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 | Burkhard NiesertSenior Partner During the last years Burkhard Niesert has provided advice to national and international companies, funds, associations, foundations and public authorities with respect to company acquisition, company sale, restructuring and in insolvency proceedings.
Mütze Korsch Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Trinkausstraße 7 40213
Düsseldorf, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0) 211-500035 Fax: +49 (0) 211 88292-6 http://www.mkrg.com
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| Practice Areas | Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Finance; Capital Market Law; Insolvency Law; Reorganisation and Restructuring; Debt Restructuring | | | Education | University of Cologne (1981-1983 and 1984-1985); University of Munich (1983-1984); 1st State Examination (J.D., 1985); 2nd State Examination (1989) | | | Admitted | 1995, Germany | |
| 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. | | | Languages | German, English | | | Born | Cologne, Germany, September 19, 1961 | | | Biography | *1981-1988: Public Relations Manager for trade fairs in Düsseldorf and Cologne (KölnMesse 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) | | | 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. | | | ISLN | 909877833 | |
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