Office news and our clients

Attack on budget bill repelled

The dispute of an opposition faction against borrowing to finance the consequences of the Corona pandemic has remained unsuccessful. Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz and Dr. Henrike Schulte represented the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg before the Constitutional Court.

2G rule in retail remains in place

OPPENLÄNDER attorney Maximilian Stützel wins for the state. The Administrative Court rejects the urgent appeal of a shoe store in Mannheim against the 2G regulation for retailers. Since shoes are not part of the basic supply, only vaccinated and recovered people should continue to have access.

OPPENLÄNDER advises EnBW mobility+

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG acquires 25.1 % of the shares in SMATRICS through its subsidiary EnBW mobility+ AG & Co. KG. A joint venture has already existed between the two since 2020, into which SMATRICS incorporated its charging station network at that time. Dr. Felix Born and other OPPENLÄNDER partners advised EnBW mobility+ on the acquisition of the stake.

Handelsblatt Award 2021

Corona regulation successfully defended

VGH rejects 20 emergency motions against company closures.

Landtag wins with OPPENLÄNDER

The Constitutional Court has rejected the urgent application of a parliamentary group concerning the State Agency for Civic Education. Our partner Prof. Dr. Christofer Lenz represented the state parliament and its president.

OPPENLÄNDER promotes legal tech innovations

The advance of digitalization is changing our society and the economy. The legal industry is no exception to the digital transformation. For this reason, our experts are once again part of the "Legal Automation & Innovation Challenge" this year.

Success for the Ministry of the Environment

Dr. Torsten Gerhard (Administrative Law) and Prof. Dr. Markus Köhler (Energy Law) successfully represented the Ministry of the Environment of Baden-Württemberg in a jump appeal procedure before the Federal Administrative Court regarding the determination of the basic supplier pursuant to Section 36 (2) EnWG.

Webinar: GmbH in the middle class

On October 28, 2021, our partner Dr. Thomas Trölitzsch, together with Prof. Dr. Ulrich Tödtmann, will hold an online seminar on the topic of "GmbH im Mittelstand" (limited liability companies in small and medium-sized businesses), in which numerous practical examples will be used to address, among other things, contract design and directors' and officers' liability.

Theory meets practice

Our attorneys pass on their practical knowledge to students as lecturers at numerous universities. In the winter semester 2021/22, Dr. Carl Höfer, Simon Schmauder and Dr. Raphael Höll will give a lecture on "Civil Procedure and Litigation Tactics in Commercial Law Firms" at the University of Heidelberg.