Dr. Andreas Hautkappe LLM

Lawyer and founding partner

Andreas Hautkappe is the author of several handbooks in the field of corporate law and restructuring and lectures on commercial and corporate law at the HTWG in Constance.

For many years, Best Lawyers has consistently named Andreas Hautkappe one of Germany's best lawyers in the field of restructuring. He has also been ranked for many years by JuVe, Chambers and Legal 500 in M&A, Private Equity as well as Restructuring.

Please be referred to
Testimonials & Rankings
for some references.

Education (cursory presentation)


1990 – 1995

Study of law, University of Konstanz

1992 – 1993

University Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris I (ERASMUS- Scholar)

1995 – 1997

Legal clerkship in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Tübingen, Constance

1997 – 1998

PhD student at at the University of Konstanz with Prof. Dr. Dr. Ebke LL.M –
„Die Gründerhaftung in der Vor-GmbH“ (The liability of founders of a GmbH in formation)

1998 – 1999

University of Houston, School of Law, LL.M.-Program (School of Law-Scholar)


Professional Career (cursory presentation)


1999 – 2007

Clifford Chance, Frankfurt am Main
Member of the Corporate/M&A/Private Equity Practice
Since 2005 Counsel

2007 – 2010

Willkie Farr Gallagher LLP
National Partner
Founder and Head of the German restructuring practice and member of the Corporate/M&A/Private Equity Practice

2011-2015

Willkie Farr Gallagher LLP
Equity Partner
Head of the German Restructuring Practice as well as member of the Corporate/M&A/Private Equity Practice

Since 2016

Founding partner of the law firm Iuslake, Frankfurt am Main

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