LAWYER PROFILE

Michael Josenhans

Global 2026

Freshfields

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance

Germany

8 years ranked

Contributions and articles

3 Global Practice Guides

About

Provided by Freshfields

Practice Areas

Michael has been a partner at Freshfields since 2015 and specialises in banking and finance law, with a particular focus on syndicated lending and acquisition finance. He is a member of the Financial Sponsor sector group and clients have highly recommended him for complex and/or cross-border financings. He has most recently acted for companies, sponsor and financial institutions advising on headline making Covid-rescue-financings and big-ticket (acquisition) financings.

Career

Michael studied in Munich and Tübingen. He holds a summa-cum-laude doctorate degree, a master of laws degree from Columbia and a maîtrise-en-droit degree from the Aix-en-Provence University. Michael worked for five years at Simpson Thacher in New York and one year for Bredin Prat in Paris before joining Freshfields in 2010.

Professional Memberships

German-American Lawyers' Association and German-French Lawyers' Association.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance - Germany

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Michael Josenhans has a versatile practice, advising both traditional and direct lenders while also handling investment-grade and leveraged finance deals. His broad expertise covers LBOs, corporate refinancings and mandates with hybrid loan structures.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is an outstanding lawyer with an excellent team. He offers really super helpful advice.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
I find Michael Josenhans to be very sharp and commercial. He is really well connected as well, so I like working with him.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
We have an excellent partnership with Michael Josenhans.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
He is super engaged and also really knows the subject. You can really discuss complex matters with him and get good answers and advice.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide