Bio

Sylvia Fiebig acts as an insolvency administrator for entities from all industry and business sectors in northern Germany. As a trusted advisor, she helps clients to navigate complex restructuring processes, both in- and out-of-court, and with a particular focus on operational restructuring, change management issues and cross-border activities. She also regularly advises clients on all types of insolvency and restructuring-related legal matters. In recent years, Sylvia has developed extensive knowledge of the maritime sector, and she draws on this experience to handle the insolvencies of ship-owning entities, maritime funds structures and shipyards. She also regularly advises clients from the maritime sector with regard to distressed situations. In the last two years, Sylvia has been responsible for handling more than 30 insolvency cases of ship-owning funds structures. She has also advised on the insolvency-related aspects of more than 40 high yield bond projects. Sylvia's track record has given her an exceptional understanding of the issues related to German debtor-in-possession and protective shield proceedings. A recognized commentator in these areas, she is the author of the relevant sections of the Hamburger Kommentar zur Insolvenzordnung.