Benedikt Neumaier, LL.B.
- Lawyer
- Associated Partner
Benedikt advises companies in the field of business law with a particular focus on crisis situations—always with an emphasis on safeguarding his clients’ commercial interests.
In addition to advising companies and entrepreneurs in crisis situations and in an insolvency, his expertise also includes support in M&A processes. Prior to joining KJK, he served as Head of Legal and a member of the management at a mid-sized, family-owned company. Benedikt Neumaier provides legal advice based on a thorough analysis of the business and economic conditions, interests, and goals.
Career path
Heading
- 2004 – 2009 Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
- 2006 Illinois Institute of Technology, Kent College of Law
- 2010 – 2012 Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Nuremberg
- 2012 – 2014 Noerr LLP, Restructuring and Insolvency, since 2013 as Associate
- 2014 – 2020 In-house lawyer (Head of Legal) and management of a several medical care centers
- Since 2021 KJK Kolmann Jakobs Kramer, Associated Partner
Special competences / references
Restructuring
- Advise on a complex refinancing for a market-leading company in the automotive sector, including debt relief measures
- Advice to a retail company with approximately 230 stores in connection with the insolvency of its parent group; advice on the potential obligation to file for insolvency, implementation of protective shield proceedings (Schutzschirmverfahren), and termination of proceedings by means of an insolvency plan
- Advice to a public corporation on the restructuring of hospitals
- Out-of-court and in-court advice and representation of creditors regarding claw back actions
- Various insolvency proceedings in self-administration in the automotive and start-up sectors
Avoiding liability
- Out-of-court and in-court advice and representation of managing directors facing allegations of delayed insolvency filing
- Ongoing advice to executive bodies in crisis situations with regard to the limitation of liability
Corporate law
- Advice to a security trustee regarding codified real estate loans in an insolvency plan proceeding for a listed company
- Comprehensive advice on complex cooperation models in the medical sector
- Advising on M&A processes (sellers and buyers), particularly in the healthcare, automotive, and industrial sectors
- Advising companies on ring-fencing and termination of intercompany agreements
More about me
Memberships
- Bucerius Alumni Association, Restructuring and Insolvency Section
- Working Group on Insolvency Law and Restructuring within the German Bar Association (AGIS)
- Young Lawyers Forum
Awards
Year of joining KJK
2021