Dr. Uwe Goetker is a transaction lawyer with in-depth knowledge of restructuring/insolvency who counsels companies and managements on out-of-court and in-court restructurings (including self-administration and insolvency plan proceedings), creditors and shareholders on the pursuance of their interests in distressed situations and distressed debt/asset investors/sellers regarding transactions—often in complex situations with groups of companies, various layers of financial instruments and/or cross-border issues. In addition, Uwe has extensive experience in national and international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and joint ventures, and advises strategic and private equity investors in such matters. Uwe has been involved in many of the most prominent M&A and restructuring situations in Germany.

Uwe is the author of a book on management’s duties in an insolvency situation and co-editor of a book on cross-border insolvency. He also has contributed to several books and published numerous articles on current restructuring / insolvency and M&A-related topics.