Wenger Plattner

Insolvency and Restructuring, Banking and Finance, Litigation and Arbitration

Brigitte Umbach-Spahn is a partner on the Insolvency and Restructuring team and head of the team. She advises creditors and debtors in national and cross-border restructuring and insolvency cases and represents clients in court in insolvency matters. She also acts as administrator/liquidator in complex insolvency proceedings and serves as a member of creditor committees. Brigitte Umbach-Spahn has been appointed by FINMA as an investigating agent for banks and financial institutions.

Brigitte Umbach-Spahn is past co-chair of the IBA Insolvency Section and since 2019 member of the advisory board of the IBA Insolvency Section. She regularly speaks at national and international conferences and publishes on topics relating to insolvency law.

2007 Partner Wenger Plattner

German, English, French

1996 University of Zurich (lic. iur.), 1999 Bar admission, 2001 University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M.)