Dr. Leopold v. Buttlar advises and represents clients in corporate and insolvency law matters as well as in complex commercial disputes.
A particular focus of his practice is advising and representing managing directors and other corporate officers in liability matters. He has extensive experience in defending insolvency-related liability claims, in particular claims arising from payments made after the company has become insolvent, as well as other directors’ and officers’ liability claims in connection with corporate crises and insolvencies.
Dr. v. Buttlar also advises and represents clients on insolvency law matters. This includes, in particular, insolvency clawback litigation as well as advising and representing creditors in major insolvency proceedings. Another focus of his practice is representing clients in corporate and commercial disputes. In addition to shareholder and other corporate disputes, his practice in this area includes, in particular, post-M&A disputes and commercial liability litigation.
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 several board members regarding the defense against alleged liability claims
- 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
More about me
Memberships
Awards
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, 2025