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Dr. Maximilian Kindler

Founder and managing director of incaseof.law GmbH in Vienna. The guides in the incaseof.law blog appear under his name.

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Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA, founder and managing director of incaseof.law

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBAFounder and managing director of incaseof.law GmbH, in Vienna since 2019

  • Commercial registerFN 505409 z, Commercial Court Vienna
  • Trade registerGISA 32140156
  • Registration in Germany2024 0000 8388
  • Registered officeRathausstrasse 21/13, 1010 Vienna

The person

A name that stands behind the model.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler founded incaseof.law in Vienna in 2019. As managing director of incaseof.law GmbH he is responsible for the licence, for the growth of the platform and for the studies the company publishes. How a case runs from handover to payout is shown in the three-step process.

The milestones are dated and listed on the page About incaseof.law: founded in Vienna in 2019, end-to-end platform in 2023, registration in Germany in 2024, EY Scale-up Award in 2025 and 2026.

Nineteen guides in the incaseof.law blog appear under his name. He is also one of the authors of the study "194.9 billion euros of tied-up capital", for which incaseof.law analysed 149,916 companies from the Austrian commercial register in July 2026. His professional profile is public on LinkedIn.

Technology and lawyers have distinct responsibilities. Legal representation is performed by appropriately instructed and authorised professionals.

Founder and managing director LL.M., MBA In Vienna since 2019 Nineteen guides in the blog Co-author of the 2026 study

In brief

Who is Dr. Maximilian Kindler?

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA is founder and managing director of incaseof.law GmbH, a debt collection institute founded in Vienna in 2019 under trade register number GISA 32140156. Nineteen guides in the incaseof.law blog appear under his name. He is co-author of the study on 194.9 billion euros of tied-up capital, with register data from July 2026 and a long-form edition dated August 2026.

Company: incaseof.law GmbH, Rathausstrasse 21/13, 1010 Vienna, commercial register FN 505409 z, Commercial Court Vienna. Trade register GISA 32140156. The study is based on 149,916 companies from the Austrian commercial register, register data dated 17 July 2026; long-form edition dated August 2026.

In conversation · EY podcast

Von Kryptos bis Mahnschreiben – FinTech im Vollzug

Höher hinaus · Season 1, episode 9 · German audio

Maximilian Kindler joins Birgit Polster and Florian Wimmer to discuss fintech, regulation and growth. Florian Haas hosts this episode of EY’s “Höher hinaus” podcast.

Listen to the episode

The episode is available at EY and on Spotify. The links open the provider’s own page.

Published work

What has appeared under his name.

To the blog
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Debt collectionAustria

Payment-order claims in Austria: process, deadlines and costs

When you really need the order for payment, what it costs and how the procedure is going on.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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BusinessAustria

EY Scale-up Award 2026: Rising Star

Rising Star at the EY Scale-up Award for the second time in a row.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Law and practiceGermany

Limitation periods for claims in Germany

If the limitation period expires, your customer may permanently refuse payment.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Payment remindersGermany

Court payment-order proceedings in Germany

The way to the enforceable title when reminders no longer help.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Law and practiceGermany

Calculating late-payment interest in Germany: a B2B guide

So high are the late-payment interest in business transactions, with calculation example.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Payment remindersGermany

Writing a payment reminder in Germany: templates and deadlines

Reminder stages, deadlines and two templates to copy.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Debt collectionAustria & Germany

Customer not paying? What businesses can do next

81 percent of German companies are struggling with late payment.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Business

The technology partnership between ibana and incaseof.law

In the future, receivables management will be directly out of the ibana platform.

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Law and practiceAustria

Unpaid B2B invoices: seven strategies to reduce payment defaults

40 percent of all B2B invoices in Austria are too late.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Law and practiceAustria

Calculating late-payment interest in Austria: a B2B guide

From when interest is incurred and how you calculate it correctly in the B2B.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Payment remindersAustria & Germany

Debt collection without a prior payment reminder

No duty of reminder in Austria, but delay is a prerequisite.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Debt collectionAustria

Debt collection in Vienna: how to recover your money

How collection works in Vienna and what it costs you as a creditor.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Payment remindersAustria

Payment reminders before debt collection in Austria

There is no legal requirement to send a reminder before instructing a debt collection agency.

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Debt collectionAustria

Debt collection in Vienna: a legally compliant, digital approach

A modern digital debt collection agency like incaseof.law solves problems before they land in court.

Dr. Maximilian Kindler, LL.M., MBA Read more
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Business

AI in debt collection: where it helps and where people decide

Where AI reads documents at incaseof.law, where fixed rules apply and where the team decides.

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Law and practiceAustria & Germany

receivables management: a comparison Austria & Germany

Legal framework and cost structures in Austria and Germany.

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For debtorsAustria

What happens if I don't pay for collection?

Consequences, deadlines and options for action for those concerned.

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Debt collectionAustria

How does debt collection in Austria work?

From out-of-court payment reminder to digital enforcement.

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BusinessAustria

Authorisations and responsibilities

Licensed collection institute in Austria, registered collection provider in Germany.

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4.9 out of 5

For freelancers, SMEs, property managers, trades and law firms.

Licensed in Austria, registered in Germany

Read on

Two ways to go deeper.

The guides in the blog and the company profile with licence, register numbers and awards.

Guides

All articles at a glance.

Nineteen guides on debt collection, dunning and legal practice in Austria and Germany, filterable by topic.

To the blog

Modern payment­solutions for more liquidity.

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From the professional profile

Published LinkedIn contributions by Dr Maximilian Kindler, editorially summarised and linked to the originals.

Receivables management as a leadership responsibility

Maximilian Kindler discusses unpaid invoices as a management responsibility. He considers how late payments can affect a business’s financing and customer relationships, and argues for clear ownership rather than treating outstanding balances as an occasional administrative task. The post presents a business perspective on receivables management. His focus is on who makes decisions about unpaid invoices and the attention they receive within the business.

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RegTech at the intersection of law and technology

In this post, Maximilian Kindler discusses Manfred Artmeier’s analysis of RegTech and artificial intelligence. He highlights knowledge of regulatory processes and collaboration between legal and technical specialists. The post points readers to the original publication in The Pioneer and places incaseof.law in that context. Readers can follow the source to distinguish his personal interpretation from the research discussed there.

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Digital handover and communication with courts

In a video contribution, Maximilian Kindler describes the digital path from invoice information to preparation of court documents. Topics include transferring existing data, viewing progress and communicating through Austria’s electronic legal communication system. The contribution records his perspective at the time on smaller businesses’ access to these processes. For a current instruction, eligibility, the specific scope of services and the applicable contractual terms remain decisive.

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Interview on digital receivables management

This post introduces a conversation with Florian Koschat of PALLAS CAPITAL about digital receivables management. Maximilian Kindler discusses his vision of automated processes, accessible information and case-specific communication. The linked contribution records that product perspective and directs readers to the interview. For present-day handover, cooperation and settlement, see our service pages and current contractual terms.

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More contributions on the LinkedIn profile

Company records and publications

The profiles below identify the company, its management and its publications. Authorisations can be checked through the relevant registers and identifiers.

GISA 32140156 · Firmenbuch FN 505409 z · German registration 2024 0000 8388. Full company particulars.

Scope of the Supreme Court decision

On 27 June 2023, the Austrian Supreme Court assessed aspects of the platform as it then operated in case 4 Ob 77/23m. Several injunction claims were dismissed; percentage participation in lawyers’ fees and the related fee-handling arrangement were prohibited. The decision concerns the established facts and is not blanket approval of all current services.

Read decision 4 Ob 77/23m in full