Hans Beyer is a counsel at K&L Gates and a member of the restructuring and insolvency practice group, as well as the corporate M&A practice group. He has been advising companies on complex M&A transactions on both buy-side and sell-side for many years, as well as on all corporate law issues outside and within restructuring situations. In addition, he advises companies in the area of out-of-court restructuring, also with the help of the advantages of the new StaRUG proceedings, as well as through structured self-administration and protective shield proceedings in insolvency, also taking advantage of the restructuring options with an insolvency plan. Furthermore, he advises banks and suppliers, managing directors, board members and supervisory board members on compliance and liability issues preventively, but also in restructuring and insolvency situations.