Our Team

At Müller-Heydenreich Bierbach & Kollegen, we are committed team players. Our colleagues, working together for many years, are distinguished not only by their exceptionally high degree of specialisation and great commitment. Equally important is our respectful, fair and open dealing – within our office team but also with all participants in insolvency proceedings entrusted to us.

Lawyers

Axel W. Bierbach

Partner

Lawyer/Expert specially qualified in insolvency and restructuring law

Oliver Schartl

Partner 

Lawyer, commercial mediator, Lawyer/Expert specially qualified in insolvency and restructuring law

Thomas Funk

Partner

Lawyer specially qualified in employment law, Lawyer/Expert specially qualified in insolvency and restructuring law

Dr. Stefan Debus

Partner

Lawyer/Expert specially qualified in insolvency and restructuring law

Henrik Brandenburg

Partner

Lawyer, Lawyer/Expert specially qualified in insolvency and restructuring law, Lawyer specially qualified in commercial and company law and employment law

Christian Beutler

Partner

Lawyer

Severin Haneke

Partner

Lawyer

Wolfgang Stölzel

Lawyer

Evgeniy Geyler

Lawyer

Bork Elpers

Lawyer

Dr. Carmen Schauberger

Lawyer

Markus Scheffler

Lawyer

Franz Hackl

Lawyer

Maximilian P. Hallberg

Lawyer

Dominik Schmitt

Lawyer

Claudia Heyer-Eisenhardt

Lawyer

Angela Zumbach

Lawyer

Special qualification in family law

Bettina Sezer

Lawyer

Ivonne Gabriel

Lawyer

Barbara Beutler

Lawyer, formally retired

Consultant to the law firm

Eckhart Müller-Heydenreich

Lawyer, formally retired 

Consultant to the law firm.

Anne Wittenbecher

Consultant

T +49 89 54511-132

F +49 89 54511-442

E anne.wittenbecher@mhbk.de

Regina Graf

Consultant

T +49 89 54511-129

F +49 89 54511-442

E regina.graf@mhbk.de

Nicole Michel

T +49 89 54511-129

F +49 89 54511-442

E nicole.michel@mhbk.de

Vanessa Höft

Consultant

T +49 89 54511-104

F +49 89 54511-444

E vanessa.hoeft@mhbk.de

Susann Lo Giudice

Office Oliver Schartl

T +49 89 54511-121

F +49 89 54511-444

E susann.logiudice@mhbk.de

Gudrun Tiefenthaler

Office Axel W. Bierbach

T +49 89 54511-125

F +49 89 54511-444

E gudrun.tiefenthaler@mhbk.de

Andreas Eberle

Office Christian Beutler

T +49 89 54511-133

F +49 89 54511-443

E andreas.eberle@mhbk.de

Markus Aurednik

Office Thomas Funk

T +49 89 54511-143

F +49 89 54511-443

E markus.aurednik@mhbk.de

Angela Lautner

Office Evgeniy Geyler

T +49 89 54511-148

F +49 89 54511-444

E angela.lautner@mhbk.de

Cynthia Gordon

Team Assistant

T +49 89 54511-106

F +49 89 54511-444

E cynthia.gordon@mhbk.de

Brankica Bajic

Office Henrik Brandenburg

Office Franz Hackl

T +49 89 54511-105

F +49 89 54511-444

E brankica.bajic@mhbk.de

Romina Odobasic

T +49 89 54511-107

F +49 89 54511-444

E romina.odobasic@mhbk.de

Stefanie Spießhofer

T +49 89 54511-238

F +49 89 54511-443

E stefanie.spiesshofer@mhbk.de

Melanie Mulik

Office Severin Haneke
Office Dr. Carmen Schauberger

T +49 89 54511-103

F +49 89 54511-443

E melanie.mulik@mhbk.de

Simone Sebastian

Office Maximilian P. Hallberg,

T +49 89 54511-136

F +49 89 54511-443

E simone.sebastian@mhbk.de

Valeria d`Errico

Office Angela Zumbach

T +49 89 54511-237

F +49 89 54511-443

E valeria.derrico@mhbk.de

Aylin Urfa

Apprentice

T +49 89 54511-138

F +49 89 54511-443

E aylin.urfa@mhbk.de

Arfin Hamdi

Office Bettina Sezer

T +49 89 54511-137

F +49 89 54511-444

E arfin.hamdi@mhbk.de

Melitta Hendel

Team Office Nürnberg

T +49 911 4777065-0

F +49 911 4777065-9

E melitta.hendel@mhbk.de

Ramona Holzmeier

Office Dr. Stefan Debus

Office Bork Elpers

T +49 911 4777065-15

F +49 911 4777065-9

E ramona.holzmeier@mhbk.de

Melissa Schwinn

Office Markus Scheffler

T +49 911 4777065-11

F +49 911 4777065-9

E melissa.schwinn@mhbk.de

Seren Dagli

Office Dominik Schmitt

T +49 911 4777065-18

F +49 911 4777065-9

E seren.dagli@mhbk.de

Marie-Christin Handel-Schmidt

Office Dominik Schmitt

Office Markus Scheffler

T +49 911 4777065-17

F +49 911 4777065-9

E Marie-Christin.Handel-Schmidt@mhbk.de

Katrin Keller

Office Wolfganz Stölzel

T +49 911 4777065-14

F +49 911 4777065-9

E katrin.keller@mhbk.de

Michaela Wurdak

Office Claudia Heyer-Eisenhardt

T +49 911 4777065 - 16

F +49 911 4777065 - 9

E michaela.wurdak@mhbk.de

Eva-Maria Kendzia

Office Manager

T +49 89 54511-250

F +49 89 54511-444

E eva-maria.kendzia@mhbk.de

Ursula Bayerle

Team Assistant

T +49 89 54511-0

F +49 89 54511-444

E ursula.bayerle@mhbk.de

Werner Müller

Team Assistant

T +49 89 54511-0

F +49 89 54511-444

Irmgard Ponath

Accounting

T +49 89 54511-123

F +49 89 54511-442

E irmgard.ponath@mhbk.de

Meike Lang

Accounting

T +49 89 54511-150

F +49 89 54511-442

E meike.lang@mhbk.de

Mandy Baron

Accounting

T +49 89 54511-152

F +49 89 54511-442

E mandy.baron@mhbk.de

Martina Schiele

Accounting

T +49 89 54511-122

F +49 89 54511-442

E martina.schiele@mhbk.de

Birgit Ranftl

T +49 89 54511-149

F +49 89 54511-442

E birgit.ranftl@mhbk.de

Jacqueline Leinweber

T +49 911 4777065-12

F +49 911 4777065-9

E jacqueline.leinweber@mhbk.de

Angela Gras

Insolvency Table

T +49 89 54511-189

F +49 89 54511-442

E angela.gras@mhbk.de

Susann Krysinski

Insolvency Table

T +49 89-54511-147

F +49 89-54511-442

E susann.krysinski@mhbk.de

Marc Kidalla

Tax

T +49 89 54511-144

F +49 89 54511-442

E marc.kidalla@mhbk.de

Dieter Hurtz

Staff

T +49 89 54511-185

F +49 89 54511-442

E dieter.hurtz@mhbk.de

Klaus Linczowski

Staff

T +49 89 54511-120

F +49 89 54511-442

E klaus.linczowski@mhbk.de

Our Philosophy

The legal environment of commercial and insolvency law undergoes continuous change. The values of our law firm nevertheless remain constant. Müller-Heydenreich Bierbach & Kollegen has for decades stood for independent, transparent, responsible and high-quality insolvency administration. We consistently operate on one and the same principle, namely, our highest priority is the best possible satisfaction of creditors and the survival of businesses with their employees and the created assets. We establish the basis for this objective with a team which is distinguished by open communication and respectful dealing with one another as well as with all participants in proceedings. Our independent administrators combine commercial thinking, rapid and precise planning and decisive, expert action with the necessary courage and optimism in implementation.

History

1964	Founder Eckhart Müller-Heydenreich developed the law firm into an insolvency law firm after six years in office as mayor of the State capital Munich (1972 to 1978)
1985	Lawyer Barbara Beutler joins as partner and second name in the firm‘s title
1994 bis 2010	The current partners Christian Beutler, Axel W. Bierbach, Henrik Brandenburg, Dr. Stefan Debus, Thomas E. Funk and Oliver Schartl join the law firm
1999	In that year, lawyer and insolvency administrator Axel W. Bierbach, whose name is included in the law firm’s name today, became a partner
12/2006	Eckhart Müller-Heydenreich withdrew from the law firm
12/2011	Barbara Beutler withdrew from the law firm
10/2013	The law firm assumed the name Müller-Heydenreich Bierbach & Kollegen which, on the one hand, reflects continuity and, on the other hand, transmission to a new generation

Certification

As one of the first insolvency administration law firms in Germany, we received, as early as 2008, certification under ISO 9001. In addition, we have adopted the principles of proper insolvency administration (GOI – Grundsätze ordentlicher Insolvenzverwaltung) and the law firm is certified accordingly (VID CERT). Our law firm is also certified since July 2015 according to InsO Excellence, the highest certification standard for insolvency administrators in Germany.

Our Team

Axel W. Bierbach

Oliver Schartl

Thomas Funk

Dr. Stefan Debus

Henrik Brandenburg

Christian Beutler

Severin Haneke

Wolfgang Stölzel

Evgeniy Geyler

Bork Elpers

Dr. Carmen Schauberger

Markus Scheffler

Franz Hackl

Maximilian P. Hallberg

Dominik Schmitt

Claudia Heyer-Eisenhardt

Angela Zumbach

Bettina Sezer

Ivonne Gabriel

Barbara Beutler

Eckhart Müller-Heydenreich

Anne Wittenbecher

Regina Graf

Nicole Michel

Vanessa Höft

Susann Lo Giudice

Gudrun Tiefenthaler

Andreas Eberle

Markus Aurednik

Angela Lautner

Cynthia Gordon

Brankica Bajic

Romina Odobasic

Stefanie Spießhofer

Melanie Mulik

Simone Sebastian

Valeria d`Errico

Aylin Urfa

Arfin Hamdi

Melitta Hendel

Ramona Holzmeier

Melissa Schwinn

Seren Dagli

Marie-Christin Handel-Schmidt

Katrin Keller

Michaela Wurdak

Eva-Maria Kendzia

Ursula Bayerle

Werner Müller

Irmgard Ponath

Meike Lang

Mandy Baron

Martina Schiele

Birgit Ranftl

Jacqueline Leinweber

Angela Gras

Susann Krysinski

Marc Kidalla

Dieter Hurtz

Klaus Linczowski

Our Philosophy

History

Certification

Axel W. Bierbach

Professional qualifications

Specialisations

Significant insolvency proceedings

Insolvency plan proceedings

Memberships

Publications

Oliver Schartl

Professional qualifications

Specialisations

Significant insolvency proceedings

Insolvency plan proceedings

Trusteeship

Memberships

Publications

Thomas Funk