News – from GLNS

Iurratio Media GmbH has once again evaluated the best employers for young professionals and trainee solicitors and named GLNS one of the top boutique law firms for young professionals and trainee solicitors. In the categories ‘Best boutique law firm for career starters’, ‘Best boutique law firm for trainee lawyers’ and ‘Best law firm for training and further education’, GLNS ranks among the top 50 law firms in Germany according to the editorial team.

In a landmark decision, the German Federal Supreme Court has significantly strengthened the rights of insolvency administrators vis-à-vis auditing firms. The ruling of 11 December 2025 (III ZR 438/23) clarifies for the first time at the highest court level that insolvency administrators have comprehensive rights to information and inspection vis-à-vis the auditors of the insolvent company, including, in principle, with regard to so-called "working papers". The ruling was handed down in a liability case in the "Wirecard Complex," but has practical relevance in all situations in which insolvency administrators request access to the audit documents of auditors – often an important first step before examining and asserting liability claims.

GLNS shapes the Enactus Legal Series and is actively involved in exchanges with students and the next generation of entrepreneurs.

With the Start Up Lounge, GLNS and the management consultancy boost4S have established a joint webcast and event series aimed at founders, investors, management and members of advisory boards. The aim of the series is to shed light on key legal and business issues facing start-ups and growth companies in a practical manner.

Effective August 1, 2025, GLNS has appointed Dr. Konrad Hildebrand as a partner in the areas of stock corporation/capital markets law and dispute resolution. With the addition of Dr. Hildebrand to the partnership, GLNS strengthens its expertise in complex business law disputes and strategically realigns the area of stock corporation and capital markets law with a forward-looking focus.

GLNS advised PCS PolymerCycle Solutions GmbH, a portfolio company of impact private equity fund Vidia Equity, in connection with the acquisition of Hoffmann u. Voss GmbH, a company specialized in plastics recycling that is based in Viersen (Germany).