Christian Hilpert heads the German Restructuring & Insolvency practice and our German Banking & Finance practice. He is also the German liaison partner for our offices in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Christian has more than 15 years of experience in advising on crisis, in- and out of court restructurings, (cross-border) insolvencies and on distressed M&A transactions. Furthermore, he has a long-standing experience in dealing with situations of crisis and insolvencies in (cross-border) supply chains and in venture capital financed business models.
He regularly acts for well-known insolvency administrators, in debtor-in-possession proceedings as well as debtor-side and for international clients from the automotive, aviation, retail and private equity sectors.
Christian is a member of INSOL International, NIVD (Neue Insolvenzrechtsvereinigung Deutschlands e.V.), co-chair at Sanierungsforum Mitteldeutschland e.V. and was a Member of the Executive Committee of the International Insolvency Institute’s NextGen Leadership Program (2022-2024).
He regularly acts for well-known insolvency administrators, in debtor-in-possession proceedings as well as debtor-side and for international clients from the automotive, aviation, retail and private equity sectors.
Christian is a member of INSOL International, NIVD (Neue Insolvenzrechtsvereinigung Deutschlands e.V.), co-chair at Sanierungsforum Mitteldeutschland e.V. and was a Member of the Executive Committee of the International Insolvency Institute’s NextGen Leadership Program (2022-2024).
- Advising IATA in connection with several insolvency proceedings including the proceedings of Air Berlin and Condor Flugdienst GmbH
- Advising a German automotive supplier (debtor-in-possession) on the sale of the business operations to a Turkish investor
- Representing the English administrators in the worldwide insolvency and restructuring proceedings of an automotive supplier in the areas of enforcement and defense of claims and on the sale of the business operations
- Advising an automotive supplier on the stabilization and continuation of the business relationship in the insolvency of a sub-supplier
- Advising several debtor-in-possessions on the cross-border links and the treatment of foreign subsidiaries during the insolvency proceedings
- Advising a PropTech-company on its refinancing and subsequent insolvency preparation
- Advising the management in connection with a successful EUR 270m financing
- Recognized and recommended by German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche as one of the top lawyers for restructuring in Germany (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Recommended by Handelsblatt/BestLawyers as leading individual for restructuring and insolvency in Germany (2023, 2024, 2025)
Christian studied law at the University of Münster, holds a Ph.D. from Saarland University and a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA // Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures de Gestion) from the European Institute in Saarbrücken. Christian is also a Certified Restructuring Advisor (BRSI) and since 2009 is also admitted to practice as a Solicitor in England and Wales in addition to his German admission.