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Dr. Uwe Goetker

Associé

Dr. Uwe Goetker advises on all aspects of corporate law, insolvency law and restructuring law as well as on M&A transactions. He founded the firm’s German Business Restructuring practice and is a member of the Transactions practice group.

He advises companies or their boards in out-of-court and in-court restructurings (including support in self-administration and insolvency plan proceedings), creditors and shareholders in protecting their interests in crisis situations, and investors/sellers in transactions in special situations – often involving corporate groups, complicated financial structures, and cross-border/international issues.

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Results

Uwe advised:

  • German EPC company on international restructuring and group financing issues
  • Private equity fund on a secondary investment in bonds of German real estate companies and developers, in particular with regard to potential insolvency scenarios
  • Former member of the management board of SolarWorld AG on the procedural defense of substantial liability claims

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Recognitions
  • Handelsblatt/The Best Lawyers™, Germany: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Restructuring and Insolvency Law, 2019-2026
  • Chambers Europe, Band 4 in Germany: Restructuring/Insolvency, 2024-2025
  • JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms, Recommended: Corporate Law as well as Insolvency and Restructuring: Restructuring and Reorganization, 2015-2026

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Capabilities and Industries
Marchés Régionaux
Community
  • INSOL Europe
  • TMA Germany (founding member)
  • German Bar Association (Insolvency Law Working Group)
  • German Bar Association
Credentials
Education
  • Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Dr. jur. (PhD)
  • Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Second State Exam
  • Ministry of Justice North Rhine-Westphalia, Ass. iur.
  • Bielefeld University, First State Exam
Admissions
  • Allemagne
Languages
  • Anglais
  • Allemand