Europe - Germany • Restructuring and insolvency
McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP focuses on distressed M&A and insolvency law matters and recently advised on restructurings in the retail and automotive industries. Uwe Goetker (insolvency and corporate law, transactions) jointly heads the practice with Matthias Kampshoff, who focuses on advising companies, governing bodies, investors and insolvency administrators on pre-insolvency and insolvency-related restructurings. Björn Biehl is experienced in restructuring and distressed M&A.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Björn Biehl: Strong commitment that goes far beyond the regular requirements.'
- 'Very well-founded and fast, goal-oriented analysis. Solution-oriented approach. Technical competence.'
- 'Matthias Kampshoff: Quick comprehension, technical excellence, is a structured thinker and analyst.'
- 'The law firm is always very solution-oriented, very efficient and very effective, especially when it comes to conducting negotiations.'
- 'Uwe Goetker: Services are always effective and the approach demonstrates strength in implementation.'
Key clients
- Borgers-Gruppe
- CE Capital Partners GmbH
- CE Guss GmbH & Co. KG
- Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH
- Hakle GmbH
- HealthCareRoyalty Partner
- Postcon NRW GmbH
- Edelmann Gruppe
Work highlights
- Advising the Borgers Group on the restructuring and sale of the mechanical engineering division to the Matthews Group and the sale of the automotive supplier division to the Autoneum Group.
- Advising Hakle GmbH in the context of self-administration and the successful insolvency plan.
- Advising Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH in the context of the second protective shield proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Uwe Goetker, Matthias Kampshoff