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+49 30 247574-26<\/div>\n
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Profile<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Christiane Huismans is a partner at ZENK.*<\/p>\n

Due to her many years of experience as a lawyer in insolvency administrator law firms, on the side of intensive support of the credit industry as well as in large international law firms, Christiane Huismans has distinctive knowledge and experience from very different perspectives, especially in insolvency and restructuring law. In the context of distressed M&A, she advises buyers on purchases out of insolvency, represents national and international creditors in the insolvency of a business partner, advises corporate bodies in connection with questions regarding the filing of insolvency applications and deals with the enforcement or defense of insolvency avoidance and insolvency liability claims.

*not a partner within the meaning of the Partnership Act<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Skills<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Insolvency Law & Restructuring,\u00a0
Real Estate Law,\u00a0
Mediation,\u00a0
Corporate Law<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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About<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Christiane Huismans, born in 1966 in Telgte (Westphalia), studied law in M\u00fcnster following her banking apprenticeship in Bremen and has been working as a lawyer since 1996. Since 2017, she has been offering support in conflict situations as a mediator.<\/p>\n

In addition, Christiane Huismans specializes in real estate business law. In addition to negotiating commercial leases, this includes assisting sellers or buyers in real estate transactions and restructuring commercial real estate.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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German, English<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Awards<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Recognized by Best Lawyers 2027 \/ Handelsblatt Ranking 2026 “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency Law<\/p>\n

Recognized by Best Lawyers 2026 \/ Handelsblatt Ranking 2025 “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency Law<\/p>\n

Recognized by Best Lawyers 2025 \/ Handelsblatt Ranking 2024 “Germany’s Best Lawyers” in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency Law<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Publications<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201eCovid-laws on payment deferrals and insolvency and their impact on draft preventive restructuring laws \u2013 Germany, Italy and Czech Republic\u201c; Ver\u00f6ffentlicht in: Preventivn\u00ed restrukturalizace. Revoluce v oblasti sanac\u00ed podnikatelsk\u00fdch subjekt\u016f, Hrsg: Sch\u00f6nfeld, Kud\u011bj, Havel, Sprinz a kol., 2021<\/p>

\u201eFr\u00fchwarnsysteme f\u00fcr Unternehmen im Sinne des EU-Richtlinie 2019\/1023 \u00fcber pr\u00e4ventive Restrukturierungsrahmen\u201c, Ver\u00f6ffentlicht in: Insolven\u010dn\u00ed praxe. Probl\u00e9my a v\u00fdzvy pro l\u00e9ta dvac\u00e1t\u00e1, Hrsg: Sch\u00f6nfeld, Kud\u011bj, Havel, Sprinz a kol., Prag, 2020<\/p>

\u201cInsolvenz im Ausland: Folgen f\u00fcr die Beteiligten\u201d in Immobilien & Finanzierung, 2012, 24<\/p>

\u201cInsolvency and Restructuring\u201d 2012, Co-Autorin mit Alicia Videon und Julian Turner, London<\/p>

\u201cAufrechenbarkeit im Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren\u201d in EWiR 2001, 725<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Profile<\/h2>\n

Christiane Huismans is a partner at ZENK.*<\/p>

Due to her many years of experience as a lawyer in insolvency administrator law firms, on the side of intensive support of the credit industry as well as in large international law firms, Christiane Huismans has distinctive knowledge and experience from very different perspectives, especially in insolvency and restructuring law. In the context of distressed M&A, she advises buyers on purchases out of insolvency, represents national and international creditors in the insolvency of a business partner, advises corporate bodies in connection with questions regarding the filing of insolvency applications and deals with the enforcement or defense of insolvency avoidance and insolvency liability claims.

*not a partner within the meaning of the Partnership Act<\/p>\n

Skills<\/h2>\n

Insolvency Law & Restructuring,\u00a0
Real Estate Law,\u00a0
Mediation,\u00a0
Corporate Law<\/p>\n

About<\/h2>\n

Christiane Huismans, born in 1966 in Telgte (Westphalia), studied law in M\u00fcnster following her banking apprenticeship in Bremen and has been working as a lawyer since 1996. Since 2017, she has been offering support in conflict situations as a mediator.<\/p>

In addition, Christiane Huismans specializes in real estate business law. In addition to negotiating commercial leases, this includes assisting sellers or buyers in real estate transactions and restructuring commercial real estate.<\/p>\n\"Christiane\n

Languages<\/h2>\n

German, English<\/p>\n

Awards<\/h2>\n

Recognized by Best Lawyers 2027 \/ Handelsblatt Ranking 2026 \"Germany's Best Lawyers\" in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency Law<\/p>

Recognized by Best Lawyers 2026 \/ Handelsblatt Ranking 2025 \"Germany's Best Lawyers\" in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency Law<\/p>

Recognized by Best Lawyers 2025 \/ Handelsblatt Ranking 2024 \"Germany's Best Lawyers\" in the field of Restructuring and Insolvency Law<\/p>\n

Publications<\/h2>\n

\u201eCovid-laws on payment deferrals and insolvency and their impact on draft preventive restructuring laws \u2013 Germany, Italy and Czech Republic\u201c; Ver\u00f6ffentlicht in: Preventivn\u00ed restrukturalizace. Revoluce v oblasti sanac\u00ed podnikatelsk\u00fdch subjekt\u016f, Hrsg: Sch\u00f6nfeld, Kud\u011bj, Havel, Sprinz a kol., 2021<\/p>

\u201eFr\u00fchwarnsysteme f\u00fcr Unternehmen im Sinne des EU-Richtlinie 2019\/1023 \u00fcber pr\u00e4ventive Restrukturierungsrahmen\u201c, Ver\u00f6ffentlicht in: Insolven\u010dn\u00ed praxe. Probl\u00e9my a v\u00fdzvy pro l\u00e9ta dvac\u00e1t\u00e1, Hrsg: Sch\u00f6nfeld, Kud\u011bj, Havel, Sprinz a kol., Prag, 2020<\/p>

\u201cInsolvenz im Ausland: Folgen f\u00fcr die Beteiligten\u201d in Immobilien & Finanzierung, 2012, 24<\/p>

\u201cInsolvency and Restructuring\u201d 2012, Co-Autorin mit Alicia Videon und Julian Turner, London<\/p>

\u201cAufrechenbarkeit im Gesamtvollstreckungsverfahren\u201d in EWiR 2001, 725<\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/3505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=3505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}