Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration
Germany
12 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Joachim Exner
Germany 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Germany
Practice Areas
Joachim Exner is a lawyer specialising in insolvency and restructuring law and has worked (almost) exclusively as an insolvency administrator, trustee and self-administrator (CIO/CRO) since 1999. He is appointed by a large number of insolvency courts in southern Germany, has also been increasingly active nationwide in recent years and is recognised as an expert in the administration of internationally active production companies, particularly in the mechanical engineering, plant construction and automotive supply industries. Joachim Exner specialises in managing complex insolvency proceedings with the aim of preserving companies and jobs and has extensive experience, including in supporting well-known ESUG proceedings in various functions.
Mr Exner is managing partner of the law firm Dr Beck & Partner GbR, which is one of the leading law firms in the field of insolvency administration in Germany with 8 insolvency administrators and around 170 employees at 8 locations in Bavaria.
Career
Born in 1965, married.
Studied law at the University of Erlangen / Nuremberg. Legal clerkship at the Nuremberg Higher Regional Court.
Lawyer since 1996; since 1999 (almost) exclusively active as insolvency administrator.
Appointed as insolvency administrator by the insolvency courts of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony and Thuringia.
Specialized in handling complex insolvency proceedings with the aim of preserving companies and jobs.
Professional Memberships
- Member of Gravenbrucher Kreis (Association of leading insolvency administrators and restructuring experts in Germany) (InsOExcellence certificate).
- Member of VID - Association of Insolvency Administrators Germany e.V.
- Member of TMA Deutschland e.V. Society for Restructuring
- Member of the "Working Group Reorganization, Restructuring and Insolvency" of the Juristische Gesellschaft Mittelfranken zu Nürnberg e.V.
- Member of the "Working Group Insolvency Law and Reorganization in the German Bar Association
- Member of the Association for the Promotion of the Institute for European and International Insolvency Law e.V.
Publications
- Co-author in Beck/Depré (eds.), Praxis der Insolvenz, 3rd edition 2017, Verlag Franz Vahlen GmbH Munich, subject: § 16 Revocatory Action; § 43 Insolvency plan; § 44 The self-administration.
- Co-author in Theiselmann (ed.), Practical Handbook of Restructuring Law, 3rd edition 2017.
- Co-editor of Festschrift for Prof. Dr. Siegfried Beck, publisher C. H. Beck Munich, 2016.
- Co-editor of FS Beck, publisher C. H. Beck Munich, 2016.
- Co-author in Ebke / Seagon / Blatz (eds.), Corporate Restructuring and Corporate Insolvency, Baden-Baden 2015, case study Loewe - from out-of-court to judicial restructuring.
- Co-author in Evertz / Krystek (eds.), Successfully Restructuring and Reorganizing Companies, Stuttgart 2014, Topic: New Insolvency Law. The protective shield proceedings in practice
- Co-author Beck / Depré (eds.), Practice of Insolvency, Munich 2010, Revocatory Action and Insolvency Plan.
Chambers Review
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Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration - Germany
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Individual Editorial
Joachim Exner boasts a longstanding reputation in the automotive sector and regularly acts as administrator in high profile cases in the field.
Indviduelles Editorial
Joachim Exner genießt einen langjährigen Ruf in der Automobilbranche und fungiert regelmäßig als Insolvenzverwalter in hochkarätigen Fällen dieses Bereichs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Joachim Exner has a very hands-on approach.
Restructuring/Insolvency: AdministrationChambers GermanyJoachim Exner is very practice-oriented.
Restructuring/Insolvency: AdministrationChambers GermanyJoachim Exner is one of the best insolvency administrators in Germany. He is incredibly good at advocating and getting results.
Restructuring/Insolvency: AdministrationChambers GermanyJoachim Exner is the go-to insolvency administrator for large insolvency cases, especially in the automotive sector
Restructuring/Insolvency: AdministrationChambers GermanyJoachim Exner ist einer der besten Insolvenzverwalter Deutschlands. Er ist außerordentlich versiert in der Vertretung der Interessen und erzielt hervorragende Ergebnisse.
Restructuring/Insolvency: AdministrationChambers GermanyJoachim Exner ist der Insolvenzverwalter der Wahl für große Insolvenzverfahren, insbesondere im Automobilsektor.
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