Leopold advises and represents clients nationwide with a particular focus on all aspects of corporate and insolvency law.
This includes, in particular, advising and representing managing directors, board members, and shareholders of corporations in both out-of-court and disputes, often in connection with corporate crisis situations.
Career path
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- 2012 – 2018 Law studies at the University of Passau
- 2018 – 2019 Research Assistant, Noerr LLP
- 2018 – 2020 Legal Traineeship (Referendariat), Higher Regional Court of Munich (OLG München)
- 2021 – 2025 SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwalts GmbH
- 2021 – 2025 Doctoral studies alongside professional practice at the University of Regensburg, Chair for Private Law, Commercial and Corporate Law, Law of the European Union and Theory of Law (Chair of Prof. Dr. Herresthal)
- 2025 Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.)
- Since 2025 KJK Kolmann Jakobs Kramer
Special competences / references
- Advice to and representation of a shareholder of a GmbH regarding the defense against alleged capital contribution claims asserted by the insolvency administrator
- Advice to and representation of an insolvency administrator in court proceedings asserting claims for damages due to various breaches of duty of care by members of the management board
- Advice to and representation of the management of a limited liability company (GmbH) within a corporate group on potential liability risks arising from cash pooling agreements (upstream loans)
- Advice to the executive board of a publicly listed stock corporation on potential insolvency-related consequences of breaching covenants under a syndicated loan agreement (Insolvency Compliance Review)
- Advice to a GmbH shareholder regarding the enforcement of a voting rights agreement
- Advice to and representation of parent companies of an international corporate group in the context of a shareholder dispute
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Year of joining KJK
2025
Selection of Publications
- Duties of the supervisory board and its members with regard to monitoring of the payment prohibition pursuant to Sections 116 (1) AktG in conjunction with Section 15b InsO (ZIP 2025, 987, jointly with Dr. Philipp Rüppell)
- Duties of managing directors in sudden corporate crises – duties under corporate law in the event of a macroeconomic shock, Nomos, forthcoming