CMS advises on both preventive and insolvency-related matters, working with administrators, financial institutions, insurers, healthcare providers and automotive suppliers on restructuring and insolvency plans. Stuttgart-based practice head Alexandra Schluck-Amend specialises in preparing and implementing reorganisation concepts both in out-of-court restructurings and during insolvency proceedings. She also advises distressed companies on enforcement of their interests and the appropriate strategies in crisis and insolvency situations. Key partner Michael Frege, based in the Leipzig office, brings extensive experience as both an advisor and insolvency administrator. In October 2024, Susann Brackmann joined the firm’s Hamburg office, adding broad expertise across all areas of reorganisation and insolvency law.

GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB assists companies in financial distress, strategic investors and PE or hedge funds in complex insolvency and restructuring proceedings, including self-administration, protective shield proceedings and out-of-court liquidation of companies. Christian Bärenz and Gerrit Hölzle jointly lead the practice. Bärenz has experience in all aspects of corporate crises, with particular expertise in insolvency-related M&A transactions, while Hölzle serves as insolvency administrator and trustee, and takes on board or management functions in self-administration proceedings. They are supported by Thorsten Bieg, Holger Leichtle, and Torsten Martini, who have extensive experience acting for national and international companies, creditors, investors, supplies, and customers in crises situations.

Grub Brugger advises on a broad spectrum of insolvency and restructuring matters, including self-administration, protective shield, and trusteeship proceedings, as well as company sales out of insolvency for German and international investors. The practice is jointly led by Jochen Sedlitz, who is frequently appointed as insolvency administrator in proceedings of all sizes and from all industries, and Martin Mucha, who specialises in the reorganisation of medium-sized and large companies in crisis. Nora Sickeler is also a key member of the team.

 

 

GvW Graf von Westphalen handles all aspects of insolvency law, including self-administration, litigation, and insolvency avoidance, and is noted for being well-versed in D&O matters related to insolvency. Under the leadership of Wolfram Desch, the practice also supports clients in restructuring-related work, such as in distressed M&A deals or StaRUG proceedings. Desch advises companies in distressed situations and represents creditors in asserting their interests in crisis scenarios and insolvency proceedings, with particular expertise in insolvency litigation.

The insolvency and restructuring practice at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH has extensive experience in handling restructurings throughout all crisis stage, supporting clients undergoing insolvency proceedings or self-administration. Team leader Gunnar Müller-Henneberg is recognised by clients for his negotiation skills and handles a wide range of advisory services, from crisis prevention to insolvency proceedings.

Seitz advises German and international companies and creditors on a wide range of insolvency law matters, including pre-insolvency restructuring and reorganisation, liquidations, insolvency litigation and forensics, as well as distressed M&A deals. The team is jointly led by Florian Lauscher and Jochen Markgraf, with Lauscher focusing on insolvency law compliance and litigation for insolvency administrators, and Markgraf handling insolvency-related restructuring and reorganisation of companies, particularly in the automotive and trade sectors.