Dr Jur Uwe Goetker > McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP > Dusseldorf, Germany > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP
STADTTOR 1
40219 DUSSELDORF
Germany
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Work Department

Corporate & Transactional

Position

Dr. Uwe Goetker is a partner and a member of the corporate department, where his practice focuses on all aspects of corporate law and M&A transactions, including private equity and acquisition financing. He has extensive experience in national and international corporate acquisitions and joint ventures and advises in this regard both, strategic and financial investors. In the area of restructuring and insolvency Uwe advises creditors, shareholders, debtors – and their management – regarding distressed situations. In addition, Uwe advises regularly “distressed debt/asset“ investors and vendors.

For further details of Uwe’s biography, please view McDermott website here.

Languages

German, English.

Memberships

Admitted to the German Bar Insolvency practitioners association INSOL Europe. Member of the insolvency practitioners association INSOL Europe.

Education

University of Bielefeld;University of Düsseldorf, Dr. jur., 1998.

Lawyer Rankings

Deutschland > Restrukturierung und Insolvenz > Restrukturierung

Neben Restrukturierungsverfahren betreut McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP regelmäßig Distressed M&A und insolvenzrechtliche Fragestellungen, während man den andockenden Finanzierungsbereich im November 2023 mit dem Zugang von Matthias Weissinger von Ashurst LLP ausbaute. Er bringt zudem Expertise in der Beratung von Banken und nationalen und internationalen Finanzinstituten, während man weitere sektorielle Schwerpunkte auf die Automobilindustrie und den Einzelhandel legt. Daneben betreut man Unternehmen, Gläubiger und Gesellschafter in Krisensituationen bei außergerichtlichen und gerichtlichen Sanierungen. Uwe Goetker (Gesellschafts-, Insolvenz- und Sanierungsrecht, M&A) und Matthias Kampshoff (Eigenverwaltungs- und Schutzschirmverfahren sowie Distressed-Transaktionen) leiten die Praxis gemeinsam. Björn Biehl wechselte im Februar 2025 zu Greenberg Traurig Germany, LLP.

Germany > Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring

McDermott Will & Emery Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater LLP regularly advises on restructuring, distressed M&A and insolvency law issues as well as interfacing financing matters. The latter area was strengthened in November 2023 with Matthias Weissinger, who joined from Ashurst LLP; he is also experienced in advising banks as well as national and international financial institutions. The team is well versed in the automotive and retail sectors and advises companies, creditors and shareholders in crisis situations and in in and out-of-court restructurings. Uwe Goetker (corporate, insolvency and restructuring law, M&A) and Matthias Kampshoff (self-administration and protective shield proceedings as well as distressed transactions) jointly head the practice. Björn Biehl left the firm for Greenberg Traurig Germany, LLP in February 2025.