Markus Janssen, has lived and worked in Japan for over 20 years and assisted multinational enterprises as well as SMEs in numerous cross border transactions between Europe and Japan in several industries with Mergers & Acquisitions and other large transactions. He has been participating in management of leading international law firms in Tokyo as equity partner since 1998. (Foreign Lawyer registered at Tokyo 1st Bar Association, admitted in Germany). He speaks German, Japanese, English and Chinese.
Email: Markus Janssen
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Admitted | 1985: Germany 2000: registered foreign lawyer (The Law of the Federal Republic of Germany) |
Bar Association | Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association German Bar Association IPBA: Inter-Pacific Bar Association German Japanese juridical association Board of the German Embassy’s Charity Fund (lifetime honorary member) |
Education | 1982: The University of Cologne Law School, Cologne high court, the first judicial examination 1985: Berlin high court judicial mastering, the second judicial examination |
Background | 1985-1990: Gassner, Groth, Siederer law office 1990-1997: Sonderhoff & Einsel law office 1997-2000: Haarmann, Hemmelrath & Partner 2000-2007: Janssen foreign law office (a joint venture with Asahi Koma law office), managing partner 2007-2013: Koma law office (foreign law joint venture with Baker Mckenzie law office), international partner July 2013-: Janssen foreign law office (foreign law joint venture with Atsumi Sakai law office), managing partner |
Practice Area | M&A |
Language | German, English, Japanese, Chinese |
Publication
- “Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) in Germany'” International commercial law Vol. 44, No. 7, Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc. (July 2016), [Co-author]