Dr. Florian Kleinschmit
Biography
Overview
Florian Kleinschmit works as a lawyer in the area of insolvency administration and restructuring. Florian is regularly appointed as insolvency administrator by the courts in Berlin, Saxony and Brandenburg, in particular for entities from all industry and business sectors. Florian also advises clients in particular on corporate restructurings and on the sale or acquisition of insolvent companies.
Florian joined White & Case in 2006 and worked in the meantime for two years in international industries. He gained work experience abroad in France (Dijon), England (London), Malta (Valletta) and Algeria (Algier).
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Experience
KaDeWe Group GmbH, 2024
Advised The KaDeWe Group GmbH, the operator of three German luxury department stores, on its self-administration proceedings, including insolvency and reorganization law, employment and tenancy law, and on the sale of the business operations to Thai Central Group.
Innowatio / Clean Energy Sourcing Group, 2017
Supported insolvency administrator Dr. Philipp Hackländer, Partner at White & Case, in the successful transferring restructuring of Leipzig-based energy supplier Clean Energy Sourcing Group to an affiliate of BayWa AG.
Conergy AG, 2013
Supported insolvency administrator Dr. Sven-Holger Undritz, Partner at White & Case Insolvenz GbR, in the successful transferring restructuring of Frankfurt-based solar panel manufacturer Conergy Solarmodule and Berlin-based manufacturer of solar racking Mounting Systems GmbH.
BKN Biostrom, 2012-2014
Supported insolvency administrator Dr. Sven-Holger Undritz, partner at White & Case Insolvenz GbR, in the successful restructuring and selling of the company through asset deals.
Kittner-Gruppe, 2012
Advised Lübeck-based Kittner-Gruppe, formerly one of Germany's top-ten car dealers by size, on the selling of her business premises to three car dealers as part of restructuring.
Hamburger InterContinental Hotel, 2013
Supported insolvency administrator Dr. Sven-Holger Undritz, partner at White & Case Insolvenz GbR, in selling property of the insolvent company to Kühne Immobilia GmbH.
AKT altmärker Kunststoff-Technik GmbH, 2011
Supported insolvency administrator Dr. Christoph Schulte-Kaubrügger, partner at White & Case Insolvenz GbR, in the asset disposition of the insolvent AKT altmärker Kunststoff-Technik GmbH as well as the disposition of its Spanish subsidiary.
Kleinschmit, Florian: German "Volkswagen"-law and European free movement of capital (Deutsches Volkswagengesetz und Europäische Kapitalverkehrsfreiheit). Dissertation, Göttingen, 2004
Best Lawyer Germany in Restructuring and Insolvency Law, Handelsblatt 2024
