12. February 2026

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:

In addition, we are recommended for ten practice areas:

We are particularly delighted for Prof. Dr. Albrecht Bach, Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz, Dr. Andreas Hahn, and Dr. Matthias Ulshöfer, who were honored as leading partners. Dr. Henrike Schulte is once again highlighted as a next-generation partner.

A special highlight:
Legal 500 has honored our law firm with the new Client Satisfaction Awards for “Lawyer & Team Quality” and “Billing & Efficiency” (Value Provided) – confirmation of our quality and efficiency standards from the client’s perspective.

We are proud and delighted about this wonderful recognition of our work.

The Legal 500 Germany Awards will be taking place on February 20, 2026, and it will be another exciting time for us: We have been nominated for “Germany Firm of the Year,” “Antitrust Team of the Year” in antitrust law, and “Public Law Team of the Year” in public law. In addition, Prof. Dr. Albrecht Bach is on the shortlist for “Antitrust Lawyer of the Year” and Dr. Andreas Hahn is on the shortlist for “Senior Partner of the Year”.

See the Legal 500 Germany 2026 rankings

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29. January 2026

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.

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14. January 2026

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.

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09. January 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.

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19. December 2025

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

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