Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz

OPPENLÄNDER advises the President of the Thüringer State Parliament

Lawyer Prof Dr Christofer Lenz has advised the President of the Thuringian State Parliament on a motion by the AfD seeking the dismissal of the President of the Thuringian Constitutional Court and another constitutional judge.

Oppenländer clears the way for referendum

Lawyer Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and lawyer Dr. Henrike Schulte have succeeded in having the referendum “XXL Landtag verhindern!” declared admissible by the Constitutional Court.

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.

OPPENLÄNDER wins organ dispute for parliament

Prof. Dr Christofer Lenz and Dr Henrike Schulte have defended an organ dispute application by a member of parliament for the Saarland state parliament.

OPPENLÄNDER wins for CDU national association

Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Raphael Höll have defended the CDU national association against a party law suit before the Berlin Regional Court.

OPPENLÄNDER wins for banks against BaFin

Prof Dr Christofer Lenz and Dr Henrike Schulte have succeeded in having a general ruling issued by the banking supervisory authority revoked in a test case.

OPPENLÄNDER again honoured as JUVE TOP 50 commercial law firm

JUVE Verlag has recognised OPPENLÄNDER as a Top 50 Commercial Law Firm 2024.

JUVE honors OPPENLÄNDER as Law Firm of the Year 2024 for Public Commercial Law

JUVE Verlag has recognized OPPENLÄNDER's public commercial law practice for its expertise and development.

OPPENLÄNDER was honored in environmental and construction planning law

OPPENLÄNDER has been named "TOP Law Firm 2024" for environmental and construction planning law by WirtschaftsWoche.

OPPENLÄNDER wins case for the Saarland state parliament

OPPENLÄNDER represented the state parliament in Saarland against the AfD parliamentary group there and won the case.

OPPENLÄNDER honoured by Best Lawyers

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

OPPENLÄNDER obtains authorisation for long-term securing of raw materials

Prof Dr Christofer Lenz and Dr Jens Ritter have made it possible despite bureaucratic and legal hurdles and obtained a permit for a joint venture between two large gravel works that will secure the supply of raw materials in the long term.

OPPENLÄNDER represents religious community in constitutional complaint

A religious community has filed a constitutional complaint in order to obtain its own state treaty and appropriate financial support. Prof Dr Christofer Lenz and Dr Maximilian Stützel are representing the religious community.

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.

OPPENLÄNDER successfully defends state parliament (Landtag) in organ dispute proceedings

The lawsuit was brought by the AfD parliamentary group in the state parliament, which had long been trying to send representatives to the board of trustees of the State Agency for Civic Education. However, the parliamentary group has repeatedly failed due to resistance from the other parliamentary groups in the state parliament, as they did not elect the AfD candidates each time.

OPPENLÄNDER partner heads constitutional law committee

The Presidium of the Federal Bar Association has appointed our partner Prof Dr Christofer Lenz as the new Chairman of the Constitutional Law Committee.

Direct procurement of transport services in Rhineland-Palatinate to Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH

With the direct procurement of the transport services in Rhineland-Palatinate to Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH on 8 December, the transport companies of the city of Karlsruhe now have three long-running transport contracts.

OPPENLÄNDER restructures transport association DING

A large OPPENLÄNDER mobility team has successfully restructured the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund GmbH (DING), based in Ulm, from a mixed to a public transport association.

OPPENLÄNDER brings sale of metro infrastructure to the finish line

JUVE reports on the subway sale in which OPPENLÄNDER successfully participated. The district of Munich buys the subway line 6 from the city of Garching for about 30 million euros.

Baden-Württemberg may use the “Fauler Pelz” in Heidelberg for hospital treatment order

OPPENLÄNDER attorneys Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz, Dr. Jens Ritter and Dr. Maximilian Stützel, who are active in public building law, have successfully advised Baden-Württemberg in the dispute over the use of the former prison "Fauler Pelz" in Heidelberg.

OPPENLÄNDER wins dispute over investigative committee

The Saarland state parliament does not have to amend the composition of a committee of enquiry. The Constitutional Court of the Saarland has rejected the application of the AfD parliamentary group there for a temporary injunction.

OPPENLÄNDER wins dispute over debt brake

The Constitutional Court has dismissed a dispute between organs of the FDP parliamentary group against the 2021 state budget as inadmissible. OPPENLÄNDER represented the Landtag as budget legislator.

OPPENLÄNDER lawyers are awarded

The specialist publisher Best Lawyers has identified Germany's best lawyers for the year 2023 for the Handelsblatt. OPPENLÄNDER was awarded 20 times!

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens public law and antitrust law with new lawyer

Annika Witte Paz has joined OPPENLÄNDER as a new lawyer. She joins the team led by Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz in the area of public law and the team led by Dr. Ulrich Klumpp in the area of antitrust law. One focus of her work here is in the media sector.

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens mobility team with new lawyer

Since 16 January 2023, lawyer Vera Dörrfuß has strengthened OPPENLÄNDER's mobility team around partners Dr. Corina Jürschik and Prof. Dr. Lenz.

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.

Success for the CDU Federal Executive

The ex-AfD federal presidential candidate Max Otte has been expelled from the CDU by the party court in Cologne. Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz represented the CDU Federal Executive Committee.

Major transport contract awarded directly

Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Corina Jürschik successfully represented Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft in the award of a contract for rail transport services in Baden Württemberg

Attack on budget bill repelled

The dispute of an opposition faction against borrowing to finance the consequences of the Corona pandemic has remained unsuccessful. Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Henrike Schulte represented the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg before the Constitutional Court.

Handelsblatt Award 2021

Landtag wins with OPPENLÄNDER

The Constitutional Court has rejected the urgent application of a parliamentary group concerning the State Agency for Civic Education. Our partner Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz represented the state parliament and its president.

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.

OPPENLÄNDER lawyers awarded

Handelsblatt has published the Best Lawyers Ranking 2021. Also this year, many of our partners were recognized as "best lawyers".

Success at the Constitutional Court

State parliament president wins dispute with OPPENLÄNDER over anti-Semitism accusation.

Success for the Free State of Saxony

The Constitutional Court of the Free State of Saxony has dismissed two abstract norm control proceedings brought by members of the Saxon State Parliament against the 2019/2020 Budget Act. Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz represented the Saxon state government.