Thomas Oberle

Thomas has many years of experience as insolvency administrator (Insolvenzverwalter) (especially in large-scale proceedings), debtor-in-possession manager (Eigenverwalter) and insolvency monitor (Sachwalter), trustee, and as advisor to companies in times of crisis respectively prior to their insolvency.

In numerous proceedings, he managed to continue companies during their insolvency and to restructure them via transfer to an investor or by means of an insolvency plan. Before joining SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz, Thomas was for many years a partner at Wellensiek, a law firm specialized in insolvency law.

Thomas is a member of the insolvency law committee of the German Bar Association (DAV), the working group on insolvency law and restructuring in the German Bar Association (DAV), the expert committee on restructuring and insolvency of the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany (IDW) (until 2022), a founding member of Forum 270 - Qualität und Verantwortung in der Eigenverwaltung e.V. and chairman of the examination committee for lawyers specializing in insolvency law of the Karlsruhe, Tübingen and Freiburg Bar Associations.

He is co-author of the Munich Handbook of Corporate Law (Limited Liability Company) in the area of insolvency and reorganization, Cologne Commentary on the German Insolvency Code, Frankfurt Commentary on the German Insolvency Code and Public Auditors Handbook of the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany (IDW) (reorganization and insolvency), among others.

Thomas and his team are certified according to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO INSOLV in the areas of insolvency administration, debtor-in-possession management (Eigenverwaltung), acting as insolvency monitor (Sachwalter) and advising on restructuring.