Curschmann, Jan

Lawyer, partner of the law firm Taylor Wessing, Hamburg; Brazilian Honorary Consul for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

• International trade law
• License law
• Distribution law
• German and international arbitration
• Brazilian corporate law
• Joint Ventures

• 1973 – 81 Legal studies and training in Hamburg / Germany, Lausanne / Switzerland and Grenoble / France
• 1981 Legal training at the German Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Brazil
• 1982 – 83 Foreign Associate at the Brazilian law firms Dannemann Siemsen and Momsen & Leonardos
• 1983 Admitted to the Hamburg Bar
• 1986 Doctoral Degree, University of Hamburg
• 1985 – 99 Partner of the law firm Curschmann Rechtsanwälte, Hamburg
• 1997 Internship for 6 months at the Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho
• Since 1999 Partner of the international law firm Taylor Wessing

As arbitrator: 5 arbitrations as Sole Arbitrator, Chairman and Co-Arbitrator (DIS, ad-hoc, Hamburger Freundschaftliche Arbitrage and ICC). As counsel: 23 arbitrations (DIS, ICC, CEAC, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Hamburg Stock Exchange, Hamburger Freundschaftliche Arbitrage, ad-hoc); subject-matter of the proceedings: international trade law, agency law, license law, distribution law, Brazilian corporate law, nuclear law

• “Das GmbH-Recht in Brasilien”, in „Süß/Wachter, Handbuch des internationalen GmbH-Rechts“, Zerb-Verlag, 3rd edition, Frankfurt 2016
• „Verhandeln in Brasilien“, in „Heussen/Püschel, Handbuch Vertragsverhandlung und Vertragsmanagement“, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 4th edition, Köln/Cologne 2014
• „Einleitung“ zum „Piltz, Münchner Anwaltshandbuch Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht“, Verlag C.H.Beck, München/Munich 2017

• German
• Portuguese
• English

• DAV - German Lawyers Association, International Section (Chair)
• ELArb European-Latinamerican Arbitration Association (Chair)
• DIS – German Institution of Arbitration
• German-Brazilian Lawyers Association – DBJV
• German-Spanish Lawyers Association – DSJV
• German-Argentine Lawyers Association – AJAG