Mr Jan Peter Voß KC > avocado rechtsanwälte > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile

avocado rechtsanwälte
NEXTOWER
THURN-UND-TAXIS PLATZ 6
60313 FRANKFURTAM MAIN
Germany

Work Department

Practice areas: IT Law, Telecommunications Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property and Competition Law.

Position

Partner, Intellectual Property, Competition & Communications.

Career

After completing his Second Legal State Examination and working for law firms specialising in commercial law in Toronto (Canada) and Mainz, Jan Peter Voß has been involved in the foundation and development of the Frankfurt office of avocado rechtsanwälte since 1997, and has been a partner since 2002.

Since starting his career, Jan Peter has overseen a series of projects and proceedings in the fields of information technology, telecommunications and the media. In addition, Jan Peter Voß has gained considerable experience with copyright protection for software and in competition law, notably in preliminary injunction proceedings. He also makes appearances as a speaker at seminars.

Languages

German, English.

Memberships

Federal Association Digital Business (BVDW), Information Technology Working Group of the German Bar Association, German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property and Copyright Law e. V. (GRUR).

Education

Jan Peter studied Law at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. During his time there, he was working with the editorial office Law and Judiciary and the legal department of the TV station ZDF. Moreover, he was serving as a research assistant in the executive office of the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. After completing his Second Legal State Examination and working for law firms specialising in commercial law in Toronto (Canada) and Mainz, Jan Peter Voß has been involved in the foundation and development of the Frankfurt office.

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation

avocado rechtsanwälte comprehensively covers IT and data protection issues, including cloud-based digitisation projects, e-commerce and the use of blockchain-based IT products. The team is led by Jan Peter Voß (IT contract drafting and litigation). In March 2023, Philipp Ess (e-commerce, IP/IT asset transfers) joined from Klinkert Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB.