Dr. Matthias Kampshoff advises companies, board members, shareholders, investors as well as bankruptcy administrators, and creditors on all corporate and bankruptcy-law-related issues. He focuses on restructuring companies that are experiencing crises and bankruptcy situations and, in particular, on guiding companies in their debtor-in-possession proceedings (Eigenverwaltung). He regularly advises in national and international (distressed) merger and acquisition transactions. Recently, he advised in various projects, inter alia, with respect to the following industry sectors: retail, automotive, media, and information technology (IT).
Matthias serves as managing partner of McDermott’s German offices.
Matthias advised:
- Meyer family in connection with the agreements with the Federal Government and the State of Lower Saxony to stabilise Meyer Werft
- Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof in the protective shielding procedure
- The international Borgers Group during the operative restructuring and refinancing
- Lexology, « Thought Leader » in Germany, 2026
- Chambers Europe, Band 3 in Germany: Restructuring/Insolvency, 2024-2026
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, “Lawyer of the Year” in Germany: Restructuring and Insolvency Law, 2025-2026
- University of Münster, Dr. jur.
- Higher Regional Court of Hamm, Second State Exam
- University of Münster, First State Exam
- Allemagne
- Anglais
- Allemand