Position
Partner
Dr. Kornelius Kleinlein
Attorney (Rechtsanwalt) since 1990
Notary (Notar) since 1998
Public email address
kornelius.kleinlein@raue.com
Phone
+49 30 818 550 302
- Address
- Raue Potsdamer Platz 1 10785 Berlin
Focus Areas
- Price Regulation
- Tariffs of market-dominant providers
- Telecommunications
- Litigation
- Infrastructure and Transport
- Disputes among shareholders
- Corporate
References
- Representing Vodafone in a landmark case before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding the standards of cost-orientation in telecommunication law
- Representing Vodafone in a number of lawsuits against BNetzA tariff approvals for access to Unbundled Local Loop (Teilnehmeranschlussleitung)
- Representing Vodafone in lawsuits against BNetzA tariff approvals for Leased Lines (CFV) and air condition equipment in collocation rooms
- Representing Vodafone in a follow-on litigation lawsuit against Deutsche Telekom, relating to a margin squeeze during the period 1998 to 2003 regarding end user and wholesale tariffs for access to phone subscriber lines
- Advising and representing Vodafone in civil actions against Deutsche Telekom claiming fees for the use of interconnection ports (ICA) in Vodafone’s landline and mobile network
- Advising and representing an FM network operator on the access to the liberalized German market, in lawsuits against BNetzA decisions and in urgent antitrust matters (abuse of market power)
- Advising an airport operator on airport tariff regulation issues
- Advising Toll Collect on legal aspects of the implementation of a multi-channel logging system for the German truck toll
- Advising BVG in disputes on profit-allocation-contracts between public transport undertakings in Berlin and Brandenburg
- Representing several domestic and foreign clients in their claims for restitution of real estate in the former GDR (German Democratic Republic)
- Corporate litigation lawsuits
Rankings
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Transport: Regulatory, JUVE Handbook 2024/2025
- Recommended for Telecommunications, JUVE Handbook 2024/2025
- Recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, Legal 500 EMEA 2024
- Recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2025” for Telecommunications Law
- Recommended for Telecommunications, JUVE Handbook 2023/2024
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Transport: Regulatory, JUVE Handbook 2023/2024
- Recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, Legal 500 EMEA 2023
- Recommended lawyer for Transportation, Legal 500 EMEA 2023
- Recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2024” for Telecommunications Law
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Transport: Regulatory, JUVE Handbook 2022/2023
- Recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2023” for Telecommunications Law
- Recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, Legal 500 EMEA 2022
- Recommended lawyer for Transportation, Legal 500 EMEA 2022
- Recognized in “Who’s Who Legal: Germany 2022” for Telecoms and Media
- Recognized in “Who’s Who Legal: Germany 2022” for Data
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Transport: Regulatory, JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, JUVE Handbook 2021/2022
- Recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, Legal 500 EMEA 2021
- Recommended lawyer for Transportation, Legal 500 EMEA 2021
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, JUVE Handbook 2020/2021
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Transport: Regulatory, JUVE Handbook 2020/2021
- Recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, Legal 500 Deutschland 2020
- Frequently recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, JUVE Handbook 2019/2020
- Recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, Legal 500 EMEA 2018
- “Respected telecom specialist,” JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2017
- “Is well known in the market for regulatory disputes.” JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2016
News
Career
- Raue (since 2010)
- Hogan & Hartson Raue LLP (2005-2010)
- Linklaters LLP (2001-2005)
- Oppenhoff & Rädler (1996-2000)
- Boden Oppenhoff Rasor Raue (1991-1995)
- Raue Braeuer Kuhla (1990)
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Freie Universität Berlin (Dr. iur.)
Languages
- German
- English