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About Leon Luserke
Leon is a member of the finance practice in our global transactions group. He specialises in the area of restructuring and capital solutions.
He advises corporates and lenders in the context of out-of court and in-court financial restructurings and refinancings as well as distressed situations.
Leon speaks German and English.
Recent work
- Acting for Credit Suisse on its exposure to the Greensill Group.
- Advising the ad hoc group of noteholders in relation to the EUR 830m consensual restructuring of the Takko Fashion group.
- Advising the Class A Committee of bondholders on the sale of both the Breeze Two Energy and Breeze Three Energy windfarm portfolios to Statkraft.
- Advising the members of the ad hoc committee of lenders on the financial restructuring of the French hospitality group AccorInvest.
- Advising the trustee of the automotive supplier IFA on the sale of the IFA group and on all related legal aspects of the trusteeship.
- Advising the TUI group on a consent soliticitation and amendment of its bond terms and conditions in relation to its EUR 300m senior notes.
Qualifications
Education
- University of Passau and Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal, and Cornell University, USA
- Legal clerkship (Rechtsreferendariat), Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) of Hamburg, including stages in Berlin, Brussels and Sydney
Professional qualifications
- Rechtsanwalt, Germany
Professional memberships / other
- Hamburg Bar Association
- "Best Lawyers in Germany 2023" and "Ones to Watch 2023" (Best Lawyers / Handelsblatt), in each case for Restructuring & Insolvency