Profile
Jan-Erik Pötschke is a Partner at Ahlers & Vogel in Hamburg. He specialises in shipping law.
Overview
Jan-Erik studied law in Trier and Freiburg and subsequently received his doctorate for a thesis on the liability of shipping companies according to German and English law. His international training includes work at a maritime law firm in Bombay, the German/Indian Chamber of Commerce in Bombay and a Singapore maritime law firm. He was admitted to the bar in 1997.
After working as an inhouse counsel for an insurance broker in Hamburg, Jan-Erik joined Ahlers & Vogel in 1999 and has been a partner since 2002. He is a member of the German Association for International Maritime Law (Deutscher Verein für Internationales Seerecht), the German Association for Transport Law (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transportrecht e.V.), the German/Singapore Legal Association (Deutsch Singapurische Juristenvereinigung e.V.) and the Transport Law Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).