Luther gains renowned financing expert Dr Guido Hoffmann as partner

With his move, Dr. Guido Hoffmann, together with a senior associate, will strengthen Luther's dynamically growing advisory teams in the areas of banking & finance and restructuring & insolvency, which are continuously and visibly expanding their market position in these areas.

Dr. Guido Hoffmann has been admitted to the bar for more than 20 years. He previously worked for over 13 years as a partner at the law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Düsseldorf, where he built up a strong practice and a large international network. With his many years of experience in advising on complex national and international transactions, he and his team bring in-depth expertise and new impetus for the further development of Luther's transaction practice.

Luther regularly advises both lenders (banks and credit funds) and borrowers, such as companies, private equity firms, investors and family offices, on complex financing transactions and their restructuring. In addition, Luther provides comprehensive advice on corporate finance issues. Dr. Hoffmann's experience and industry knowledge are an ideal complement to further expand these growth areas and Luther's transaction practice as a whole.

‘The shared desire to succeed through excellence in advising on challenging projects and clients convinced me. Luther's great potential and our common goal of always exceeding client expectations prompted me to take this step,’ says Dr. Guido Hoffmann.

"We are delighted to welcome Dr. Guido Hoffmann, whom we have known for many years from working together on transactions and who will complement our practice excellently with his broad experience and in-depth knowledge of the financing sector. With him, we are not only gaining a proven expert, but also a strategic driving force to further advance our growth in corporate and acquisition finance in a targeted manner," says Christoph Schauenburg, head of the Capital Markets Banking service line at Luther.

"In Dr. Guido Hoffmann, we are gaining a proven financing expert who perfectly complements our restructuring practice with his extensive experience in complex transactions and his strong market profile. His particular strength lies in combining financing and restructuring expertise – precisely this integrated approach is crucial for providing our clients with forward-looking advice," says Gunnar Müller-Henneberg, Head of Luther's Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group.

About Dr Guido Hoffmann:

Dr Guido Hoffmann has been a qualified lawyer since 2003 and has more than two decades of experience in advising on national and international transactions. After working for Gleiss Lutz and Clifford Chance in Frankfurt, London and Düsseldorf, he became an equity partner in Heuking's Düsseldorf office in 2012. He studied law at the University of Münster and obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Cornell University in 2001 before receiving his doctorate from the University of Hanover in 2003.