Dr. Micha Brechtel

Micha advises on corporate law, assists in the negotiation and drafting of complex contracts and represents clients in litigation and out-of-court disputes.

He specialises in contract, commercial and corporate law. Since the beginning of his legal career, he has been involved in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts for national and international clients. In addition to sales, supply and service agreements, he has particular expertise in warehousing, transport and logistics agreements.

Due to his experience in dealing with commercial aspects and complex contractual relationships, Micha has always been active in transactional work, conducting legal due diligence and drafting share purchase agreements and ancillary agreements.

Micha represents our clients in all types of disputes and litigation in the above areas of law. In addition to litigation before the ordinary courts, he has extensive experience in arbitration proceedings, where he acts as counsel and arbitrator. In addition to commercial and contractual disputes, he has a particular focus on directors' and officers' liability issues.

Micha has in-depth knowledge of insolvency law from his previous practice.

Counsel

Contact

T +49 621 4257 210

E Micha.Brechtel@sza.de

Expertise

Corporate LawLitigation & ArbitrationCommercialESG

Work highlights

Advising corporate groups, family-owned businesses and medium-sized companies on the drafting and negotiation of long-term supply and service agreements, including logistics contracts
Representation of companies and shareholders in litigation and arbitration proceedings with a focus on contract law as well as commercial and corporate law
Representation of insolvency administrators in enforcing rights against third party debtors as well as of managing directors, board of directors and supervisory board members in defending unjustified claims after insolvency events
Advising and representing stock corporations in the enforcement of directors' and officers' liability claims against former board members
Advice to and representation in and out of court of venture capital companies and shareholders with regard to disputes among shareholders
Support in the national and cross-border formation of companies as well as in company acquisitions and sales (share deal/asset deal)

Publications

„Relativierung der Aufsichtsratsvertraulichkeit in Beteiligungsunternehmen der öffentlichen Hand“, AG 2025, 217 (with Benjamin Weber)
Grundsätze der faktischen Geschäftsführung - Theorie und Praxis", GmbHR 2024, 461-469 (together with Julian Weidlich)
„Das nachvertragliche Wettbewerbsverbot des GmbH-Geschäftsführers bei Insolvenz und Unternehmensstilllegung“, GmbHR 2021, 240 (together with Elias Kehrel)
Reichert, GmbH & Co. KG, Verlag C.H. Beck 2021, 8. Auflage, darin Kapitel §§ 16, 63 (insb. Geschäftsführung und Vertretung) (Co-Autor)
"Datenrecht in der Digitalisierung", Hrsg. Specht-Riemenschneider/Werry/Werry, Erich Schmidt Verlag 2020, darin Kapitel § 10 „Datenbestände in Zwangsvollstreckung und Insolvenz“ (together with Simon Apel)

"Bericht über die Diskussion (Festvorträge 125 Jahre GmbHG)", ZGR 2017, 759
"Kein Leistungsverweigerungsrecht wegen Insolvenz - Ein Beitrag zur Forderungsbeitreibung im Insolvenzverfahren", ZInsO 2017, 1144
"Die Hinterlegung wegen Gläubigerunsicherheit (§ 372 S. 2 BGB)", JuS 2017, 495
"Gestaltung einer von der Satzung und dem gesetzlichen Regelfall abweichenden Gewinnauszahlungsabrede in der Aktiengesellschaft", AG 2016, 801 (together with Stephan Harbarth and Stefan Zeyher)
"Die Leistung an Erfüllungs statt im Kontext der bargeldlosen Zahlung", WM 2016, 1057
"Rechtliche Anforderungen an eine pflichtgemäße Compliance-Organisation im Wandel der Zeit", ZIP 2016, 241 (together with Stephan Harbarth)
"Anmerkungen zu AG Freiburg, Beschl. v. 1.5.2015 - 58 IN 37/15 und Beschl. v. 11.5.2015 - 58 IN 37/15 zur Ablehnung der Eigenverwaltung", ZInsO 2015, 1167 (together with Marc-Philippe Hornung)
"Die Tilgung von Geldforderungen bei Überweisung, Lastschrift- und Kreditkartenzahlung", Mannheimer Schriften zum Unternehmensrecht, Nomos Verlag 2013

Education & Engagement

Lecturer at Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Member of Mannheimer Anwaltsverein e.V., Member of Arbeiterwohlfahrt e.V. (AWO), Engagement for SSADH e.V.