Dr Cathrin Brünkmans

counsel

Career

Studied law in Mainz and Bonn. 2015 first State Examination, 2019 second State Examination. 2015–2017 research assistant at a German law firm. 2018 doctoral degree with Prof Dr Thole, Dipl.‑Kfm, Köln. 2017–2019 legal traineeship with stations, among others, at a German law firm in corporate law and the (German) Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.

Joined the firm in 2019.

Practice

Insolvency law & restructuring, corporate law, (Distressed) M&A.

Comprehensive legal advice to private companies, the public sector and church organizations on corporate and insolvency law issues.
Assistance with restructurings, reorganizations and corporate transactions, in particular for public sector investments, church‑run institutions and the healthcare sector.

Advisory services for corporate bodies in and out of crisis and advice on early crisis detection and insolvency protection.

Legal support in the defense or enforcement of insolvency avoidance claims.

Selected mandates:

Advises Deutsche Bahn AG on the restructuring of its infrastructure divisions.
Advises church organizations on the acquisition, sale or restructuring of hospitals, including: Malteser Klinikum Duisburg, St. Josefshospital Krefeld‑Uerdingen, Malteser Hospital Seliger Gerhard Bonn, St. Hildegardis Hospital Cologne, Hospital Düren.
Advising the public sector on the (re)municipalization of companies in crisis and insolvency, inter alia: Advising the district of Kleve on the acquisition of a majority stake in a hospital as part of insolvency plan proceedings.