Dr. Leopold Bauer
Leopold is a member of the Restructuring & Insolvency team. He advises companies, insolvency administrators and insurers on corporate and insolvency law issues and has a strong focus on insolvency related litigation, especially directors’ liability and D&O as well as E&O cases.
Career
| Since 2024 | Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing |
| 2017 - 2024 | Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 2015 – 2016 | Visiting researcher, Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen |
| 2011 – 2012 | Visiting researcher, University of Oxford |
| 2009 – 2016 | Research associate, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg |
Education
| 2017 | Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf |
| 2016 | Second State Examination |
| 2009 | First State Examination |
Publications
German D&O insurers avoid coverage of directors’ liabilities in insolvencies, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Expert Guide 2023, 42-44 Vorstandshaftung und Expertenrat, Dissertation, Bucerius Law School Hamburg, 2022 (published in German) Keine Business Judgment Rule für Insolvenzverwalter, ZIP 2020, 2272-2278 (published in German) Ansprüche wegen verbotener Zahlungen in der D&O-Versicherung, ZIP 2018, 2149-2156 (co-authored with Michael Malitz, published in German) Von Vorstandsbezügen, Flugreisen, Festschriften, Firmensponsoring und Festessen: Vorstandshaftung für übermäßige Vergütung und „fringe benfits“, ZIP 2015, 1901-1911 (co-authored with Holger Fleischer, published in German) Zur Darlegungs- und Beweislast des Vorstands in organschaftlichen Haftungsprozessen, NZG 2015, 549-551 (published in German) Investorenkontakte des Aufsichtsrats: Zulässigkeit und Grenzen, DB 2015, 360-368 (co-authored with Holger Fleischer and Till Wansleben, published in German) |
Additional languages
| English |
| French |
| Dutch |
Latest news & insights
German court extends lawyers’ liability in insolvencies
German D&O insurers avoid coverage of directors' liabilities in insolvencies
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German D&O insurance coverage – Federal Court of Justice confirms company directors are covered