Sven-Holger Undritz specializes in insolvency and corporate reorganization law. He is regularly appointed as an insolvency administrator by the District Courts of Hamburg, Norderstedt and Flensburg.

During his many years as an insolvency administrator, Sven-Holger Undritz has guided more than 300 companies through insolvency proceedings, and in many cases he has been able to use the framework of such proceedings to rehabilitate the debtor’s business. Notable insolvency proceedings administered by Dr. Undritz include Schieder Möbel Holding GmbH, PopNet Internet AG as well as Paul Günther AG. In addition, Sven-Holger Undritz has brought his comprehensive expertise in corporate restructuring law to bear on behalf of both German and international clients, for example by drafting complex insolvency plans or rendering advice on the acquisition of insolvent companies.

Sven-Holger Undritz frequently writes on insolvency issues for leading academic and business journals and gives lectures to legal associations on these topics.

Bars and Courts
Rechtsanwalt, 1995

Education
Dr jur, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 1993
Second State Exam, Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, 1993
First State Exam, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 1991
MBA, Academy of Business and Administration of Hamburg, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships
Hamburg Bar Association
Working Group for Insolvency Law of the German Bar Association
Association of Insolvency Administrators in Germany
North German Insolvency Forum
Association for Comparative Law
International Bar Association
International Exchange of Experience on Insolvency law (IEER)
Gravenbrucher Circle
INSOL Europe

Awards and Recognition
Leading Individual: 
Restructuring and Insolvency, Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt 2011
Insolvency Administration, JUVE 2011/2012
Restructuring and Insolvency, IFLR1000 2011, Germany
Restructuring and Insolvency, PLC Which Lawyer? 2011, Germany
Insolvency Administration, Chambers Europe 2010, Germany

Publications
"Commentary on International Insolvency Law (§§ 335 ff. InsO, Art. 102 EGInsO und EuInsVO) (Kommentierung zum internationalen Insolvenzrecht)", Hamburger Kommentar zum Insolvenzrecht. Ed. Andreas Schmidt. 4th ed., Münster, 2012
"Comment on the utilization of duplicate collateral during insolvency (Im Ausgangspunkt schafft die Entscheidung des BGH Rechtssicherheit)", BB, Heft 5, Pages 279-282, 2012
"Restructuring by transfer (Die übertragende Sanierung)", Unternehmenssanierung. Ed. Thierhoff; Müller; Illy; Liebscher. Heidelberg, Pages 413-440, 2011
"Current account netting targeted by insolvency administrators (Kontokorrentverrechnung im Fadenkreuz des Insolvenzverwalters)", Festschrift für Jobst Wellensiek zum 80. Geburtstag. Ed. Flitsch et al., München, Pages 613-626, 2011
"§ 4 The law relating to substitute equity capital (§ 4 Eigenkapitalersatzrecht)” and “§ 15 Company acquisition during insolvency (§ 15 Unternehmenskauf in der Insolvenz)", Anwaltshandbuch Insolvenzrecht. Ed. Hans P. Runkel. 2nd ed., Cologne, Pages 258-429 and Pages 1640-1732, 2008

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Languages
German
English
French

Citizenship
Germany