Insolvency and corporate recovery

Lenz & Staehelin

Lenz & Staehelin‘s insolvency and restructuring team represents both debtors and creditors in contentious and non-contentious matters. It often advises companies on restructuring proceedings, and creditors and debtors on the implementation of cross-border restructuring schemes. It also assists board members in financial restructurings. Standout individual Tanja Luginbühl has been involved in various complex national and cross-border insolvency and restructuring cases, representing companies in financial distress, banks, and creditors. Other notable contact Roman Graf has a particular focus on insolvency matters as well as distressed M&As. Dominique Müller regularly handles insolvency matters and advises on internal investigations.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘The L&S team has outstanding expertise, experience, and judgement. They are highly respected by all parties. The L&S team is also highly responsive and efficient. Besides being effective lawyers, they are easy to work with.’
‘Tanja Luginbühl heads the superb team we work with at L&S. She sets the tone of excellence in legal substance, legal service, and civility with counterparties and other third parties.'
‘The team has been absolutely superb. Available, responsive, calm, knowledgeable and truly working in partnership with us. Very impressed.’
‘L&S' team stands out in terms of practical advice and approachability.’
‘Tanja Luginbühl is a stand-out practitioner - very practical and knowledgeable.’
‘Very good collaboration amongst the various team members; excellent skill level regarding Swiss insolvency and restructuring matters - extremely well connected in the Swiss restructuring community.'
‘Diverse team with a really innovative approach to problems. We have been working on a multi-jurisdictional matter with lots of parallel proceedings and Lenz have really helped. They know when points matter and when a more proportionate approach can be taken.’

Key clients

Aston Martin Lagonda
Agrokor d.d.
APTG AG (formerly Airopack Technology Group AG)
Bluehorn SA
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Shareholders of F. Bernasconi et Cie
FTX Trading Ltd and its affiliates
Garrett Motion
GZO AG
Habitat Design Swiss SA
ING Bank N.V.
ISDA, Bundesverband Deutscher Banken, European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET)
Lenders to gategroup

Work highlights

Representing FTX Trading Ltd. and its affiliates as debtors in proceedings under Chapter 11 with respect to Swiss law matters (FTX Europe AG being the European headquarter of the FTX group).
Advised SIGNA European Invest Holding AG, the luxury department store/retail arm of the insolvent SIGNA group, on its Swiss in-court restructuring, including advice on distressed M&A transactions.
Representing Aston Martin Lagonda Limited in its dispute and its claim enforcements on the insolvency of a Swiss distributor.