Your lawyer

Dr. Carl Höfer

+49 (0)711 60187-128
carl.hoefer@oppenlaender.de

Dr. Carl Höfer is team member of the corporate law team awarded by JUVE.

Commercial law advice is more than a mere job for Carl Höfer. In his advice, he combines his broad range of experience and interests. He has known commercial issues from an early age in his parents’ business which he supports even up to today. Since 2009, he is also a member of the council in his home town Weissach im Tal. Carl Höfer is a frequently sought and recommended advisor for medium-sized (family) companies and publicly dominated companies – because he is well aware of their specific needs, thinks commercially and is accustomed to dealing with pluralistic decision making boards.

Carl Höfer was born in Backnang in 1988. He completed his studies and practical training in Heidelberg. As well as achieving his doctorate under Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Hommelhoff, he also worked as an academic assistant at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg. Carl Höfer is, inter alia, a member of the Corporate Law Association – Academic Association for Company and Corporate Law (VGR).

Carl Höfer finds his outlet in sports. He was active as a football referee up to the highest South Germany amateur leagues. Today he coaches junior and upcoming referees.

Languages: English

Expertise

Carl Höfer advises on all corporate law and commercial law issues. He is your contact partner in challenging situations – whether in conflicts with fellow shareholders, in (board members’) liability cases and compliance investigations or in the course of corporate transactions and post-M&A disputes.

His special expertise resulting from the combination of forensic work and contract drafting is your advantage. In contract law disputes, Carl Höfer contributes not only his litigation experience, but can also illustrate to the court the actual negotiation situation and procedural steps on the basis of his contract drafting work. In his forensic work, Carl Höfer at all times keeps measures to avoid disputes and to enforce claims in the event of conflict in view.

His clients value his creative and solution-oriented approach to commercial issues as well as his focussed and targeted conduct of negotiations with which he achieves the best possible results for his clients in court and in contractual matters.

Carl Höfer regularly lectures at corporate law seminars and training courses and is author of many publications. Since 2021, he lectures at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.

Others about Dr. Carl Höfer

Legal 500 counts Dr Carl Höfer as part of the excellent team for shareholder and corporate disputes and also recommends him for foundation law, restructuring and distressed M&A.

Legal 500 Germany 2025

“Quick comprehension, very good memory, innovative in approach, meticulous in processing, very broad legal/technical horizon, simple language.”

Legal 500 Germany 2025

Client about Dr Carl Höfer: “Absolute professional competence; radiates calm even in the most difficult, emotionally tense situations; always solution-orientated; represents the interests of his clients.”

Legal 500 Germany 2025

Client: “The team around Dr Carl Höfer is always goal- and solution-orientated. The law firm Oppenländer Rechtsanwälte has a broad range of expertise. Colleagues from other specialist disciplines are consulted as required. As a client, you feel very well looked after.

Legal 500 Germany 2025

Legal 500 names Dr Carl Höfer as a corporate and commercial law expert who is well versed in directors’ and officers’ liability cases, compliance investigations and post-M&A disputes.

Legal 500 Germany 2024

News

11. April 2025

WirtschaftsWoche award for OPPENLÄNDER in corporate law

WirtschaftsWoche honors OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte as TOP Law Firm 2025 in Corporate Law. Dr. Thomas Trölitzsch and Dr. Felix Born are delighted to receive the personal award as TOP Law Firm 2025 in Corporate Law.

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14. February 2025

OPPENLÄNDER was again honoured by Legal 500

In the recently published ranking of Legal 500 Germany 2025, we are again TOP LAW FIRM in City Focus Stuttgart and ranked as TOP TIER LAW FIRM in two practice areas.

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23. April 2024

OPPENLÄNDER advises devolo GmbH on the sale of its business operations to the SOL Group

OPPENLÄNDER advised devolo GmbH comprehensively on the international investor process and the associated labour law restructuring.

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14. February 2024

Legal 500 Germany 2024: OPPENLÄNDER is listed as TOP TIER LAW FIRM

We are delighted that OPPENLÄNDER has once again been recognised by The Legal 500 Germany 2024 and ranked as a TOP TIER LAW FIRM in two practice areas.

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09. October 2023

OPPENLÄNDER advises MSH Medien System Haus on acquisition of AI tech start-up German Autolabs

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte provided comprehensive legal advice to MSH Medien System Haus GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of German Auto Labs GAL GmbH.

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11. May 2023

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens corporate law with new lawyer

Dr. Franziska Schaible has joined OPPENLÄNDER as a new lawyer and provides support in the area of corporate law. She thus strengthens the team led by Dr. Christian Gunßer. She also advises in the area of conflict resolution in the team of Prof. Dr. Markus Köhler.

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02. January 2023

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens corporate law with new partner

As of today, Dr. Thomas Kreuz is a new partner at OPPENLÄNDER. We are pleased about the reinforcement by an experienced lawyer.

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23. November 2022

Second direct award to Karlsruhe transport company completed

The city of Karlsruhe has placed its local public transport on a new footing by awarding a public service contract directly to its municipal transport company VBK in accordance with Regulation 1370/2007. Dr. Corina Jürschik and Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz provided advice.

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27. May 2022

GAISER Group advised on strategic acquisition

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte has advised Julius Gaiser GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of the Clement group of companies in the context of the GAISER ZUKUNFTSOFFENSIVE 2030.

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01. October 2021

Theory meets practice

Our attorneys pass on their practical knowledge to students as lecturers at numerous universities. In the winter semester 2021/22, Dr. Carl Höfer, Simon Schmauder and Dr. Raphael Höll will give a lecture on "Civil Procedure and Litigation Tactics in Commercial Law Firms" at the University of Heidelberg.

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10. February 2021

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte advised Rieker Investment GmbH

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte advised Rieker Investment GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in Radeberger Fleisch- und Wurstwaren Korch GmbH.

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Vita

  • Associate lecturer Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

    seit 2021
  • Admitted as lawyer

    seit 2017
  • Legal traineeship at the District Court Heidelberg

    2015 - 2017
  • Doctorate

    2015
  • Academic assistant University of Heidelberg

    2013 - 2015
  • Studies in Heidelberg

    2008 - 2013