Practice
Jan advises listed and private companies on the preparation and conduct of their general meetings and shareholders’ meetings, as well as on all matters relating to the management board, executive management, supervisory board and board of directors (corporate governance). He also focuses on advising listed companies on capital markets law, including IPOs and takeovers of public companies. Jan represents clients in disputes both in and out of court and in arbitration proceedings, in particular in corporate law disputes, including the defense against actions for annulment and rescission of shareholders’ and shareholders’ resolutions, in claims for damages against directors and officers, as well as in post-M&A disputes.
Services
CV
- Joined POELLATH in 2026
- Co-editor of the Civil Proceedings Law Series at publishing house C.H. Beck (since 2025)
- Associate at a major U.S. law firm in Munich (2024-2026)
- Associate at an arbitration boutique in Frankfurt aM (2023-2024)
- Admitted to the bar in 2023
- Studied law at Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen (2012-2018), as well as at University College London, UK (LL.M. 2020)
Languages
German, English, French
12.02.2026
Interpretation of a jurisdiction clause regarding the derogation of the international jurisdiction of the courts of a Member State
12.02.2026
Restitution of status quo ante where access to the case files was granted shortly before the expiry of the time limit for filing the grounds of appeal
29.01.2026
No further security for legal costs for the third instance if the previous request was limited to the first and second instances
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