Practice areas /
Insolvency and Restructuring
In challenging economic circumstances, businesses require legally sound decisions, swift action and a clear understanding of the available options.
Your Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers in Berlin
Practice areas /
Insolvency and Restructuring
In challenging economic circumstances, businesses require legally sound decisions, swift action and a clear understanding of the available options.
Key areas of our
restructuring practices
As experienced insolvency and restructuring lawyers in Berlin, we advise companies, business owners and managing directors on all matters relating to business recovery, restructuring and insolvency proceedings. We analyse situations, assess risks and opportunities, and provide guidance with both commercial insight and legal precision.
Assessing insolvency risks and helping directors avoid personal liability
Developing strategies for out-of-court debt restructuring and settlement
Preparing for and supporting formal insolvency proceedings
Developing restructuring concepts and negotiating with creditors
Implementing protective shield proceedings and insolvency plan proceedings
Advising on the transfer of businesses to successor entities
Restructuring businesses before or during insolvency proceedings
Benefits
For more than two decades, our firm has advised businesses through periods of economic change and financial distress, from initial risk assessments to comprehensive restructuring measures. As an interdisciplinary law firm, we combine legal expertise with commercial and financial understanding.We work closely with managing directors and shareholders to mitigate risks, avoid personal liability and develop sustainable solutions for the future, including in complex insolvency proceedings.
Client feedback
"Mr. Briest and his team have advised our company for many years on a wide range of legal matters. Thanks to their prompt and highly professional advice, we have been able to assess and address many legal issues at an early stage.Even in challenging situations, we can always rely on their support. We are very pleased to have worked with them for many years and recommend their services without reservation."
Mirko
Hans-Jörg Briest
Attorney-at-Law,
German certified specialist lawyer for insolvency and restructuring law
Areas of focus:
Insolvency Law
Business Law
Restructuring
Extensive experience advising financially distressed companies, developing restructuring concepts and implementing liability prevention strategies.
Contact
We assess your options discreetly and with legal certainty. Contact us by phone or via our contact form.
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Briest Law Firm is your experienced insolvency and restructuring law firm in Berlin, providing both strategic advice and support throughout formal insolvency proceedings. Led by Hans-Jörg Briest, a German Certified Specialist Lawyer for Insolvency and Restructuring Law, we advise business owners, shareholders and managing directors on liability mitigation, restructuring strategies, creditor negotiations and business recovery measures. We assess whether insolvency proceedings are unavoidable or whether viable alternatives exist and develop commercially sound solutions tailored to each situation. If you are looking for experienced insolvency and restructuring lawyers in Berlin, Briest Law Firm is here to assist.