{"id":1576,"date":"2026-04-04T14:22:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/team\/jan-birkefeld-ll-m-norwich\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T10:03:09","slug":"jan-birkefeld-ll-m-norwich","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/team\/jan-birkefeld-ll-m-norwich\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan Birkefeld, LL.M. (Norwich)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Profile<\/h2> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Jan Birkefeld is a partner at ZENK and practises commercial and corporate law (according to JUVE, he is \u2018frequently recommended\u2019). His clients include family-run, medium-sized and large companies as well as the public sector.
He has extensive expertise in M&A transactions and corporate restructuring. Mr Birkefeld also has particular expertise and long-standing experience in the structuring, management and implementation of major projects for the public sector and in providing ongoing advice to various federal ministries and companies.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Corporate Law,\u00a0
Mergers & Acquisitions,\u00a0
Energy Law,\u00a0
Distribution Law,\u00a0
Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency,\u00a0
Food Deal Team,\u00a0
Sustainability<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Jan Birkefeld studied law in M\u00fcnster. After passing his first state examination, he completed a master\u2019s degree at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, where he obtained his Master of International Commercial and Business Law. Mr Birkefeld has been admitted to the bar since 2005. He then began his legal career at an international law firm. Mr Birkefeld has been a solicitor at ZENK since 2006.<\/p>\n

Furthermore he is co-author of the \u201cRechtshandbuch F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte\u201d, a legal handbook for senior executives, which is published in German by C.H.Beck Verlag.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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German, English, French<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Rechtshandbuch F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte<\/a><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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ZENK Corona-Update V | Ma\u00dfnahmen zur Abmilderung der Folgen der Covid-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht, 25.03.2020<\/a><\/p>

Gru\u0308ndung auf Knopfdruck? Was sich mit der EU-Digitalisierungs-Richtlinie im Gesellschaftsrecht a\u0308ndert, BB-Betriebsberater 45\/2019<\/a><\/p>

\u201eProzente, Prozente, Prozente!\u201c und am Ende haftet der Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer: Die neue Gesellschafterliste nach \u00a7 40 Abs. 1 GmbHG, BB-Betriebsberater 47\/2017<\/a><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Profile<\/h2>\n

Jan Birkefeld is a partner at ZENK and practises commercial and corporate law (according to JUVE, he is \u2018frequently recommended\u2019). His clients include family-run, medium-sized and large companies as well as the public sector.
He has extensive expertise in M&A transactions and corporate restructuring. Mr Birkefeld also has particular expertise and long-standing experience in the structuring, management and implementation of major projects for the public sector and in providing ongoing advice to various federal ministries and companies.<\/p>\n

Skills<\/h2>\n

Corporate Law,\u00a0
Mergers & Acquisitions,\u00a0
Energy Law,\u00a0
Distribution Law,\u00a0
Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency,\u00a0
Food Deal Team,\u00a0
Sustainability<\/p>\n

About<\/h2>\n

Jan Birkefeld studied law in M\u00fcnster. After passing his first state examination, he completed a master\u2019s degree at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, where he obtained his Master of International Commercial and Business Law. Mr Birkefeld has been admitted to the bar since 2005. He then began his legal career at an international law firm. Mr Birkefeld has been a solicitor at ZENK since 2006.<\/p>

Furthermore he is co-author of the \u201cRechtshandbuch F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte\u201d, a legal handbook for senior executives, which is published in German by C.H.Beck Verlag.<\/p>\n\"Jan\n

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German, English, French<\/p>\n

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Rechtshandbuch F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte<\/a><\/p>\n

ZENK Corona-Update V | Ma\u00dfnahmen zur Abmilderung der Folgen der Covid-19-Pandemie im Zivil-, Insolvenz- und Strafverfahrensrecht, 25.03.2020<\/a><\/p>

Gru\u0308ndung auf Knopfdruck? Was sich mit der EU-Digitalisierungs-Richtlinie im Gesellschaftsrecht a\u0308ndert, BB-Betriebsberater 45\/2019<\/a><\/p>

\u201eProzente, Prozente, Prozente!\u201c und am Ende haftet der Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer: Die neue Gesellschafterliste nach \u00a7 40 Abs. 1 GmbHG, BB-Betriebsberater 47\/2017<\/a><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/1576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zenk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=1576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}