Kirkland & Ellis

Restructuring

Dr. Christian Halàsz is a restructuring partner in the Frankfurt office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on complex cross-border and domestic restructurings. He advises clients on strategic and legal issues related to distressed debt and special situations and has many years of experience across multiple sectors, including automotive, telecommunications, packaging, paper, transport, real estate, chemicals and energy. He represents hedge funds, high-yield investors, institutional lenders, creditor committees, private equity funds and domestic and international companies. Christian has been involved in some of the most contentious landmark restructuring situations in the last decade, such as the three biggest Icelandic banks (Glithnir, Kaupthing and Landsbanki), Galapagos and Adler.

Admitted in Germany 2004; Permira I.P Limited, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, secondee 2004-2005; Smeet Haas Wolff Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, associate 2004-2007; Paul Hastings LLP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, associate 2008-2010; Bingham McCutchen LLP, Frankfurt am Main and London, Germany and United Kingdom, partner 2010-2014; Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Frankfurt am Main and London, Germany and United Kingdom, partner 2014-2022; Gleiss Lutz, Frankfurt am Main and London, Germany and United Kingdom, partner 2022-2024; Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, Frankfurt, Germany, partner 2024 to present.

University of Mannheim (First State Examination, 2000; Dr. jur., 2004); Higher Regional Court of Koblenz (Second State Examination, 2004).