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Dr. Daniel Kunz, LL.M.
Dr. Daniel Kunz, LL.M.

Dr. Daniel Kunz, LL.M.

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Daniel is a member of the Restructuring & Insolvency Law Practice Area. He advises on German and international insolvency law, restructurings and corporate law-related matters.

Daniel Kunz helps companies in financial distress and supports insolvency administrators, shareholders and board members as well as creditors and investors in the context of corporate restructuring and insolvency. One focus of his work is enforcing and defending against liability and claw-back claims.

In addition, Daniel Kunz advises sellers and buyers in distressed M&A transactions and represents the interests of creditors in insolvency proceedings as a member of creditors‘ committees.

Daniel Kunz regularly comments on current decisions of the Federal Court of Justice in the area of insolvency law and he is co-author of the handbook "Das neue Restrukturierungsrecht - Unternehmensrestrukturierung durch StaRUG und Eigenverwaltung" (The New Restructuring Law - Corporate Restructuring by means of StaRUG and Self-Administration) published by Nomos in 2021.

Daniel is Local Manager of Taylor Wessing's Düsseldorf office.


Expertise

Services and Groups

Restructuring & insolvency
Artificial intelligence
Advising insolvency administrators
Corporate insolvency
Creditors' rights
Advising management
Insolvency disputes & investigations
Distressed M&A

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Machine learning

CV

Since 2022 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2016 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
Since 2011 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 Project legal advisor for the 'Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit', Peking
2009 – 2010 Legal assistant, large law firm
2009 Legal clerkship, European Commission
2013 Qualification as specialist lawyer for insolvency law
2011 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2010 Second state examination, Düsseldorf
2010 Doctoral degree on a theme of European law, University of Cologne
2007 LL.M., University of the West of England, Bristol

Career

Since 2022 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2016 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
Since 2011 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 Project legal advisor for the 'Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit', Peking
2009 – 2010 Legal assistant, large law firm
2009 Legal clerkship, European Commission

Education

2013 Qualification as specialist lawyer for insolvency law
2011 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
2010 Second state examination, Düsseldorf
2010 Doctoral degree on a theme of European law, University of Cologne
2007 LL.M., University of the West of England, Bristol

Publications

German Insolvency Law, The International Insolvency Review, 2014, p. 181 – 192

Additional languages

English French

Awards

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Leading individual: Restructuring and Insolvency Law

"Structured, fast, a very smart head."

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Leading individual: Restructuring and insolvency law

Leading individual: Restructuring and insolvency law

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German D&O insurance coverage – Federal Court of Justice confirms company directors are covered

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