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Brigitte Umbach-Spahn leads the insolvency and restructuring team. She advises creditors and debtors in national and cross-border restructuring and insolvency cases and represents clients in insolvency matters before court. She also acts as administrator/liquidator in complex insolvency proceedings and serves as a member of creditors' committees. Brigitte Umbach-Spahn is appointed by FINMA as an investigator for banks and financial institutions.
Brigitte Umbach-Spahn was Co-Chair of the IBA Insolvency Section until the end of 2016 and has been a member of the Advisory Board of the IBA Insolvency Section since 2019. She regularly speaks at national and international conferences and publishes on insolvency law topics.
« In a crisis, quickly analyzing the key risks and developing options is crucial for finding viable solutions. I assist you together with an experienced team to best protect your interests.
Partner
Attorney-at-law
LL.M.
Legal Secretary
Junior Associate
lic. iur.
Member of the Advisory Board of the IBA Insolvency Section
Provisional Administrator
External Bankruptcy Administrator
Bankruptcy Liquidator
Liquidator
« She is one of the best Swiss restructuring lawyers.
Client
Chambers Europe
« Brigitte is very pragmatic and has a deep understanding of the business and economics of a case.
« Brigitte is a standout lawyer for complex cross-border insolvency work.
« Brigitte is one of the leading restructuring lawyers in Switzerland. It is always great to work with her.
« She is always available and gives high-profile advice.
« She is a very experienced and highly skilled negotiator.
« Technical excellence. Very personal service.
Legal 500
« Brigitte Umbach-Spahn. Very determined and fights your corner.
« Brigitte Umbach-Spahn is an excellent lawyer and subject-matter expert regarding insolvency / cross-border insolvencies. Stefan Bossart is an excellent senior associate
« We mainly work with Brigitte Umbach-Spahn and Stefan Bossart. Both are highly sophisticated lawyers with vast experience in handling complex cross-border insolvency cases. Both are very fast and to the point, giving advice that is highly practical. It is an honour to work with them.
2024
December 19, 2022
Chambers Overview Switzerland: A Revised Swiss Corporate Law: Amendments of Insolvency Rules
Brigitte Umbach-Spahn | Denise Jagmetti
2021
Allgemeine Bestimmungen über den Nachlassvertrag | Kommentar zu Art. 305-313 SchKG
Brigitte Umbach-Spahn | Stephan Kesselbach | Stefan Bossart | Sarah Hilber | Roland Burkhalter
July 28, 2021
Chambers Overview Switzerland: An Introduction to Restructuring / Insolvency
December 31, 2018
Berücksichtigung ausländischer Schiedsurteile in der Insolvenz – Lehren aus den Bundesgerichtsentscheiden in Sachen Swissair
Brigitte Umbach-Spahn
2017
Nachlassverfahren | Kommentar zu Art. 293-304 SchKG
Brigitte Umbach-Spahn | Stephan Kesselbach | Roland Burkhalter | Stefan Bossart
November 8, 2016
Anfechtungsklage
Brigitte Umbach-Spahn | Sarah Hilber
January 31, 2016
Insolvency and Bankruptcy
2014
Kommentar zu Art. 200 und Art. 285-292 SchKG
Brigitte Umbach-Spahn | Stefan Bossart
2013
Kommentar zu Art. 29 BankG
December 31, 2011
Country Q&A Switzerland
Brigitte Umbach-Spahn | Karl Wüthrich
December 9, 2011
Pauliana und Sanierung