Oppenländer Rechtsanwälte advises federal and state parties, large companies and industrial associations as well as various state governments and ministries on numerous constitutional and administrative law issues and proceedings. In addition to matters pertaining to political party and foundation financing, the team also assists with regulatory matters and administrative litigation in the financial services, tobacco and gaming sectors. The practice is further experiencing an increase in instructions in the transport sector; here, Henrike Schulte, who made partner in June 2023, advises on regulatory approval and road law. Torsten Gerhard represented the state of Baden-Württemberg in Covid-related proceedings and jointly heads the practice with Christofer Lenz, who has experience in policy-related constitutional law and is also increasingly assisting banking associations and film funding agencies.
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Key clients
- Bitkom Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien e.V.
- BOLT
Work highlights
- Constitutional court representation of the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg in fundamental proceedings on the debt brake in the state constitution against a motion by the FDP parliamentary group against the third supplementary budget for 2022.
- Representation of the umbrella associations of the Volksbanks and savings banks at federal level in a test case involving hundreds of institutions brought by six savings banks and Volksbanks against a general order of the Financial Market Authority (BaFin) regarding so-called premium savings contracts before the Frankfurt am Main Administrative Court.