Sven-Holger Undritz
White & Case LLP
White & Case LLP
Client SatisfactionWhite & 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.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Sylvia Fiebig combines excellent knowledge with the ability to summarize highly complex issues in an understandable way for the recipient. Clear and understandable guidelines that help the client to make their own decisions.'
- 'Highly professional. In Germany you can hardly find units with comparable quality. Insolvency administrators in particular stand out compared to other insolvency administrators due to their expertise, organization, determination, implementation strength and 'caring'. Strong team!'
- 'Biner Bähr is an excellent administrator, a guarantee for quality, and has built up a strong team in Düsseldorf.'
- 'Jan-Philipp Hoos: An assertive administrator with a high level of economic understanding.'
- 'Daniel Schwartz has a very high level of technical and strategic competence. Direct personal contact is always possible. Very well balanced risk analysis. Comprehensible presentation of complex legal issues. If necessary, high but always constructive ability to deal with conflict.'
- 'Andreas Kleinschmidt is a great guy, excellent legally and economically. Very goal-oriented and strong in implementation.'
- 'Felix Höpker: An excellent lawyer.'
- 'Versatile with a very high level of competence in all relevant subject areas. Very high communication skills, even in demanding negotiation situations. Targeted consulting results and recommendations. No hierarchy-related hurdles.'
Key clients
- e.GO Mobile AG
- Kronenbrot
- GetFaster GmbH
- TK Fashion Group GmbH
- deinSchrank.de-Gruppe
- St. Mauritius Therapieklinik Meerbusch gGmbH
- Ahlers
- Harfid GmbH
- Das ist Catering GmbH / Das ist Gastronomie GmbH (Sarah-Wiener-Gruppe)
- Innowatio GmbH samt Tochtergesellschaften Clean Energy Markets Access GmbH, Clean Energy Sourcing GmbH, Clean Energy Direct GmbH, Ecomac GmbH and SP Energy Control GmbH
- Kofler & Kompanie GmbH
- Wohnen in Prora Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG (WiP)
- Watchmaster ICP GmbH
- Lottie Car GmbH
- InventicsDx GmbH
- Orsay GmbH
- Dahmen Maschinen- und Formenbau GmbH & Co. KG
- Bonus.Gold GmbH
- helloFiber GmbH
- AvP
- GEMO-Gruppe
- Heinrich Huhn GmbH + Co. KG
- PWK Automotive
- Saurer Technologies
- Hakle GmbH
- DMV Deutsche Metallveredlung GmbH
- Burnus Gruppe
- Eyemaxx Real Estate AG
- Ludwig Pfeiffer Hoch- und Tiefbau GmbH & Co. KG
- NICE Solar Energy GmbH
- Ekn footware GmbH
- Stadtquartier Postquadrat Mannheim GmbH
- Sächsische Metall- und Kunststoffveredlungs GmbH (SMK)
- Linden GmbH
- DRK Ostwestfalen-Lippe Soziales Wohnen gGmbH
- SKARE Fleisch GmbH
- Baltic Airport Mecklenburg GmbH
- Curata Care Holding GmbH
- HeLi NET Telekommunikation GmbH & Co. KG
- Lition Energie GmbH
- Mensing Kleve Textilhandel GmbH
- natGAS Aktiengesellschaft
- Holzconnection
- ITR Industry to Retail GmbH
- The Big Bread Company GmbH
- Beate Uhse AG; Beate Uhse Netherlands B.V.; Beate Uhse Franchise GmbH & Co KG; Beate Uhse new medi@ GmbH
- BONITA GmbH
- Auto Wichert
- OfficeCentre GmbH (Staples)
- Ludwig Görtz GmbH samt Tochterfirmen Görtz Retail GmbH und Görtz Logistik GmbH
- Der Blaue Hummer Eventcatering GmbH
- Forest Garden Labs GmbH
- Völker GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising the shoe retailer Görtz as administrator in the context of self-administration proceedings arising from the crisis.
- Appointment to provisional insolvency administrator at the fashion group Ahlers.
- Advice on insolvency law to the hygiene paper manufacturer Hakle GmbH.
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Sven-Holger Undritz