Dr Wolfram Desch, LL.M.
Lawyer, Accredited Specialist in Insolvency and Reorganisation Law
Partner
Dr Wolfram Desch advises comprehensively in the areas of restructuring and insolvency as well as directors' and officers' liability and professional liability (including coverage law issues).
Dr Desch heads the Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group at GvW Graf von Westphalen. He advises companies in distressed situations on the design and implementation of out-of-court reorganizations or the preparation and implementation of insolvency proceedings. He also represents creditors in asserting their interests in crisis scenarios and in insolvency. He has particular expertise in the area of insolvency litigation (avoidance in insolvency, etc.).
In addition, Dr Desch has a further focus of practice in the area of complex directors' and officers' liability and professional liability cases. He regularly represents managers (defense counsel) and well-known D&O insurers (coverage and monitoring counsel) in defending, in particular, corporate and insolvency law directors' and officers' liability claims and has handled several hundred cases in this respect. In this context, he also advises on all coverage law issues. In the area of professional liability, Mr. Desch defends tax advisors, auditors, management consultants and insolvency administrators. Dr Desch is co-head of the focus area insurance.
Studied in Berlin und Sydney
Lecturer at the 'Sparkassenakademie Bayern'
Lecturer of the certificate course Financial Lines / Property Damage Liability at the University of Münster
ARGE Insolvency Law and Reorganisation of the German Bar Association
ARGE Insurance Law of the German Bar Association
Society for Restructuring TMA Germany e.V.
German Society for Financial Damage Liability
DAAD Circle of Friends
German, English, French
Often recommended lawyer for insolvency, restructuring/reorganization and insurance law
"very good lawyer, fast, experienced", "pragmatic solutions, fast reactions", competitor
"Excellent lawyer, always steady, pragmatic", client
"very good cooperation", "goal-oriented client management with a very friendly manner at all times and a strong focus on success", client
Recommended lawyer for restructuring, insolvency and insurance Law
"Straightforward, focused with concrete practical solutions and very engaging. A master of his trade." ; "Very analytical and precise. He is extraordinarily committed, proactive and economically minded."
"Dr Desch has a lightning-quick grasp of the law coupled with a remarkable ability for razor-sharp, no-frills analysis. He keeps an eye on the factual and economic problems of his clients and advises with a strong practical focus and a very solution-oriented approach. From the client's point of view, he is a real support for complicated constellations of facts"
"high professional competence in insolvency law, good and strategic approach with best results - definitely recommendable"
"Very good independent management of cases until they are ready for decision"
Listed in "Germany's best lawyers" in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency Law, Corporate and Insurance Law
Highly recommended lawyer for insolvency and restructuring law
Recommended as one of the approximately 50 most renowned restructuring lawyers in Germany
Recommendation in Insolvency Law
"Lawyer of the Year" in Insurance Law