CMS focuses on insolvency avoidance as well as insolvency-related matters, collateral security management and the comprehensive support in insolvency proceedings, including the preparation and review of insolvency plans. The team is led by practice manager Alexandra Schnapp-Amend, who is well versed in corporate and insolvency law and assists with the structuring of and advice to bank and supplier pools, insolvency resolutions, liquidations, acquisitions out of insolvency as well as creditor committees and insolvency disputes. Michael Frege is experienced in special insolvencies and receiverships and also acts as an insolvency administrator.

GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB offers longstanding expertise in insolvency and restructuring proceedings. Gerrit Hölzle is well versed in insolvency administration and regularly acts as an administrator,trustee and leads in self-administration proceedings (this is also the focus of Holger Leichtle ), while the head of the restructuring practice, Christian Bärenz, primarily advises on complex, cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters as well as insolvency-related M&A and PE transactions. Torsten Martini (previously at Leonhardt Rattunde) joined the team in April 2023 and regularly acts as an insolvency administrator, trustee and chief restructuring officer. Companies, creditors, investors and clients in crisis benefit from Thorsten Bieg's expertise in insolvency and restructuring law in crisis situations.

White & Case LLP primarily advises companies from the automotive, shipbuilding, retail, healthcare and aviation sectors on insolvency matters. Practice head Sven-Holger Undritz regularly acts as an insolvency administrator and is experienced in drafting insolvency plans and supports German and international clients in insolvency-related acquisitions; Biner Bähr and Bero-Alexander Lau were recently appointed provisional insolvency administrators in the insolvency proceedings of the fashion group Ahlers, which has more than 1,700 employees worldwide; Sylvia Fiebig is frequently appointed to insolvency administrator and is experienced in insolvency-related restructuring; she offers additional expertise in the shipping industry. Jan-Philipp Hoos is well versed in insolvency proceedings and assists with insolvency-related acquisitions, he also acts as a creditor in insolvency proceedings. Felix Höpker (complex corporate insolvencies, insolvency administration), Andreas Kleinschmidt (insolvency administration, self-administration proceedings/protective shield proceedings) and Daniel Schwartz (insolvency administration, insolvency-related acquisitions, restructuring, self-administration and protective shield proceedings) are also among the key contacts.

Dr Beck & Partner GbR Rechtsanwälte focuses on standard insolvency proceedings as well as self-administration and protective shield proceedings and regularly acts as trustee, restructuring manager and general representative. Joachim Exner is regularly appointed by various southern German insolvency courts and assists with national and cross-border matters, such as administration proceedings of internationally active production companies, particularly in the mechanical engineering and automotive supply sectors. Exner jointly heads the practice with Hubert Ampferl, who is experienced in the restructuring and reorganisation of companies in insolvency.

BRL BOEGE ROHDE LUEBBEHUESEN's team is well-known for its expertise in hospital insolvencies and restructurings and also advises clients from the retail, food, fashion, aviation and renewable energy sectors as well as non-profit institutions on insolvency law. The team is regularly appointed as insolvency administrator and trustee and is under the joint leadership of Stefan Denkhaus, who was appointed insolvency administrator of GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof in January 2024, Friedemann Schade (insolvency law, restructuring, insolvency plans and administration), Friedrich von Kaltenborn-Stachau (insolvency-related creditor advice, insolvency administration, insolvency-related acquisitions) and Dorothee Madsen (insolvency and self-administration, insolvency plan proceedings, operational management, restructuring, insolvency-related creditor advice). The team also covers insolvency employment and insolvency tax law.

Flöther & Wissing focuses on insolvency and restructuring and comprehensively supports companies and creditors in crisis in traditional insolvencies, trusteeships, self-administrations as well as in restructuring and reorganisation. The team is renowned for its expertise in international airline insolvencies and is regularly appointed as insolvency administrator. The practice covers the rail transport, mechanical engineering, healthcare and e-commerce sectors. Co-head Lucas Flöther regularly advises on large-scale and group insolvencies and jointly leads the practice of the boutique, which has twelve German locations, with Andreas Wissing, who is experienced in insolvency law and litigation.

Grub Brugger focuses on insolvency administration, covering both regular and self-administration proceedings; here, Martin Mucha frequently supports companies in crisis in the role of trustee, while Wolfgang Bilgery has expertise in the reorganisation of companies in insolvency proceedings, including insolvency plans. Philipp Grub and Nora Sickeler regularly act as insolvency administrators and advisors in self-administration, protective shield and standard insolvency proceedings. Richard Scholz (previously at Wellensiek Rechtsanwälte - Partnerschaftsgesellschaft) joined the team in January 2023 and is well versed in the defence against claims by insolvency administrators and in insolvency proceedings.

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Grub Brugger legt den Fokus auf Insolvenzverwaltung, in Regel- wie auch der Eigenverwaltung: Martin Muchas Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf der Reorganisation von Unternehmen in der Krise als Sachwalter, während Wolfgang Bilgery über Expertise bei der Sanierung von Unternehmen im Rahmen von Insolvenzverfahren, zum Beispiel anhand von Insolvenzplänen, verfügt und Philipp Grub sowie Nora Sickeler als Insolvenzverwalter und Betreuer in Eigenverwaltungs-, Schutzschirm- und Regelinsolvenzverfahren agieren. Richard Scholz stieß im Januar 2023 von Wellensiek Rechtsanwälte - Partnerschaftsgesellschaft) zum Team und wartet mit Expertise zur Abwehr von oder Inanspruchnahme durch Insolvenzverwalter und in Insolvenzverfahren auf.

Schmidt-Jortzig Petersen Penzlin advises on insolvency plans, debt-equity swaps and the implementation of self-administration proceedings. Practice head Dietmar Penzlin focuses on renewable energies and the maritime economy, while Christian Mikolajczak recently advised on drafting insolvency plans and insolvency plan proceedings in the retail sector and Niklas Marwedel is well versed in insolvency and corporate law; he is regularly appointed as trustee and insolvency administrator in insolvency proceedings.

GvW Graf von Westphalen primarily focuses on insolvency dispute resolution and comprehensively advises on contentious insolvency matters pertaining to crisis situations, including D&O liability and insolvency contestation, here, practice head Wolfram Desch is a key contact. Other competencies are the support in insolvency-related acquisitions as well as insolvency plan and insolvency administration proceedings, where the team also assists with restructuring and reorganisation. Arne Schmidt (previously at Flick Gocke Schaumburg) joined the team in January 2023 and advises on insolvency and tax law.

Müller-Heydenreich Bierbach & Kollegen‘s insolvency law expertise is regularly drawn on in insolvency administration proceedings, with the team being particularly active in Bavaria and Thuringia and covering various industries. Axel Bierbach (head of the Munich-based team) focuses on supporting insolvencies of companies with ongoing business operations, their continuation during insolvency as well as the subsequent sale and restructuring, while Stefan Debus (head of the Nuremberg-based team) is well versed in insolvency and self-administration, reorganisation as part of insolvency plan proceedings, trusteeships, continued business operations and insolvency tax law.

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH's experience in insolvency law benefits companies in crisis, investors and creditors as well as insolvency administrators, who instruct the team in the course of insolvency proceedings, protective shield proceedings as well as restructuring and the implementation of insolvency plans. Practice head Gunnar Müller-Henneberg and Marcus Backes frequently support governing bodies in the enforcement of as well as in the defense against liability claims.

Seitz Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater' insolvency law capacities include the advice to companies, governing bodies and shareholders on pre-insolvency restructuring, the support for creditors in insolvency proceedings and the representation of insolvency administrators in the enforcement and assertion of D&O liability claims. The team also assists with company acquisitions during insolvency and with insolvency employment law matters. The arrival of Jochen Markgraf from Glade Michel Wirtz - Corporate & Competition in May 2023 strengthened the capacities in representing ​​creditors and insolvency administrators; Markgraf jointly leads the team with Florian Lauscher, who focuses on insolvency law.

THEOPARK Rechtsanwälte und Steuerberater Partnerschaft mbB advises insolvency administrators as well as companies on the acquisition and sale of companies in crisis and regularly supports creditors and debtors in connection with insolvency proceedings. The team has further expertise in drafting restructuring and insolvency plans as well as in the enforcement of and defence against liability claims. Rainer Schaaf (distressed M&A transactions, restructuring proceedings, liability claims) heads the practice and is supported by Alexander Saueracker, who is well versed in insolvency-related dispute resolution.