Dr Jan-Erik Pötschke > Ahlers & Vogel > Hamburg, Germany > Lawyer Profile
Ahlers & Vogel Offices
Schaarsteinwegsbruecke 2
20459 Hamburg
Germany
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Dr Jan-Erik Pötschke
Work Department
- Commercial and Business Law
- Shipping and Transport Law
Position
Partner, Lawyer
Career
Dr. Jan-Erik Pötschke is a partner in our shipping department in Hamburg and mainly advises shipowners, shipyards, P&I clubs and ship managers. He studied law in Trier and Freiburg and did his doctorate on the liability of shipowners according to German and English law. His international training included activities in maritime law firms in Mumbai and Singapore. He was admitted to the bar in 1997. After working as an inhouse counsel for an insurance broker in the field of transport insurance, Dr. Pötschke joined our law firm in 1999 and became a partner in 2002. He has extensive experience in the field of charterparty disputes, ship purchases and sales as well as cargo contract disputes and is part of the Casualty Response Team at Ahlers & Vogel, where he advises shipowners and their insurers with regard to shipping accidents both, at home and abroad.
Languages
German
English
Memberships
- German Association for International Maritime Law (DVIS)
- German Association for Transport Law (DGTR)
- German Singaporean Law Association (DSJV)
- International Bar Association (IBA)