Did you know that without the Hungarian mathematician John von Neumann (Neu- mann János) you would probably not have a modern computer today? His insights in- to the organization of machines led to the infrastructure which is now known as the "von Neumann Architecture". He was dis- tinct in a way that he quickly perceived the application of computers to applied ma- thematics for specific problems, rather than their mere application to the deve- lopement of tables. His approach to apply his scientific results to real-world pheno- mena especially culminated in his book Theory of Games and Economic Behavi- or, written together with Oskar Morgen-

stern and published in 1944 which is wide- ly considered the path-breaking text that created the inter-disciplinary research field of game theory.

John von Neumann's theory on parlor ga- mes is now a classic work, upon which mo- dern-day game theory is based. Game theory has since been widely used to ana- lyze real-world phenomena from arms ra- ces to optimal policy choices of political candidates, from vaccination policy to major salary negotiations. It is today esta- blished, both throughout the social sc- iences and in a wide range of other sci- ences.

Aspiring to the approach of this famous scientist of Hungarian origin Oppenheim® lawyers are strongly committed to the principle that legal know-how and sophisti- cation must be used in order to solve real-world problems and to facilitate agreements between parties in negotia- tions over transactions. Over the past de- cades the Oppenheim® transaction team has gained insight into a variety of sec- tors, businesses and organizations that helped them gain the ability to rapidly see through problems to their solutions. Fin- ding the right solution demands capability to team up with other professionals and the recognition that in a negotiation

process various players interact with the client and it is the lawyer's task to help the client to optimize his position and to take informed decisions. In the end, we make legal problems simple and transparent.