Christian Sperling
Counsel, Private Equity
Christian Sperling is a counsel in the Corporate & Financial Services Department. He advises corporate and financial investors on complex cross-border and national M&A and private equity transactions. He also advises on general corporate law matters.
Prior to joining Willkie, Christian worked at other international law firms.
Christian is fluent in German and English.
Prior to joining Willkie, Christian worked at other international law firms.
Christian is fluent in German and English.
Experience
- "Section 283d German Criminal Code (fraudulent preference of a debtor – § 283d StGB) and Sections 1, 2 German Construction Loan Protection Act (§§ 1, 2 BauFordSiG), Folker Bittmann (Ed.), Insolvency Criminal Law Handbook (Praxishandbuch Insolvenzstrafrecht), 2nd Ed., 2017, Pages 1089-1104 and 795-825
- Association of white-collar criminal law lecture and discussion "Criminal insolvency law in crisis" (WisteV Vortrags- und Diskussionsveranstaltung „Insolvenzstrafrecht in der Krise"), WiJ 2012, Pages 220-224
- "Principle of legality breaches in stock corporations as embezzlement relevant delinquency? (Legalitätsverstöße in der Aktiengesellschaft als untreuerelevante Pflichtverletzung?)", AG 2011, Pages 233-244 (with Christian Brand)"
- "Infidelity to the detriment of nonprofit organizations - some reflections due to the 'Kolping'-verdict, BGHZ 175, 12, (Untreue zum Nachteil von Idealvereinen - einige Überlegungen aus Anlass des 'Kolping'-Urteils)", JR 2010, Pages 473-480 (with Christian Brand)
- "Criminal liability risks in the creditors' committee (Strafbarkeitsrisiken im Gläubigerausschuss)", KTS 2009, Pages 355 - 374 (with Christian Brand)
- "The significance of section 283d German Criminal Code for limited liability companies in criminal law (Die Bedeutung des § 283d StGB im GmbH-Strafrecht)", ZStW 121 (2009), Pages 281-320 (with Christian Brand)
Credentials
Education
Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt, Second State Exam University of Constance, Mag. jur. University of Constance, First State Exam