13. August 2024

OPPENLÄNDER wins case for the Saarland state parliament

OPPENLÄNDER represented the state parliament in Saarland against the AfD parliamentary group there and won the case. The Constitutional Court in Saarbrücken ruled that the three-member AfD parliamentary group is not entitled to appoint a voting member to a committee of inquiry. The advisory participation made possible by the state parliament is sufficient.

Dr Christofer Lenz and Dr Henrike Schulte were active in this case.

Dr. Henrike Schulte und Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz

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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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17. December 2025

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.

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