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:

  • Antitrust law (once again)
  • Corporate law (shareholder and corporate law disputes)

In addition, we are recommended for ten practice areas:

  • Energy: Prof. Dr Markus Köhler, Dr Andreas Hahn, Dr Malte Weitner
  • Health: Dr Christina Koppe-Zagouras, Dr Katharina Köbler
  • Compliance (NEW): Dr Florian Schmidt-Volkmar, Dr Clemens Birkert
  • Corporate law: Dr Thomas Trölitzsch, Dr Carl Höfer, Dr Rolf Leinekugel, Dr Felix Born, Dr Christian Gunßer
  • Competition law: Prof. Dr Markus Köhler, Dr Christina Koppe-Zagouras
  • Antitrust law: Prof. Dr Albrecht Bach, Dr Andreas Hahn, Dr Martin Fink, Dr Ulrich Klumpp, Dr Christoph Wolf, Dr Florian Schmidt-Volkmar, Dr Simon Schmauder, Simon Gollasch
  • State aid law: Dr Corina Jürschik-Grau, Prof. Dr Christofer Lenz
  • Environmental and planning law: Prof. Dr Christofer Lenz, Dr Torsten Gerhard
  • Public procurement law: Dr Matthias Ulshöfer, Dr Corina Jürschik-Grau, Dr Joachim Ott
  • Commercial administrative law: Prof. Dr Christofer Lenz, Dr Torsten Gerhard, Dr Henrike Schulte, Dr Corina Jürschik-Grau, Dr Maximilian Stützel

We are particularly pleased for Prof. Dr Albrecht Bach, Prof. Dr Christofer Lenz, Dr Andreas Hahn and Dr Matthias Ulshöfer, who were honoured as leading partners. Dr Henrike Schulte is highlighted as a partner of the next generation. Simon Gollasch is one of the leading associates.

On 21 February 2025, the Legal 500 Germany Awards will be presented and it will be exciting for us once again: We have been nominated as ‘Antitrust Team of the Year’ in antitrust law. In addition, Prof. Dr Albrecht Bach and Dr Andreas Hahn are on the shortlist for ‘Antitrust Lawyer of the Year’.

 

To the rankings of Legal 500 Germany 2025

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