Dr Benjamin Hub

Dr Benjamin Hub focuses on corporate law/M&A, insolvency law and litigation.

One focus of his work is legal advice on the national and international sale and acquisition of companies, participations in companies and assets (including distressed transactions), including legal structuring, due diligence reviews and contract negotiations as well as post-acquisition integration issues. Benjamin Hub is particularly active in the maritime and transport industry.

In the area of restructuring and insolvency law, Benjamin Hub advises creditors and debtors on restructuring issues and questions of insolvency applications.

He also focuses on advising on shareholder disputes and manager liability issues, including representation in court.

Benjamin Hub is recommended by Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.

He is visiting lecturer for private business law at University of Europe.

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Restructuring & Insolvency

Dr Benjamin Hub studied law at the Universities of Kiel (Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Berlin (Germany) and received his doctorate on an insolvency law issue in 2005. He has been working for Luther since 2006.

• The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Awarded "Leading Individual" in "Transport – Maritime And Shipping" (first listed in 2021, previously awarded since 2019 as “Next Generation Partner”, “In addition to his enormously high level of professional competence, his social skills and negotiating skills are equally excellent.”)
• Best Lawyers 2024: Recommendation in "Maritime Law" (first recommendation in 2022) and "Transportation Law" (first recommendation in 2021)

• NBank - advising on the provision of growth fund for start-ups in Lower Saxony
• Lomar - advising on acquisition of Bremen-based shipping company Carl Büttner
• 5N Plus Inc. – advising on the purchase of Azur Space Solar Power GmbH
• Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) – advising on refinancing and sale of interests
• Focusrite – advising on the acquisition of ADAM Audio GmbH
• MPC Maritime Investment GmbH – advising on the sale of the M-Star fleet

• 15.09.2020: Gesellschafterfinanzierung: Erleichterungen der Covid-Gesetzgebung vor Ende September nutzen
• 01.02.2019: Gesellschafterstreit bei Oetker: Ein „Nein“ ist manchmal auch ein „Ja“
• 28.11.2018: Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2019)
• 28.11.2018: Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2018)
• 23.11.2018: Gesellschafterstreit – Fallstricke vermeiden
• 12.11.2017: Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2018)
• 10.10.2017: Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2017)
• 01.10.2016: Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2017)
• 01.07.2016: Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2016)

• Stärkung des Eigenkapitals: Hamburger Stabilisierungs-Fonds beschlossen
• New regulations for the deferral of social security contributions
• The coronavirus is continuing to restrict shipping - does maintaining the movement of goods fail due to port closures and increasingly difficult crew changes?

• 27.01.2022: unyer Disputes Talks - Directors liability in distressed companies: recent trends in Germany, Italy and France