Dr Jan Geert Meents Partner Managing Director, UK and Europe jan.meents@dlapiper.com vCard Munich T: _+49_ 89_ 23_ 23_ 72_ 130 F: _+49_ 89_ 23_ 23_ 72_ 100 M: _+49_ 175_ 56_ 56_ 511_ Overview Experience Credentials Insights News Email Print PDF + Share Professional Qualifications Rechtsanwalt admitted with the Rechtsanwaltskammer Munich Prior Experience 2008 – to date, Partner DLA Piper UK LLP, Munich 2004 – 2008, Partner at a leading commercial law firm, Munich 2002 – 2003, Foreign Associate at an international law firm, Atlanta 1999 – 2004, Associate at a leading commercial law firm, Munich Recognitions JUVE Handbook 2021/2022: Frequently recommended for information technology: contracts/litigation and transactions/outsourcing as well as for data protection; “leading in the area of outsourcing and clouds”, “very good, knows what he is talking about”, competitor Legal 500 Germany 2022: Leading individual and recommended for information technology and digitalisation as well as recommended for information technology: data protection and IT transactions and outsourcing Chambers Europe Germany 2022: Recommended for TMT: information technology Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2022: Recognised as “lawyer of the year” for information technology law (2020) and recommended for information technology law and data security and privacy law WirtschaftsWoche 2020: Recommended as “top lawyer” for IT law Kanzleimonitor 2020/2021: Recommended for IT law Education University of Marburg University of Munich, First State Examination, 1995 Higher Regional Court of Munich, Second State Examination, 1998 University of Münster, Dr. jur., 1998 Memberships German Association for Law and Informatics (DGRI e.V.) International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) The Working Group IT of the German Lawyers' Association (DAV IT) German-American Lawyers Association (DAJV) Munich and German Lawyers' Association Lecturer Jan is a lecturer for IT law at the University of Oldenburg.