SSteffen Meier
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Steffen Meier is a Rechtsanwalt with more than fifteen years of dedicated experience in insolvency and restructuring law. He advises companies in distress as well as creditors, investors and directors and officers in complex distress scenarios. As a litigator, Steffen Meier also handles the pursuit and the defence of claims arising primarily under insolvency law. Before founding elvenstein he worked at Wellensiek, Heublein Müller, White & Case and most recently in his own practice.
His advisory matters range from out-of-court restructuring through debtor-in-possession proceedings (Eigenverwaltung) and protective shield proceedings (Schutzschirmverfahren) to restructurings under the StaRUG, insolvency plans and distressed M&A transactions.
He holds an LL.M. from the University of Michigan.
He advises in German and English.
- Filing for insolvency
- Avoiding directors’ liability
- Out-of-court restructuring
- Debtor-in-possession proceedings and protective shield (sections 270 et seq. of the German Insolvency Code, InsO)
- Restructuring under the StaRUG
- Insolvency plan proceedings
- Advising and representing all stakeholders in the context of financial distress
- Distressed M&A
- Insolvency representation
- Litigation
Selected matters
- The KaDeWe Group GmbH — advising in the debtor-in-possession proceedings (as part of the advisory team)
- RollBo Transport GmbH — advising the Hamburg-based logistics company through its protective shield proceedings as legal counsel and restructuring representative
- IPCS GmbH (Innovative Paint & Conveyor Systems) — advising the automotive plant engineering company through its restructuring in debtor-in-possession proceedings as legal counsel and restructuring representative