Kulitzscher & Ettelt

What Kulitzscher & Ettelt does

Kulitzscher & Ettelt (legal name: Rechtsanwälte Kulitzscher & Ettelt) is a privately held German Rechtsanwaltskanzlei founded in 1968 in Döbeln, Saxony, by Wolfgang Kulitzscher and transferred in 1998 to current owner Stefan Ettelt. The firm operates from two offices (Döbeln headquarters at Obermarkt 22, and a secondary office at Löbtauer Straße 44 in Dresden) and employs approximately 18 staff — eight lawyers (Rechtsanwälte) plus ten support staff — covering insolvency/restructuring, employment law, commercial and corporate law, construction and architect law, family and inheritance law, insolvency law, tenancy law, traffic law, and commercial law.

The firm makes money exclusively through professional legal services billed under the statutory German Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG) fee schedule, with go-to-market driven by direct enterprise consultation and professional referrals rather than marketing campaigns. Practice specializations include certified Fachanwalt credentials in family, tenancy/WEG, and labor law, plus two attorneys dedicated to ESUG self-administration and StaRUG restructuring proceedings, with disclosed mandates spanning automotive retail (Autohaus Winter, Autohaus Ronny Wacke), plastics processing (Lätzsch GmbH), machine tools (Jörg Wappler), conveyor systems (WUTRA Fördertechnik), and multi-store retail (Herzog & Bräuer, 400 employees, 93 stores). The firm has a formalized core partnership with ABG Consulting-Partner for joint commercial-restructuring engagements and is privately owned with no institutional shareholders, external funding, or disclosed financials.

Service delivery is judgment-intensive and human-capital-led; there is no proprietary technology platform, AI/ML tooling, API surface, or app product. Marketing is limited to a professional website, LinkedIn presence, and earned media in specialized industry publications (Restart, BAU, back.intern). The legal name, multiple office addresses, contact details, and managing partner identity are all publicly disclosed via the firm website at kulitzscher-ettelt.de.

Name

Kulitzscher & Ettelt

Legal name

Rechtsanwälte Kulitzscher & Ettelt

Website

https://kulitzscher-ettelt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kulitzscher & Ettelt is a privately held German law firm, founded 1968 in Döbeln, that provides ESUG self-administration restructuring and insolvency law alongside employment, commercial, construction, family, and tenancy law services to regional Mittelstand businesses and self-employed professionals across Saxony.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Restructuring & Insolvency Law)

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD), Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA), Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Restructuring legal services
• Insolvency law advisory
• Commercial legal services
• Employment law advisory
• Construction law practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Döbeln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Consultation Services: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services including consultation, representation, and advisory services across multiple practice areas including insolvency law, restructuring, labor law, commercial law, and family law.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kulitzscher & Ettelt is a traditional German law firm that provides legal advisory, representation, and consultation services across multiple practice areas, with a primary specialization in court-supervised restructuring and insolvency proceedings (ESUG, StaRUG, self-administration/Eigenverwaltung). The firm serves regional and supra-regional medium-sized businesses, self-employed professionals (Freiberufler), and individuals with comprehensive legal services spanning insolvency law, labor law, commercial and corporate law, construction and architect law, family and inheritance law, tenancy law, traffic law, and general commercial law.

Product overview

Kulitzscher & Ettelt is a traditional law firm (Rechtsanwaltskanzlei) offering legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified legal practice rather than a software product platform. Services include Sanierung/Restrukturierung (restructuring/insolvency proceedings), Arbeitsrecht (employment law), Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht (commercial/corporate law), Bau- und Architektenrecht (construction law), Familien- und Erbrecht (family/inheritance law), Insolvenzrecht (insolvency law), Mietrecht (tenancy law), Verkehrsrecht (traffic law), and Wirtschaftsrecht (commercial law). The firm has two offices in Döbeln and Dresden, Germany, and was founded in 1968.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sanierung / Restrukturierung (Restructuring/Insolvency Proceedings)

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful completion of numerous court-supervised restructuring proceedings

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABG Consulting-Partner GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026ABG Consulting-Partner provides commercial restructuring consulting and advisory services. They work alongside Kulitzscher & Ettelt in self-administration proceedings, providing financial restructuring expertise while the law firm handles legal aspects.
• VOIGT SALUS RechtsanwälteminorOthersAppointment of Rechtsanwalt Joachim Voigt-Salus from VOIGT SALUS as preliminary trustee (vorläufiger Sachwalter) in WUTRA Fördertechnik GmbH self-administration proceedings.
• Tiefenbacher Insolvenzverwaltung | RestrukturierungminorOthersAppointment of Rechtsanwalt Dr. Nils Freudenberg as preliminary trustee in multiple self-administration proceedings including Autohaus Ronny Wacke GmbH, Jörg Wappler Werkzeugmaschinen OHG, and Autohaus Winter.
• STAPPER | JACOBI | SCHÄDLICH RECHTSANWÄLTEminorOthersAppointment of Rechtsanwalt Dr. Jörg Schädlich as preliminary trustee in Herzog & Bräuer Handels GmbH & Co. KG self-administration proceedings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• White & Case: Global law firm with a strong German restructuring practice. Comparable as a competitor for large German restructuring mandates, though it operates across a far broader practice and international footprint.
• Gleiss Lutz: Leading German full-service corporate law firm with strong restructuring practice. Overlaps with K&E on German restructuring mandates and corporate/commercial work, though at a larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Taylor Wessing: International law firm with strong German practice covering restructuring, corporate, employment, and real estate. Overlaps with K&E on multiple practice areas and competes for mid-sized German clients.
• Linklaters: Global law firm with a well-established German restructuring practice. Comparable in its German ESUG expertise and ability to handle complex mid-market and enterprise restructuring work.
• Dentons Germany (formerly AndresPartner): Global law firm with a German restructuring practice formed in part through legacy German restructuring firms. Comparable in its German restructuring expertise while operating at significantly greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with significant German offices and restructuring capabilities. Comparable as a competitor for German restructuring mandates involving international elements and complex creditor structures.
• Hogan Lovells: Global law firm with significant German restructuring and insolvency capabilities. Competes for higher-end German restructuring work while also serving broader corporate, employment, and commercial mandates.
• Hengeler Mueller: Premier German corporate law firm with significant restructuring capabilities. Comparable as a high-end competitor for German restructuring mandates, particularly those involving distressed corporates and complex creditor negotiations.

Direct peers

• Schultze & Braun: One of Germany's leading restructuring and insolvency law firms with offices across multiple federal states. Directly comparable as a specialist restructuring practice serving mid-sized and enterprise clients in Eigenverwaltung/ESUG proceedings.
• BRL BOEGE ROHDE LUEBBEHUESEN: German law firm focused on restructuring, insolvency, and corporate law. Directly comparable as a specialized restructuring practice with similar ESUG/StaRUG expertise and a comparable regional plus supra-regional service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kulitzscher-ettelt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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