Dr Bernd Meyer-Löwy > Kirkland & Ellis International LLP > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices
MAXIMILIANSTRASSE 11
80539 MUNICH
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Dr Bernd Meyer-Löwy
Work Department
Restructuring
Position
Career
Admitted in Germany 1997; Fachanwalt für Insolvenzrecht (Insolvency Lawyer); Fachanwalt für Steuerrecht (Tax Lawyer); Linklaters, Cologne, Germany, Restructuring and Insolvency Group 1998-2006; Linklaters, London, UK, Restructuring and Insolvency Group 2000-2001; Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, Munich, Germany, partner 2006 to present.
Languages
German, English
Memberships
Arbeitskreis für Insolvenzwesen Köln, e.V.; American Bankruptcy Institute
Education
University of Bochum, Germany (Law Degree 1993; First State Examination 1994; Dr. jur 2000); Higher Regional Court of Hagen, Germany (Second State Examination 1997).
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP frequently advises on cross-border financial restructuring, including debt-equity swaps, debt-hybrid-swaps and the use of foreign insolvency proceedings to restructure German debtors. Other core areas are the restructuring of bonds, the advice on distressed debt funds, D&O liability in crisis situations, insolvency disputes, distressed M&A and rescue financing. The practice offers longstanding experience in financial restructuring in the real estate sector and acts on behalf of both creditors and debtors. Sacha Lürken and Leo Plank regularly act in large cross-border restructurings. Other key contacts are Bernd Meyer-Löwy (international restructuring, insolvency law), Marlene Ruf (cross-border restructuring, distressed M&A) and Cristina Weidner (financial restructuring , Distressed M&A), who joined from Clifford Chance in May 2023. In January 2023, Josef Parzinger (cross-border financial restructuring) left the team and moved to Allen & Overy LLP. Associate Michael Berger is also frequently active in cross-border restructurings.