Your lawyer

Dr. Felix Born

+49 (711) 60187-232
born@oppenlaender.de

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022 lists Dr. Felix Born among the frequently recommended lawyers in corporate law and M&A and quotes a competitor: “pragmatic and goal-oriented advisor”.

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022

Felix Born is an experienced corporate and transaction lawyer with international background, having worked – before he joined OPPENLÄNDER – already for major law firms in New York, London and Germany. The JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms, Legal 500 and the newspaper Handelsblatt have recommended him for many years in transactions and in corporate law. His clients value his practical and solution-oriented advice. Felix Born advises companies and investors in national and cross-border M&A projects as well as on company takeovers, restructuring and joint ventures. Felix Born is also an acknowledged corporate lawyer with special knowledge in advising management board and supervisory board members, on corporate governance issues, dealing with annual general meetings and acting in structural measures such as the exclusion of minority sharholders (squeeze-out).

Felix Born studied in Tübingen and Leiden (Netherlands). After his practical training in Dresden, Tübingen and New York, he achieved his doctorate at the Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen under Prof. Dr. Heinz-Dieter Assmann with a thesis on a corporate law subject. From 2003 to 2010, Felix Born worked at Gleiss Lutz Rechtsanwälte and in 2008/2009 on secondment at the international major law firm Herbert Smith in London.

Languages: English

Expertise

Felix Born is an experienced commercial lawyer who advises on all questions of transaction and corporate law. In national and cross-border projects, he benefits from his international experience. He has special expertise in company acquisitions and sales and on the formation of joint ventures. He has particular industry knowledge in the areas of software, IT services, automotive and energy. In particular, he advised on the formation of joint ventures in the area of eMobility/charging infrastructure. Felix Born has experience extending over decades in corporate law and capital markets law, in particular advising management and supervisory board members, dealing with critical shareholders, advising on corporate governance issues and compliance questions, support in the course of annual general meetings and dealing with structural measures such as the exclusion of minority shareholders (squeeze-out).

Others about Dr. Felix Born

‘Competitors on Dr Felix Born in M&A: “excellent level”, “transaction handled with aplomb”

JUVE Handbuch 2023/2024

Competitors about Dr Felix Born in corporate law: “very pragmatic, goal-oriented”, “phenomenally good, we are happy to recommend him in case of conflict”

JUVE Handbuch 2023/2024

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022 lists Dr. Felix Born among the frequently recommended lawyers in corporate law and M&A and quotes a competitor: “pragmatic and target-oriented advisor”.

JUVE-Handbook 2021/2022

Dr. Felix Born was named one of “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2021” by Handelsblatt for his work in the areas of M&A and corporate law.

Handelsblatt

Dr. Felix Born is recommended by The Legal 500 Germany 2021 as a core transactional lawyer.

Legal 500 Deutschland 2021

Dr. Felix Born was awarded by Wirtschaftswoche as “TOP LAWYER 2021”, one of the most renowned lawyers for M&A.

Wirtschaftswoche

The Legal 500 Deutschland 2020 about Dr. Felix Born: “Excellent expertise and immediate, tailor-made support”, “very individual support”, “the team has a quick, precise and pragmatic approach”.

Legal 500 Deutschland 2020

The German newspaper Handelsblatt ranks Dr. Felix Born as one of “Germany’s best lawyers in 2020” for their activities in the field of mergers and acquisitions.

Handelsblatt

JUVE-Handbuch 2020/2021 ranks Dr. Felix Born as one of the most frequently recommended lawyers in Corporate and M&A and quotes a competitor: „excellent, strong in negotiations“.

JUVE-Handbook 2020/2021

JUVE-Handbook 2019/2020 on client’s ratings of Dr. Felix Born: “consistent in asserting the clients’ interests; agreeable cooperation”

JUVE-Handbook 2019/2020

JUVE-Handbook 2019/2020 on client’s ratings of Dr. Felix Born: “consistent in asserting the clients’ interests; agreeable cooperation”

JUVE-Handbuch 2019/2020

JUVE-Handbook 2017/2018 ranks Dr. Felix Born once again as a widely recommended lawyer for Corporate Law and M&A. It writes about Dr. Felix Born: “very competent; delivers the deal across the finishing line”.

JUVE-Handbook 2017/2018

JUVE-Handbook 2016/2017 on client’s ratings of Dr. Felix Born: “pragmatic and competent”. One of the frequently recommended lawyers for Corporate Law and M&A.

JUVE-Handbook 2016/2017

JUVE- Handbuch 2015/2016 writes about Dr. Felix Born’s evaluation by competitors: “highly competent”, “carries the deal past the finish line”.

JUVE-Handbook 2015/2016

JUVE-Handbuch 2014/2015 ranks Dr. Felix Born as one of the most frequently recommended lawyers in corporate law and M&A.

JUVE-Handbook 2014/2015

JUVE-Handbook 2013/2014 ranks Dr. Felix Born as one of the most frequently recommended lawyers in M&A and corporate law.

JUVE-Handbook 2013/2014

News

14. June 2024

OPPENLÄNDER honoured by Best Lawyers

Handelsblatt has published the latest ranking of Best Lawyers and OPPENLÄNDER has been honoured several times.

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Vita

  • Doctorate in corporate law

    2004
  • Admitted as lawyer since

    2003
  • Research assistant at the Chair of Prof. Dr. Heinz-Dieter Assmann, University of Tübingen

    1999 — 2003