Kirkland & Ellis announced that Dr. Christian Halàsz and Friedrich Schlott will join the firm as partners in the Restructuring Practice. And Dr. Halàsz and Schlott will be based in both Munich and Frankfurt, where Kirkland recently announced it would open a new office to support its growing business in Germany.
Dr. Halàsz’s practice focuses on cross-border and domestic financial restructurings, workouts, insolvency and multijurisdictional collateral enforcement. And he advises clients on strategic and legal issues related to distressed debt and special situations and has experience across various sectors including automotive, telecommunications, packaging, paper, transport, mining and energy. He represents hedge funds, bondholders, institutional lenders, secondary market investors, creditor committees and domestic and international companies.
Schlott has extensive experience in restructuring, insolvency-related corporate law and insolvency law, including in-court and out-of-court restructuring, and regularly advises stakeholders across the capital structure and from various business sectors.
Both of these lawyers will join Kirkland from law firm Gleiss Lutz, where Dr. Halàsz is a partner and Mr. Schlott is a counsel.
Dr. Halàsz and Mr. Schlott are the latest partners to join Kirkland in Germany. And earlier this month, the Firm announced leading M&A attorney Dr. Tobias Larisch would join as it launched an office in Frankfurt, it’s second location in Germany. Kirkland has operated in Munich for nearly two decades. In 2023, leading restructuring lawyer Cristina Weidner joined the Munich office as a partner.
KEY QUOTES:
“Christian and Friedrich bring decades of experience to our premier Restructuring practice. As we continue investing in the areas that matter most to our clients, we’re excited to welcome preeminent lawyers like Christian and Friedrich to our German team.”
– Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee
“Christian and Friedrich are outstanding lawyers with experience handling complex financial restructuring matters in Germany and throughout Europe. They are dynamic and team-oriented individuals who will thrive on the Kirkland platform, and we are excited to welcome them to the Firm.”
– Benjamin Leyendecker, a partner in Kirkland’s Munich office
