 In 1989 they successfully fought for the right to set up nationwide partnerships before the Federal Court of Justice of Germany, resulting in the establishment of the partnership Oppenhoff & Rädler in the mid 1990s.In the year 2001 the firm merged with the English commercial law firm Linklaters.Since January 2008 Oppenhoff & Partner has returned to being an independent partnership situated in Cologne, with about 150 employees, including 65 lawyers.