Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has strong experience in all areas relevant for restructuring, including finance, acquisition out of insolvency, and the liability issues of special importance in Germany. The team is co-led by Gerhard Schmidt and Britta Grauke, who have extensive experience within national and international restructuring work, with Grauke focusing on assisting creditors, sponsors, investors, and managing directors in complex crisis situations.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Britta Grauke and Matthias Eiden are experienced, thoughtful and highly-skilled practitioners who are are dream to work with. They provide great comfort to a client - very competent, safe hands.'
- 'The Weil team has a huge depth of experience in contentious restructuring and insolvency matters, particularly multi-jurisdictional situations. They have taken lead roles in number of high-profile corporate restructurings and contentious insolvency situations.'
- ‘Britta Grauke is the best litigator in Germany and is particularly well known for her experience in high-profile complex contentious insolvency matters. We have entrusted Britta and her team with a number of high-value, ground-breaking German law cases and they have always delivered exceptional results.'
Key clients
- VTB Capital
- Superior Industries International Inc.
Practice head
Gerhard Schmidt; Britta Grauke
Other key lawyers
Matthias Eiden