Frank Grell helps clients navigate distressed situations related to restructuring or insolvency. He chairs the German Restructuring & Special Situations Practice and served as Local Department Chair of the German Finance Department. Mr. Grell has earned a strong reputation from clients and leading publications for his empathetic approach and ability to craft pragmatic and commercial solutions in high-pressure or crisis situations.
Mr. Grell advises:
- Companies, management, and shareholders in a financial or operational crisis
- Creditors in all phases of financial restructurings, including debt-equity swaps, share pledge enforcements, and insolvency plan proceedings
- Investors on the acquisition of distressed companies and on restructuring, rescue financing, or refinancing transactions, including debt-equity swaps
- Insolvency administrators on M&A, restructurings, or disputes
Complementing his transactional work, he also represents parties in claw-back and liability cases.
Mr. Grell is a board member of TMA Germany e.V. and of Norddeutsches Insolvenzforum e.V. (Insolvency Forum of Northern Germany).
He regularly speaks and writes about insolvency and restructuring matters.
Accolades and Rankings
Mr. Grell has earned widespread recognition for his work, including:
- Chambers Europe Germany 2023 - Band 1 for Restructuring/Insolvency
- JUVE 2022/2023 for Restructuring and Insolvency as well as Corporate Law
- Handelsblatt Best Lawyers 2023 for Restructuring and Insolvency in Germany
- The Legal 500 Hall of Fame
- Chambers Europe Germany 2019 as a “leading figure of his generation” for Restructuring/Insolvency
- IFLR1000 2023 for Restructuring in Germany
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 for Restructuring