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OPPENLÄNDER wins lawsuit regarding claims for damages arising from pharmaceutical rebate contracts

Dr Matthias Ulshöfer and Dr Joachim Ott have successfully defended an international pharmaceutical company against unjustified claims for damages arising from pharmaceutical rebate contracts in a landmark case before the Munich Social Court. The actions brought by a major statutory health insurance fund were dismissed by way of a “judgment from the bench”.

OPPENLÄNDER overturns minimum fares for ride-hailing services in Essen in a landmark case for BOLT

Dr. Henrike Schulte and Dr. Maximilian Gerhold of OPPENLÄNDER successfully secured a stay of a general administrative act issued by the City of Essen regarding minimum fares for ride-hailing services before the Administrative Court of Gelsenkirchen, acting on behalf of the European mobility platform BOLT and a Dortmund-based ride-hailing company.

OPPENLÄNDER is once again among the best according to Legal500

In the recently published ranking of Legal 500 Germany 2026, we are once again a TOP LAW FIRM in the City Focus Stuttgart and are ranked as a TOP TIER LAW FIRM in two practice areas.

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte wins dispute over functional allowances for the Saarland state parliament

Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Maximilian Gerhold successfully defended the Saarland state parliament against a constitutional complaint filed by an AfD member of parliament regarding the functional allowances for parliamentary secretaries and deputy faction leaders.

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens its labor law and M&A practice with the addition of attorney Karoline Korff

Karoline Korff joined our team in labor law and M&A on January 1, 2026.

State Parliament President wins tunnel dispute against AfD with OPPENLÄNDER

OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte, represented by Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Henrike Schulte, has once again won a case for State Parliament President Muhterem Aras at the Constitutional Court of Baden-Württemberg. The AfD members of the state parliament and their parliamentary group had challenged decisions made by the president within the scope of her domiciliary rights regarding the arrangement of access to state parliament premises. This also concerned the use of a connecting tunnel beneath Konrad-Adenauer-Straße between the plenary building and the building housing the offices of the members of the major parliamentary groups of the Greens and the CDU.

OPPENLÄNDER advises NTT DATA Business Solutions AG on the acquisition of The Cloud People Group AS

State government and state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate win dispute with OPPENLÄNDER over financial equalization

Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Henrike Schulte have successfully defended the state of Rhineland-Palatinate against attacks on the Local Government Financial Equalization Act, which was amended at the end of 2022.

OPPENLÄNDER strengthens its antitrust and litigation practice with a new attorney

Franziska Kuhnle joined our antitrust and litigation team on November 1, 2025.

OPPENLÄNDER appoints two new partners

The OPPENLÄNDER partnership is growing. On January 1, 2026, Dr. Henrike Schulte will become a partner and Dr. Joachim Ott a salary partner at OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte. Both were previously associate partners at the firm.