Jan focuses in particular on M&A transactions, corporate restructurings and regulatory matters. In addition, his area of expertise includes governance issues, pensions transactions and contractual trust arrangements.
Jan is recognized as a market-leading adviser on transactions in the insurance sector, with great know-how of regulatory frameworks. Clients particularly highlight the following:: "Jan Schröder is an excellent lawyer and a top advisor of outstanding reliability." Legal 500 Germany 2025 (Insurance Law: Advice to insurance companies). Competitors describe him as "highly visible, always pleasant, confident and composed", "extremely experienced, especially in the life insurance sector" JUVE 2025/2026 (Insurance regulatory). In Chambers Germany 2025 (Insurance: Transactional), he is repeatedly ranked Tier 1 and is also known as a thought leader in his field, Lexology Index 2025 (formerly Who’s Who Legal).
Before joining a law firm, Jan worked in several positions for Allianz Group.