June 6, 2007, Stephen M. Harnik was awarded a gold decoration of honor for his services to the Republic of Austria (Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich). The decoration, which is issued by the President of Austria, was bestowed upon him by Dr. Brigitta Blaha, Consul General of New York, on October 19, 2007. The event was featured in the November issue of the Austrian lawyers' magazine Anwalt Aktuell which can be downloaded here.
   
Stephen M. Harnik was was a guest lecturer in Vienna and Linz to participate in a seminar on January 29-30 sponsored by the the Council of American States in Europe in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and the U.S. Commercial Service. The topics of his lecture were Employment Law, Product Liability and Arbitration.
   
Stephen M. Harnik was recently interviewed by Anwalt Aktuell, an Austrian magazine which focuses on prominent lawyers and topical legal issues relating to Austria . Read the Interview.
   
We are pleased to announce our expanded firm: HARNIK WILKER & FINKELSTEIN LLP.
   
In May, 2006, Lukas M. Stuhlpfarrer, was a guest lecturer at the Federal Economic Chamber of Commerce in Vienna Austria. The topic of his lecture was Firmengruendung und Immobilienerwerb (transl. : " Establishing a business and aquisition of property") in the US.
   
Stephen M. Harnik has been invited to Vienna and Linz to participate in a seminar on January 29-30 sponsored by the the Council of American States in Europe in cooperation with the Federal Economic Chamber and the US Embasssy.
   
Stephen M. Harnik was recently interviewed by Anwalt Aktuel, (transl.: "Today's Lawyer") an Austrian magazine which focuses on prominent lawyers and topical legal issues relating to Austria.