Sebastian Bruchwitz

Sebastian Bruchwitz is a partner in the firm’s Private Investment Funds practice. He also co-chairs the global ESG + Impact practice. Sebastian focuses his practice on private investment funds, advising asset managers, sponsors, fund advisers, financial investors, and financial institutions on the structuring, fund formation, and distribution of German and international funds as well as secondaries. He also represents regulated and unregulated institutional investor clients relating to their investment in private investment funds. In addition, Sebastian advises clients in relation to financial regulatory matters.

Sebastian regularly acts for clients investing in all major alternative asset classes, including real estate equity/debt, private equity/debt, infrastructure and renewable energy. He also has in depth experience on the structuring of impact funds and provides advice on the eligibility of investments for German regulated investors in respect of the German Investment Ordinance (Anlageverordnung), Solvency II and CRR II.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Sebastian was most recently a national partner in the financial regulation group at Dechert LLP in Frankfurt. He began his legal career as funds lawyer at Freshfields LLP in Düsseldorf. He then went in-house to a boutique alternative investment fund manager with a focus on real assets before moving back into private practice at White & Case LLP in Düsseldorf. He then moved to the investment funds team at Linklaters LLP in Frankfurt before joining Dechert.

Sebastian was also previously seconded to the legal department of a German regulated asset management company (Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft).

Sebastian has been recognized as a leading lawyer by Legal 500 Europe for his work with private and investment funds, in particular in relation to its extensive fund structuring experience and has been recognized as Best Lawyer – Investment Funds by the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Germany.