FIELDS OF LAW

Insolvency and Restructuring

The lawyers in our Insolvency and Restructuring team provide support in the shortest possible time in difficult situations, whether in regular insolvency proceedings, self-administration, protective shield or insolvency plan proceedings. We can draw on proven solutions or develop individual concepts. In particular, creditors from Germany and abroad, banks, (credit) insurers, suppliers and service providers, shareholders, management or even landlords trust our expertise.

Our cross-practice group advice focuses on advising creditors in crisis and insolvency of contractual partners, advising management, board members and executives on personal liability and directors’ and officers’ liability, legal disputes and litigation, criminal defense, assisting companies in crisis and insolvency, advising insolvency administrators, distressed M&A.

With a focus on the business requirements of our clients, we explore options for action, always taking into account the in many ways dynamic requirements of the legislator and the relevant supreme court rulings. In the event of an impending insolvency of contractual partners, we ensure that the risks are reduced in order to minimize financial losses for our clients.

Our Range of Services

  • Advice on internal business processes for the realisation of claims
  • Advice on drafting contracts/possibilities of reorganisation during ongoing business relations
  • Advice on continuation agreements; enforcement of claims and any security rights
  • Examination when exercising formulation rights; participation in creditors’ committees and creditors’ meetings
  • Defence against clawback claims
  • Litigation and process management
  • Training
  • Assertion of liability and clawback claims
  • Litigation and process management
  • Trusteeships for trust models
  • Advice on insolvency labour law
  • Advice to management, board members, executives on personal liability and directors’ liability
  • Litigation and process management
  • Criminal defence
  • Redevelopment procedures/development of restructuring plans
  • Support for refinancing and rescheduling projects
  • Advice on optimising the investment and/or creditor structure
  • Support in company acquisitions
  • Legal due diligence
  • Design, drafting and negotiation of respective contracts

Team Insolvency and Restructuring.