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Dr. Christoph Wolf

+49 (0)711 60187-174
wolf@oppenlaender.de

“Quick, helpful, competent.“

Legal 500 Germany 2021

Christoph Wolf was born in Tübingen and grew up in Reutlingen. He studied in Tübingen. For several years, he was academic assistant to Prof. Dr. Wernhard Möschel at the University of Tübingen and received his doctorate in 2008 there with a thesis on the nexus between intangible goods law and antitrust law. After his practical training station at the General Directorate Competition of the European Commission in Brussels, he was admitted in 2010 as a lawyer. Since then he has worked as a lawyer for antitrust law at OPPENLÄNDER.

Languages: English

Expertise

Christoph Wolf is an antitrust specialist. His areas of advice are procurement antitrust law, antitrust law compliance, antitrust compensation law and merger control. In the area of contractual antitrust law he advises, for example, regularly on the structure of distribution systems and cooperations between competitors. Christoph Wolf conducted various antitrust compensation proceedings of which many have contributed to the jurisprudence of the Federal Court of Justice. His industry emphasis is, inter alia, on the automobile industry, the construction industry, the health system and public companies.

Christoph Wolf is the author of many specialist publications and regularly lectures on antitrust issues. He is, inter alia, co-author of the IT law commentary of Schuster/Grützmacher and the Antitrust Compliance Handbook of Rübenstahl/Hahn/Voet van Vormizeele.

Expertise areas

Others about Dr. Christoph Wolf

Client about Dr Christoph Wolf: “Very experienced in antitrust law; competent, service-orientated.”

Legal 500 Germany 2025

Competitor about Dr Christoph Wolf in the field of antitrust law: “strong in antitrust litigation.”

JUVE Handbuch 2024/2025

Client: “We work with Albrecht Bach, Florian Schmidt-Volkmar and Christoph Wolf. All three are approachable, responsive and great sparring partners. In terms of antitrust law, the three of them are top-notch. But what makes the collaboration very valuable for us is their in-depth knowledge of the automotive industry. They know how the industry works and what is normal and what is not. This creates added value every time, which goes far beyond the purely legal handling of cases.”

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Client about Dr Christoph Wolf in antitrust law: “Christoph Wolf manages mandates with a steady hand and great attention to detail.”

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Competitors on Dr Christoph Wolf in antitrust law: “outstanding in antitrust damages”

JUVE Handbuch 2023/2024

Client about Dr Christoph Wolf in antitrust law: “efficient and knowledgeable”

JUVE Handbuch 2023/2024

“Christoph Wolf always produces work of outstanding quality. The results are both very good in terms of content and prepared in an appropriate manner for the respective topic. I also appreciate his reliability, flexibility and the very good relationship of trust.”

Legal 500 Deutschland 2023

Dr. Christoph Wolf was named one of “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2023” for his work in the areas of antitrust and competition law.

Best Lawyers 2022

News

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.

20. November 2024

Legal 500 Germany Awards 2025: OPPENLÄNDER nominated

OPPENLÄNDER was nominated as ‘Antitrust Team of the Year’ in antitrust law. Prof Dr Albrecht Bach and Dr Andreas Hahn are also on the shortlist for ‘Antitrust Lawyer of the Year’.

28. October 2024

OPPENLÄNDER again honoured as JUVE TOP 50 commercial law firm

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

14. June 2024

OPPENLÄNDER honoured by Best Lawyers

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

20. February 2024

Legal 500: OPPENLÄNDER receives the Germany Awards 2024 for antitrust law

OPPENLÄNDER was honoured by Legal 500 with the Germany Awards 2024 for antitrust law.

19. February 2024

Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2024 ranks OPPENLÄNDER in competition law

Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2024 ranks OPPENLÄNDER as Band 3 law firm for competition law! For 17 years, our competition law practice is part of this guide.

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.

18. August 2023

JUVE nominates OPPENLÄNDER as law firm of the year for antitrust law

We are delighted with our antitrust team, which has once again been nominated for this award. We see this as a clear confirmation of the successful work in the interest of our clients.

26. June 2023

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!

07. March 2023

OPPENLÄNDER sues for antitrust damages for BVG

OPPENLÄNDER has won damages for BVG from members of the rail cartel. This was the first time a German court had estimated cartel damages itself on the basis of a regression analysis.

20. February 2023

OPPENLÄNDER provided antitrust advice to Daimler Truck AG

Dr. Christoph Wolf and Dr. Natalie Seitz provided antitrust advice to Daimler Truck AG on the sale of engine licenses and the acquisition of a stake in Cologne-based engine manufacturer Deutz.

27. January 2023

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens antitrust law with new lawyer

Attorney-at-law Christian Geyer joins OPPENLÄNDER's antitrust team around partner Dr. Christoph Wolf as of January 16, 2023.

25. January 2023

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.

Admitted as lawyer since

2010
Doctorate

2008
Research assistant at the Chair for Civil Law, Trade and Commercial Law, European Law and Comparative Law at the University of Tübingen (Prof. Dr. Wernhard Möschel)

2006 — 2009
Studies in Tübingen

2001 - 2005

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