Dr. Philipp Hackländer
Biography
Overview
As an experienced insolvency and restructuring lawyer, Philipp is regularly appointed as an insolvency administrator by local courts in Berlin, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Bavaria.
Approximately 500 companies have benefited from his representation during their insolvencies. Such companies include the owners of large real estate projects and special purpose properties such as property developer Wohnen in Prora GmbH & Co. KG, owner of 300 listed holiday apartments on the island Ruegen, NK2 WSA München Nord with a senior citizens' residential home (350 flats) in Munich-Feldmoching, the Schloss-Strassen-Center GmbH, running a shopping mall in Berlin-Steglitz with a sales area of approx. 17,000 sqm, Blue Gate Aachen GmbH, owner of a mixed-use property with a rental area of approx. 25,000 sqm at Aachen's main station; Plastic Recycling Zeitz GmbH & Co. KG, owner of an innovative recycling-plant for bottles made of PET; GOAZ Energy GmbH, a "biopower" station company in Northern Saxony; furthermore the large adult learning provider GFBM Berlin; Kofler & Kompanie GmbH, provider of globally operating hospitality services; the fashion-retailer Tayler Bekleidungshandelsgesellschaft mbH; Innowatio Clean Energy Sourcing, an affiliated group of energy providing companies with an overall yearly turnover of more than € 500M, handling a portfolio of around 2.6 GW "green energy" from windparks and biogas plants; Citeecar GmbH, a carsharing provider that operated 600 vehicles for 20,000 users in Germany; and many start-ups such as InstaFreight (Logistics), Watchmaster (pre-owned luxury watches), DaVinci Kitchen (kitchen robotics), inventicsDx (sensor technology), FromAtoB (mobility) and Fonpit (android technology).
Philipp is part of the Firm's global team of restructuring and insolvency lawyers, a recognized leader in complex, cross-border insolvencies and workouts. Clients seek his advice for his proven ability to set out a coherent restructuring strategy, both by selling companies and through insolvency plans, after the business has continued to operate for several months. Committed to developing a sound strategic understanding of each company's circumstances, he works creatively and tenaciously on their behalf.
From 2008 to 2019 he was active as vice-chairman of the committee of certified lawyers for banking and capital markets law of the Berlin Bar Association.
Philipp writes regularly on legal matters, and is an active member of a number of professional associations, including the German Bar Association, the Working Group for Insolvency Law of the German Bar Association, the DACH European Bar Association, the Wustrauer Working Circle for Insolvency Law, the Insolvency Law Forum of Leipzig and the Berlin-Brandenburg Working Circle for Insolvency Law.
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Experience
Innowatio / Clean Energy Sourcing Gruppe, 2017
Philipp was appointed as insolvency administrator for the assets of an affiliated group of energy providing companies, handling a portfolio of around 2.6 GW "green energy" from windparks and biogas plants. With about 70 employees and an overall yearly turnover of more than € 500M, the group was one of the largest companies in Saxony. Only three weeks after the insolvency application Philipp succeeded in selling the unrestrictedly continued business to a company of the BayWa group. The complex supply relationships with grid operators and plant owners survived and all 70 jobs were saved.
Citee Car GmbH, 2016
Philipp was appointed as insolvency administrator for the assets of Citee Car GmbH, a carsharing provider that operated 600 vehicles for 20,000 users in Berlin, Hamburg, München and the Ruhr area. Major parts of the business were sold to investors.
GOAZ Energy GmbH, 2015
Philipp was appointed as insolvency administrator for the assets of GOAZ Energy GmbH. Three weeks after the opening of the insolvency proceeding Philipp succeeded in selling the power plant operation of GOAZ Energy GmbH to an investor. The extensive reconditioning of the crimes against the environment and insolvency by the management continues.
A.D.A.M. Audio, 2015
Acting as custodian, Philipp succeeded in the restructuring of A.D.A.M. Audio GmbH, a globally operating manufacturer and developer of professional audio monitors.
NK 2 WSA München-Nord GmbH & Co. KG, 2015
Philipp was appointed as insolvency administrator for the assets of NK 2 WSA München-Nord GmbH & Co. KG, owner of a 400 apartment residential home in Munich.
MICE AG, 2012
Acting as custodian, Philipp successfully restructured the MICE AG, Germany largest full-service provider for the procurement and marketing of meeting, congress and event solutions. He sold the divisions "Media" and "Services" to two investors. More than a half of the 50 jobs were saved.
The admissibility of a petition to open insolvency proceedings if the petitioning creditor's claims are fulfilled. Current discussion, solution approach and procedure, ZInsO, No. 21, pp. 901-910, 2012, (co-author with Wolfgang Schur)
3 year waiting period for repeat applications for residual debt discharge on the grounds of violation of duties to cooperate in earlier proceedings, EWiR, pp. 681 et seq., 2009
Legal consequences of revocation in cases of consumer loans and residual debt insurance in insolvency proceedings, ZInsO, pp. 497-503, 2009
The limitations applicable to a second request for residual debt discharge, ZInsO, p.1308 et seq., 2008, (Die Schranken für den zweiten Antrag auf Restschuldbefreiung)
Self-employed professionals in insolvency, KSI, p.149 et seq., 2006
Best Lawyer Germany in Restructuring and Insolvency Law, Handelsblatt 2020-2023
Highly Recommended Lawyer: Restructuring and Insolvency, Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt 2019
