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21.07.2025
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GÖRG advises Picanova GmbH and...
Profile
Dipl.-Kfm. Dr. Michael Schaumann is a lawyer and partner at GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB in Cologne and Hamburg. As an experienced expert with a particular focus on restructuring and crisis advice, mergers & acquisitions and corporate law, he advises national and international companies.
His interdisciplinary expertise and experience make him a sought-after contact for complex restructurings. In addition to advising debtors and creditors, Dr. Schaumann also focuses on the assumption of board functions in self-administration proceedings.
Another focus of Dr. Schaumann is the area of mergers & acquisitions. Here he is characterized by his extensive experience in M&A transactions, including mergers, takeovers and corporate acquisitions. Due to his expertise in the area of crisis advice, Dr. Schaumann has a particular focus on distressed M&A, advising both insolvency administrators and investors at every stage of the crisis.
As a lawyer for restructuring and corporate law, Dr. Michael Schaumann is a competent partner for investors and companies wishing to expand their business activities or successfully master challenges in the areas of restructuring, corporate law and (distressed) M&A.
Dr. Schaumann regularly publishes in the legal literature.
Languages
German
English
Career
2018
GÖRG
Partner
2010
GÖRG
Associate
2009
MDP Kanzlei, Hamburg
Lawyer
2007-2009
OLG Bezirk Hamburg
Legal clerkship
2009
University of Regensburg
Doctorate with Prof. Dr. Peter Gottwald as Dr. iur.
2000-2006
University of Regensburg
Study of law
2002-2003
University of Colorado, Boulder
Fulbright Stipendiat, Business Administration
1999-2003
University of Regensburg
Study of law
Memberships and awards
German Bar Association
Working Group for Insolvency Law and Restructuring at the DAV
North German Insolvency Forum e.V.
Working Group for Insolvency Cologne e.V.
Sektion Insolvenz der IBA (International Bar Asscosiation)
Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers: regular recommendation
