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SOP – Rechtsanwälte Scholten, Oberem & Partner is a German law firm partnership (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft) headquartered at Bensdorpstr. 14, 47533 Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia, founded in 1972 by Franz-Egon Scholten and continuously operating under the SOP name since 1981 when Heribert A. Oberem joined as co-founder. The firm operates as a general-practice law firm offering 13+ practice areas including civil/contract law, family law, traffic law, criminal law, inheritance law, advance directives, tenancy and condominium law (WEG-Recht), social law, labor law, agricultural and farm law, consumer protection, construction law, debt collection, medical law, and cross-border Germany-Netherlands legal services. The current partnership comprises four lawyers — Dr. Holger Heinen (Family Law, Inheritance Law, Agricultural Law), Marion Langenstroer (Labor Law, Social Law, Traffic Law), Karen Schröder (Civil/Contract/Travel Law), and Eva-Maria Rabins (Family Law, Traffic Law, Horse Law) — supported by a trained team of specialists. Multiple partners hold Fachanwalt specialist attorney qualifications.

The firm's revenue model is professional services billing: €294.00 per hour excluding statutory VAT, tracked in five-minute increments for advisory and out-of-court work; litigation matters are priced via Vergütungsvereinbarung fee agreements based on dispute value (Streitwert/Gegenstandswert); legal aid (Beratungshilfe) clients pay a €15 co-payment per matter upon presentation of a valid Beratungshilfeschein. Go-to-market is traditional and sales-led, relying on personal consultation, local brand reputation, referrals, the firm's 50+ year presence in Kleve, and a strategic cross-border partnership with Wildenberg Advocaten in Nijmegen for Germany-Netherlands matters. Marketing channels include the rae-sop.de website with practice-area pages and downloadable brochures, Facebook, YouTube, a news/blog section with legal commentary, public lectures (e.g., at the Catholic Educational Forum and Volksbank Kleverland), and earned media appearances on ARD 'Brisant' and Rheinische Post.

The technology stack consists of standard law firm practice management and document management systems with no proprietary AI/ML tooling or platform architecture; the firm describes its infrastructure as 'modern' in organizational and technical terms but offers no unique technology differentiator. Customer segments span private individuals and families (primary), SMEs and agricultural businesses (secondary), and Dutch/cross-border clients (niche geographic segment), with no disclosed enterprise anchors or concentration in any single client.

Name

SOP I Design & Umsetzung by 2netmedia.de | Impressum | Datenschutz

Legal name

Rechtsanwälte Scholten, Oberem & Partner

Website

https://rae-sop.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SOP – Rechtsanwälte Scholten, Oberem & Partner is a Kleve, Germany-based law firm partnership (founded 1972) with 4 active lawyers delivering specialist legal services across 13+ practice areas, including family, labor, criminal, inheritance, tenancy, agricultural, and cross-border Germany-Netherlands matters for private individuals, SMEs, and Dutch clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Civil law representation
• Family law services
• Criminal defense
• Estate planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Kleve

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal advisory and representation services: The firm generates revenue through billable hours at 294,00 € per hour (excluding VAT), with time billed in five-minute intervals. For litigation matters, fees are calculated based on the dispute value or subject-matter value according to a fee agreement (Vergütungsvereinbarung). The firm also accepts legal aid (Beratungshilfe) clients who present a valid certificate, with client co-payment limited to 15 € per matter for out-of-court services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SOP – Rechtsanwälte Scholten, Oberem & Partner is a German law firm partnership (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft) founded in 1972 and based in Kleve, providing legal advice and court representation across 15+ practice areas including family law, inheritance law, labor law, criminal law, civil and contract law, tenancy and condominium law, social law, construction law, agricultural law, consumer protection, debt collection, advance directives, medical law, and cross-border Germany-Netherlands services. Services are delivered by four specialist attorneys (Rechtsanwälte) supported by a trained team of specialists, with multiple partners holding Fachanwalt qualifications.

Product overview

SOP is a law firm (Rechtsanwaltskanzlei) operating as a unified legal practice rather than a platform-based product architecture. The firm offers a comprehensive portfolio of legal services organized by practice areas, including civil/contract law, family law, traffic law, criminal law, inheritance law, advance directives, tenancy/property law, social law, labor law, agricultural law, consumer protection, construction law, debt collection, and cross-border Netherlands services. The practice areas are delivered by a team of specialist lawyers, each holding additional qualifications (Fachanwalt/Fachanwaltin certifications) in specific disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil and Contract Law (Zivil- / Vertragsrecht)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Wildenberg Advocaten (Nijmegen, Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOP maintains a longstanding cross-border partnership with Wildenberg Advocaten from Nijmegen, Netherlands. This partnership provides mutual legal representation and advisory services for clients with German-Dutch cross-border legal matters. Key collaboration areas include international family law (divorce, maintenance, matrimonial property), cross-border labor law, debt collection in the Netherlands, and traffic civil law. The firms conduct joint educational events, participate in shared community activities (e.g., GeBeGe firm run in Emmerich am Rhein), and hold regular professional exchanges. Dr. Holger Heinen from SOP regularly participates in Wildenberg's 'Scheidingsspreekuur' (divorce consultation hours) in Nijmegen.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Noerr PartGmbB: One of Germany's leading full-service law firms with broad coverage including family, labor, criminal-adjacent and cross-border practices. Comparable to SOP as a general-practice German player serving mid-market and individual clients, though at far greater scale.
• CMS Hasche Sigle: One of Germany's largest full-service law firms with deep family, labor, criminal, real estate and inheritance practices. Comparable to SOP's broad practice portfolio serving both individual and corporate clients, though at very different scale.
• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH: Mid-sized German full-service law firm covering family, labor, inheritance, real estate and criminal matters. Comparable to SOP as a German Kanzlei offering a similarly broad practice mix to business and private clients, but at national scale.
• Rödl & Partner: International German-headquartered full-service firm with strong cross-border (especially EU) practice. Comparable to SOP in its generalist, multi-practice model and its emphasis on cross-border Germany–international matters.
• Osborne Clarke Germany: International law firm with German offices covering labor, family and commercial law. Comparable to SOP in providing cross-border general-practice services to German and international clients, though at enterprise scale.
• Taylor Wessing Germany: International law firm with substantial German practice covering family, inheritance and cross-border matters. Comparable to SOP's generalist German footprint and cross-border ambitions, though SOP serves individuals while Taylor Wessing focuses on higher-end corporate matters.
• Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek: Major mid-sized German full-service law firm headquartered in Düsseldorf (near Kleve) covering civil, family, labor, criminal and inheritance matters. Comparable as a German general-practice firm with similar service breadth, but with national reach.
• BUSE Rechtsanwälte: German mid-sized full-service law firm with multiple offices and broad practice coverage including family, labor, criminal and inheritance law. Comparable to SOP as a general-practice German Kanzlei, though serving clients across several regions rather than one.
• FPS Rechtsanwälte & Notare: German mid-market full-service firm with strong family, inheritance and labor law practices. Comparable to SOP as a German multi-practice Kanzlei serving both individuals and SMEs, but at larger scale.

Direct peers

• Wildenberg Advocaten: Dutch law firm based in Nijmegen with whom SOP operates a mutual referral and co-counsel partnership for cross-border Germany–Netherlands matters. Directly comparable as a small, multi-practice regional firm with cross-border service ambitions, mirroring SOP's profile on the Dutch side of the border.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNXVAbf6w9WQs4GSpoNPzeA
• Facebookfacebook.com/sopanwaelte

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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