DLA Piper strengthens German Finance, Projects and Restructuring practice with partner appointment

DLA Piper will strengthen its Finance, Projects and Restructuring practice group with the appointment of Michaela Sopp as a new partner in the Munich and Frankfurt offices, effective 1 March 2023. She joins from Simmons & Simmons, where she was a partner in the Banking practice. Before that she has also been a partner in another international law firm for over 14 years.

Michaela has more than 20 years experience advising on a wide range of debt transactions including cross-border, asset-based finance, syndicated and bilateral lending, corporate and acquisition finance, green loans with a focus on real estate finance as well as loan portfolio transfers and restructurings. She has a strong track record on advising financial institutions, but also on the sponsor and borrower side work as well as on advising debt funds and insurance companies on direct lending, senior/ mezzanine structures, preferred equity, loan on loan deals as well as restructuring/special situations. She further advises on ESG-linked products.

Kai Bodenstedt and Martin Haller, Co-Managing Partners of DLA Piper in Germany, commented: “With the arrival of Michaela, we are gaining a highly experienced expert in the area of banking and finance law. She will be an excellent fit for our real estate and real estate finance teams as well as complementing our team at the Munich and Frankfurt offices and our Finance, Projects & Restructuring practice group. We warmly welcome Michaela to DLA Piper.”

Michaela Sopp added: “I am looking forward to working with the excellent teams across different practice areas in a truly international law firm such as DLA Piper. I hope to contribute to the growth of the practice group nationally and internationally through my experience in the field of real estate finance.”