Dr. Jan Curschmann

Jan heads Taylor Wessing’s Brazil Group, which is active in Germany, England and France, advising on transactions to Brazil and representing Brazilian companies in Germany and other European countries. His main practice areas are advising clients on investment projects in Brazil, distribution law and arbitration, including as an arbitrator. Jan is Honorary Consul for Brazil.

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Career

Since 1985	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2014	President of DAV-Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internationaler Rechtsverkehr
2014	President of ELArb European-Latinamerican Arbitration Association e.V.

2010	Brazilian Honorary Consultant
1999 – 2012	President of Deutsch-Brasilianische Juristenvereinigung e.V.

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Education

1986	Doctoral degree, University Max-Planck-Institute, Hamburg
1983	Admitted as a lawyer, Hamburg
1982	State examination, Hamburg

1981

Legal training, German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Secondment, Brazilian law firms

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Publications

"Das brasilianische GmbH-Recht", in: Süß/Wachter, Handbuch des internationalen GmbH-Rechts, 2nd edition, Zerb Verlag, Bonn 2011
"Verhandeln in Brasilien", in Heussen/Pischel, Handbuch Vertragsverhandlung und Vertragsmanagement, 4th edition, Dr. Otto Schmidt Verlag, Cologne 2014

Memberships & Associations

Deutsch-Brasilianische Juristenvereinigung
DIS - Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit
Deutsch-Brasilianische Industrie- und Handelskammer
ELArb European-Latinamerican Arbitration Association
Lateinamerika Verein