Insolvency Law
Comprehensive advice in insolvency proceedings and corporate restructuring
Insolvency Law - Professional Guidance Through Difficult Times
Insolvency proceedings are complex legal processes that have existential significance for both companies and private individuals. Early and competent advice can be decisive in determining whether a successful restructuring is achieved, whether an orderly wind-down takes place, or whether continued business operations are even possible. We accompany you through every phase of the insolvency proceedings under the InsO (German Insolvency Code) – from the first signs of crisis through filing the petition to the successful conclusion of the proceedings.
Our focus lies both on preventive crisis advice and on professional guidance during ongoing insolvency proceedings. We analyse your economic situation, examine restructuring options, and develop tailored strategies for overcoming the crisis. In doing so, we work closely with auditors and restructuring experts to offer you a holistic solution.
Corporate Insolvency
- Standard insolvency proceedings and self-administration
- Protective-shield proceedings under section 270b InsO
- Insolvency-plan proceedings and restructuring concepts
- Continuation of business operations and asset deals
- Insolvency-estate liabilities and insolvency money
Personal Insolvency
- Out-of-court debt settlement
- Consumer-insolvency proceedings
- Discharge of residual debt and good-conduct period
- Attachment protection and P-account advice
- Debt restructuring for self-employed individuals
Creditor Representation
- Filing and enforcement of claims
- Rights of separate satisfaction and realisation of collateral
- Insolvency avoidance and claw-back claims
- Creditors' committee and creditors' assembly
- Shareholder loans and subordination
Crisis Management
- Early-warning systems and crisis detection
- Restructuring concepts and reorganisation
- Liquidity management and financing
- Director liability in a crisis
- Standstill agreements and moratoria
Avoidance & Liability
- Insolvency avoidance under sections 129 et seq. InsO
- Wilful disadvantage to creditors
- Director liability under section 15b InsO
- Existence-destroying interventions
- Piercing the corporate veil and commingling of assets
International Insolvency
- European Insolvency Regulation (EIR)
- Cross-border proceedings
- Main proceedings and secondary proceedings
- International recognition and enforcement
- UNCITRAL Model Law and foreign law