Dr Benjamin Hub
Areas of practice
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 Insolvency law at University of Europe.
Vita
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.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Award "Leading Name" in the category "Transport - Maritime Commercial Law" (first award in 2021, previously awarded "Next Generation Name" since 2019, "Benjamin Hub – highly experienced and level-headed, creative. Benjamin Hub: highly analytical and experienced; understands the facts of the case and the problems from a commercial perspective and therefore has a good grasp of practical matters. In addition to his enormous professional expertise, he also benefits from his social skills and negotiation skills") and mention in "City Focus - Hamburg"
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Maritime Law" (first recommendation in 2022) and "Transportation Law" (first recommendation in 2021)
Clients
- 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
Publications
- Gesellschafterfinanzierung: Erleichterungen der Covid-Gesetzgebung vor Ende September nutzen, in: Der Betrieb vom 15.09.2020 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Marcus Backes)
- Gesellschafterstreit bei Oetker: Ein „Nein“ ist manchmal auch ein „Ja“
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2019)", in: Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2019 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Gernot-Rüdiger Engel & Dr. Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M.)
- Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2018)
- Gesellschafterstreit – Fallstricke vermeiden, in: Service-Seiten.com vom 29. November 2018
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2018)", in: Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2018 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. & Dr. Gernot-Rüdiger Engel)
- Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2017)
- Bearbeitung des Kapitel "Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2017)", in: Getting the Deal Through: Ports & Terminals 2017 (gemeinsam mit Dr. Gernot-Rüdiger Engel & Dr. Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M.)
- Kapitel: Germany (Getting the Deal Through: Ship Finance 2016)
Blog posts
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Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne