Turnaround, Reorganization & Insolvency

Complex restructuring and insolvency
cases go beyond insolvency law.

Turnaround, Reorganization & Insolvency
Complex restructuring and insolvency
cases go beyond insolvency law.

Successful restructuring and insolvency proceedings are based on extensive experience in insolvency law and require in-depth knowledge in related fields such as M&A, financing, employment, tax and litigation.

Our restructuring and insolvency team has extensive experience in all aspects of domestic and cross-border restructurings and insolvency matters and works closely with our other practice groups.

A special focus of our practice lies in out of court restructurings, where we can draw on our full range of know-how across relevant related practice fields, such as M&A, corporate law, litigation, financing, employment, tax as well as our banking and insurance practice.

We advise clients on matters including:

  • distressed M&A
  • sale or acquisition out of composition proceedings
  • advice to directors, officers and shareholders of distressed companies
  • default negotiations under facility agreements, enforcement of pledges and other securities
  • mass dismissals, redundancies, social plans
  • special precautionary requirements and insolvency proceedings for financial institutions.

In insolvency and related court proceedings, we advise and represent debtors, their directors, officers and shareholders as well as creditors, helping with:

  • composition proceedings
  • bankruptcy proceedings
  • fraudulent conveyance actions
  • enforcement of securities
  • creditors' claims in bankruptcy
  • directors' and officers’ liability claims
The team is very adept at quickly recognising the problem at hand.
Client in Legal 500 2022
The team has incredibly high competence and works within a well-connected network.
Client in Legal 500 2022
The team is excellent.
Client in Chambers 2021
It is a pleasure working with them.
Interviewee in Chambers Europe 2020
Personal service, permanent availability and dedicated communicators.
Client in Chambers Europe 2020
They did a good job and understood the needs of the client.
Interviewee in Chambers Europe 2020
They are intellectually really good, with good analysis, and very good for responsiveness.
Client in Chambers Europe 2018
The team is flexible and client-oriented in terms of format and timing, adapting well to the client’s needs.
Chambers Europe 2026
The Bär & Karrer team is very responsive and able to work to tight deadlines.
Chambers Europe 2026
Bär & Karrer is particularly strong in cases involving multiple jurisdictions, regulated entities and sophisticated stakeholders.
Chambers Europe 2026
Bär & Karrer presents options with a clear description of commercial pros and cons, making it straightforward to integrate its recommendations into business decisions.
Chambers Europe 2026
The lawyers at Bär & Karrer communicate clearly in English, understand foreign-law concepts and are used to cooperating with foreign counsel and international stakeholders.
Chambers Europe 2026
Very professional and friendly, always prepared for the meeting and willing to conduct further research if necessary.
Legal 500 2026
We always felt that we were well-advised, competently guided and supported with genuine empathy.
Legal 500 2026
The team's hallmark qualities are its ability to find a combined solution to both issues, high responsiveness, transparency and adaptability, which are consistently highlighted as differentiators.
Legal 500 2026
The team at Bär & Karrer are exactly the advisers you need on high impact matters - they give clear and timely advice and get the commercial context every time.
Legal 500 2026
A great choice for international clients, not only due to their deep understanding of this practice area, but also their excellent spoken and written English.
Legal 500 2026
The litigation and M&A teams teamed up extremely well to handle a complex fraud case within a portfolio company that led to litigation and liquidation.
Legal 500 2026
Very strong people with good cross-functional reach in Switzerland - certainly among the very top in Switzerland.
Legal 500 2026
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