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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The Administrative Court in Neustadt an der Weinstraße has dismissed the test case brought by the city of Pirmasens and the district of Südwestpfalz against the municipal financial equalisation scheme in Rhineland-Palatinate. The court of first instance has thus confirmed the state’s position: according to the ruling, the State Financial Equalisation Act (LFAG), as amended at the end of 2022, is not unconstitutional.

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10. September 2026

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Simon Wawatschek joined our corporate law team in September 2026.

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04. September 2026

NTT DATA Business Solutions AG advised on the acquisition of Swedish ServiceNow specialist Netgain by OPPENLÄNDER

With the acquisition of Netgain AB, NTT DATA Business Solutions AG is further strengthening its position in the European ServiceNow market.

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27. August 2026

JUVE has nominated OPPENLÄNDER 2026 as Law Firm of the Year for Antitrust

JUVE has nominated us for the 2026 awards, alongside Geradin Partners, Glade Michel Wirtz and Hogan Lovells Cadwalader. We are delighted by this recognition of our antitrust practice and look forward to the awards ceremony on 29 October 2026.

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