A New Addition: Restructuring and Insolvency Law Specialist Günter Kahlert Joins Flick Gocke Schaumburg in Hamburg

Bonn/Hamburg, September 30, 2015

The tax team at Flick Gocke Schaumburg’s new office in Hamburg is to welcome a new addition: Dr. Günter Kahlert, who will be joining FGS from White & Case in the fall of 2015. Kahlert, 51, is regarded as one of Germany’s leading experts in restructuring and insolvency tax law. He will be followed by new associate Dr. Arne Schmidt, a lawyer and tax advisor.

Kahlert specializes in providing tax advice at the interface of tax law and insolvency law. He advises companies on restructuring and insolvency tax matters in times of crisis and during insolvency proceedings. In particular, he regularly works for insolvency administrators.

“Günter Kahlert’s tax expertise is a real gain for our consulting activities,” states Professor Thomas Rödder, Chairman of Flick Gocke Schaumburg. “With his support, we will be able to provide insolvency administrators with a far wider range of tax advice.” Flick Gocke Schaumburg has for many years advised clients on tax and legal aspects of restructurings and related matters, but it does not offer insolvency administration.

“Insolvency law is having a growing impact on the tax aspects of restructurings,” comments Kahlert. “My role in the new FGS Hamburg team at the interface of tax law and insolvency law will be both an incentive and a challenge.”

Kahlert joined White & Case in Hamburg in 2002. Prior to that, his employers included an international auditing firm. Kahlert is an author and regular speaker on restructuring issues and insolvency law. In addition to lecturing at the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, he is a member of the publishing committee of the ZIP journal on commercial law.

Flick Gocke Schaumburg openend a new office in Hamburg in August with a team of around 20 partners and associates. It is the firm’s fifth office in Germany. In July, FGS recruited lawyer and tax advisor Hans-Henning Bernhardt as an Of Counsel  for the Hamburg team. Bernhardt previously headed the legal and tax department of Beiersdorf AG for many years.