Bio

​Sebastian Schoon is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He focuses his practice on banking and finance law. Mr. Schoon advises private equity funds, banks, financial institutions and corporates on corporate finance matters, including leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, and corporate-to-corporate transactions; real estate acquisition financing, development financing and subordinated debt. He advises on domestic as well as cross-border structured finance transactions. Mr. Schoon also has vast experience on complex financial restructurings, such as loan-to-own, debt to equity swaps, trust structures, and financial reorganizations. Chambers Europe 2021 ranks him in the category Real Estate: Finance – Germany citing a client who describes him as “a very pleasant communication partner,” and “extremely reliable.” Commentators described him as “really easy to work with,” (Chambers Europe 2020) and “helpful, constructive and creative” (Chambers Europe 2018). Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2020/2021 list him among the best lawyers for Banking and Finance Law in Germany. Mr. Schoon is “frequently recommended” for Bank Lending and Acquisition Finance by JUVE Handbook 2016/17. Mr. Schoon regularly publishes on legal matters. Amongst others, he is co-author of the online legal commentary on the German insolvency code published by Verlag C.H. Beck. He is a member of Gesellschaft für Restrukturierung – TMA Deutschland e.V., the German section of the Turnaround Management Association TMA.