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Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt a. M. (VGF) once again commissioned to provide public transport rail services
On 15 December 2023, the municipal council of the City of Frankfurt am Main decided to commission its municipal transport company, Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (VGF), to provide public rail transport services for the City of Frankfurt am Main for a further 22.5 years.
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Direct procurement of transport services in Rhineland-Palatinate to Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
With the direct procurement of the transport services in Rhineland-Palatinate to Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH on 8 December, the transport companies of the city of Karlsruhe now have three long-running transport contracts.
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OPPENLÄNDER restructures transport association DING
A large OPPENLÄNDER mobility team has successfully restructured the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund GmbH (DING), based in Ulm, from a mixed to a public transport association.
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OPPENLÄNDER supports NTT DATA in the takeover of Sapphire
NTT DATA Business Solutions AG, a group company of NTT DATA and a global strategic partner of SAP, unveiled its acquisition of Sapphire, a UK-headquartered provider of digital operations software and services to primarily mid-market customers in the US and UK markets through its partnerships with SAP, ServiceNow, Infor SunSystems, HxGN and AWS.
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No change in the Bremen e-scooter market: OPPENLÄNDER successfully defends special use permit by Bolt
The Higher Administrative Court of Bremen confirmed the correctness of the selection procedure conducted by the City of Bremen for the granting of two special use permits in its urban area.
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OPPENLÄNDER brings sale of metro infrastructure to the finish line
JUVE reports on the subway sale in which OPPENLÄNDER successfully participated. The district of Munich buys the subway line 6 from the city of Garching for about 30 million euros.
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OPPENLÄNDER advises MSH Medien System Haus on acquisition of AI tech start-up German Autolabs
OPPENLÄNDER Rechtsanwälte provided comprehensive legal advice to MSH Medien System Haus GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of German Auto Labs GAL GmbH.
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Damages in elevator and escalator cartel for OPPENLÄNDER clients
For more than twelve years there have been disputes about damages in the elevator and escalator cartel - now our clients have been awarded substantial damages!
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JUVE nominates OPPENLÄNDER as law firm of the year for antitrust law
We are delighted with our antitrust team, which has once again been nominated for this award. We see this as a clear confirmation of the successful work in the interest of our clients.
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Constitutionality of the Separation Principle in Gambling Law Confirmed
Constitutional complaints of betting brokers successfully rejected: separation requirement under Gambling Law compatible with the State Constitution. In the constitutional complaint proceedings for the State of Baden-Württemberg, OPPENLÄNDER has in each case commented on the compatibility of the separation requirement with the requirements of the Basic Law and the State Constitution.
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