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Sebastian Schoon is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He focuses his practice on banking and finance law.
Sebastian advises private equity funds, banks, financial institutions and corporates on corporate finance matters, including leveraged buyouts, management buyouts and corporate-to-corporate transactions; real estate acquisition financing, development financing and subordinated debt. He advises on domestic as well as cross-border structured finance transactions. Sebastian also has vast experience on complex financial restructurings, such as loan-to-own, debt to equity swaps, trust structures and financial reorganizations.
Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2023/2024 list him among the best lawyers for Banking and Finance Law in Germany. Chambers Global 2024 ranks him in Banking & Finance and Chambers Europe 2024 additionally in Real Estate: Finance – Germany. Clients say he “is a highly regarded lawyer with a very strong understanding of the German mid-market debt financing market,” and “Sebastian is very hands-on and pragmatic, and always looks to get the deal done. He is always looking for solutions.” They also “felt very well represented by Sebastian Schoon. Both the negotiation side and the pragmatism were very good.”
Sebastian’s recent experience in counseling on the finance aspects of leveraged buyouts and recapitalization as well as corporate lending includes advising:
His recent experience advising in special situations includes representing:
Representative matters of Sebastian’s focus on the financing of real estate acquisitions and developments include advising:
Sebastian studied law at the University of Heidelberg and has practiced as an admitted German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 2004. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, he was a finance partner and co-head of the restructuring department in the Munich office of a renowned international law firm.
Sebastian regularly publishes on legal matters. Among others, he is co-author of the online legal commentary on the German insolvency code published by Verlag C.H. Beck. He is a member of Gesellschaft für Restrukturierung – TMA Deutschland e.V., the German section of the Turnaround Management Association TMA. Sebastian, in addition to his native German, is fluent in English.
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg - 2002 Law Degree
Germany - Rechtsanwalt