Practice Areas - Commercial Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Finance
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- Insolvency Law
- Reorganisation and Restructuring
- Debt Restructuring
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| Contact Info | Telephone: +49 (0) 211 500035
Telephone: +49 (0) 211 882929
Fax: +49 (0) 211 88292-6
http://www.mkrg.com
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| Education | University of Cologne (1981-1983 and 1984-1985); University of Munich (1983-1984); 1st State Examination (J.D., 1985); 2nd State Examination (1989) |
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| Admitted | 1995, Germany |
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| Memberships | INSOL Europe; Working group "Economy in the Health-Care System" of the "Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft;" Indo-German Chamber of Commerce, India, Mumbai; International Bar Association - Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights Section; Working Group on Insolvency, Cologne. |
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| Languages | German, English |
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| Born | Cologne, Germany, September 19, 1961 |
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| Biography | *1981-1988: Public Relations Manager for trade fairs in Düsseldorf and Cologne (Köln Messe and Messe Düsseldorf); *1990-1991: Judge at the Regional Court of Aachen *1991-1992 Assistant to the Management at the Hamburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce *1992-1993: Managing Director of the Indo-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Bombay, India and Correspondent of the "Blick für die Wirtschaft" for India *1994-1996: Partner at the law firm "Gurland", Cologne *1997-2002: Senior manager in the law firm Andersen Luther RA-GmbH in Cologne and Hannover (whereby he was appointed as insolvency administrator) *2002-2004: Partner of PriceWaterhouseCoopers Veltins law firm (since November 2003 named Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH) *Since July 2004: Mütze Korsch Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Cologne, founding Partner // Author of: Monographie zum "Aus- und Absonderungsrecht in der Insolvenz", Verlag für die Rechts- und Anwaltspraxis, 1999, ISBN-3-89655-007-1 (Right of separation in the insolvency law, publisher for law practice); Übersicht über die Rechtsprechung zu den Insolvenzgründen Zahlungsunfähigkeit und Überschuldung in 2001, ZInsO 08/2002, p. 356 subsequent; Aus- und Absonderung von Internet-Domains in der Insolvenz, ZInsO 11/2002 (with Co-Author), p. 510 subsequent (General review on the jurisdiction for insolvency reasons, payment inability and excessive indebtedness, ZInsO11/2002 (co-author)); Die Zahlungsunfähigkeit gem. § 17 InsO - Plädoyer für eine Neuorientierung, ZInsO 16/2001, p. 735 subsequent; The payment inability according to § 17 InsO - final speech for the defense for a realignment, ZInsO 2001); Kurzkommentar zur Verlegung des Gesellschaftssitzes ins Ausland, EWIR 12 as of 22. June 2001, p. 581 subsequent; Wirtschaftliche und rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für Investitionen in Indien, WiB 4/1996, p. 156 subsequent; BGH führt für Konkursanfechtung den Begriff der "objektiven Kenntnis" ein, Betriebs-Berater 1996, p. 805 subsequent; Mehrstimmrechte der Kommunen bei RWE auf dem Prüfstand, Blick durch die Wirtschaft (FAZ), 21.03.1996; Neue Entscheidungen des BGH mahnen zur Vorsicht bei Sacheinlagen einer GmbH, Blick durch die Wirtschaft (FAZ), 01.08.1996. (Also at Cologne Office) |
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| Reported Cases | Intermediate Capital Group Plc., London, UK: Restructuring of Loan Facility Agreements reg. German Investments; Bear Stearns Inc., USA/Fortis Bank N.V., Belgium: Restructuring of International Facility Agreements; Novavisions AG, Rotkreuz, Schweiz: Restructuring of German activities after the insolvency of one subsidiary inclusive of all litigation against managing directors, the holding company etc.; CPAC Inc., New York, USA: Legal advice re. the insolvency of a German public company limited by shares; MG Rover Exports Ltd. in liquidation, London, UK: Representation against the administrator of the German MG Rover firm and member of the creditors committee of MG Rover Germany (Secondary insolvency procedures); Witte Group, Velbert, Germany: Legal advice reg. the acquisition of a company from an administrator of an insolvent automobile components supplier; Addcon Group, Bonn/Oslo: Restructuring of Credit Facilities; 1. FC Kaiserslautern e.V (Soccer-Club): Restructuring of debts inclusive of sale and lease back of the stadium; Legal advice in different projects for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Germany, with regard to German and European Insolvency and Company law; Expert of different courts in Germany for legal questions in insolvency matters. |
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| ISLN | 909877833 |
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