09. June 2023

OPPENLÄNDER once again among the most renowned law firms for antitrust law and M&A

The current WirtschaftsWoche 2023 ranking ranks Prof. Dr. Albrecht Bach in the field of antitrust law and Dr. Felix Born in the field of M&A among the top lawyers in Germany.

Dr. Felix Born most recently advised the NTT DATA Group on the acquisition of a stake in the SAP DATA Transformation Partner Natuvion GmbH and the Rieker Finanz Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in the mould maker KOBRA Formen GmbH.

The Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) asked over 5,000 lawyers from 243 law firms for WirtschaftsWoche about their most renowned colleagues for M&A and antitrust law. According to their evaluation, 49 law firms with 83 lawyers prevailed for M&A and 37 law firms with 80 lawyers prevailed for antitrust law.

Prof. Dr. Albrecht Bach

+49 (0)711 60187-150
bach@oppenlaender.de

Dr. Felix Born

+49 (0)711 60187-232
born@oppenlaender.de

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OPPENLÄNDER wins record damages for idealo

idealo has achieved a significant victory against Google in the Berlin Regional Court. The court confirmed that Google abused its market power far beyond the date of the Commission's decision in order to favor its own price comparison service and ordered the US corporation to pay damages of over €465 million, including interest.

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OPPENLÄNDER again receives JUVE TOP 50 Commercial Law Firm (Wirtschaftskanzlei) Award

"To the point: The strengths of this Stuttgart-based firm are not only in competition law and litigation – Oppenländer also enjoys an excellent reputation for advising in regulated industries." (JUVE quote)

13. October 2025

No compensation for isolation without possible vaccination – OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte wins for the state of Baden-Württemberg

On October 9, 2025, the Federal Administrative Court ruled that an employed person who was in quarantine in October 2021 due to infection with the coronavirus and thus suffered a loss of earnings cannot claim compensation from the state under the Infection Protection Act if they did not take advantage of the vaccination publicly recommended at the time despite having sufficient opportunity to do so. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)