JAN SCHILLER

Attorney Specializing in Labor Law

Lawyer

Partner

+49 211 955 869 13
+49 152 014 035 91
jan.schiller@orthpartners.com

Labor Law Data Protection Law

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2013-2020

CMS Hasche Sigle

2021-03/2025

michels.pmks

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Labor law Data protection law

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➔ Employment Law
➔ Transactions
➔ Restructuring / Reorganization
➔ Employee Participation
➔ Company Agreements
➔ IT Systems
➔ Data Protection Law

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➔ The Legal 500 – Recommended Lawyer 2021
➔Top Lawyer 2026by the F.A.Z. Institute

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➔ Nordics Desk

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Jan Schiller is a specialist lawyer for employment law and a partner at ORTHPARTNERS in Düsseldorf.

As an accomplished and experienced lawyer with technical expertise, Jan Schiller advises his clients on all collective and individual employment law challenges. He attaches great importance to efficiency and absolute practicality.

His main areas of expertise include advising on restructuring measures, designing new remuneration and working time regulations, supporting the introduction of new software (e.g. artificial intelligence, SAP, Workday, Salesforce, MS Office 365, Workjam, CRM systems, call center solutions, etc.) and developing and negotiating works agreements on all collective bargaining issues. Jan Schiller has extensive negotiating experience and provides his clients with legal and strategic support in projects of all sizes, both in Germany and across borders.

Jan Schiller also regularly advises managing directors and executives.

Jan Schiller also specializes in data protection law. He has already assisted numerous globally operating companies with the introduction of data protection concepts and regularly conducts audits of the data protection compliance of companies and corporate groups. He also supports the introduction of software in the corporate environment from a data protection perspective and coordinates the corresponding projects - also worldwide.

Jan Schiller regularly gives lectures and writes publications on labor and data protection law topics.

He is married and has a young son.

PUBLICATIONS

Right to reinstatement, in: Grobys/Panzer,Keyword Commentary on Labor Law, ongoing

Right to reinstatement, in:Beck Encyclopedia of Employment Law and Form Book, ongoing

Requirement for Co-determination Regarding Electronic Headsets in the Retail Sector, Discussion of the decision in BAG 1 ABR 16/23,Labor Law Newsletter, Deutscher Anwaltsverlag with michels.pmks

The Works Council’s Claim for Injunctive Relief Against a Change in Operations, Discussion of the Decision in LAG Nuremberg 4 TaBVGa 1/24,Labor Law Newsletter, Deutscher Anwaltsverlag with michels.pmks

Vacation Entitlements Forever? – Case Law on the Expiration of Vacation Entitlements,Labor Law Newsletter, Deutscher Anwaltsverlag with michels.pmks

EU Standard Contractual Clauses Part 2 – Changes and Guidance on Updating Current Contracts,Data Protection for Practitioners, Forum Verlag, 2021

The New EU Standard Contractual Clauses: Is the Way Finally Clear for Transfers to Safe Third Countries?,Data Protection for Practitioners, Forum Verlag, 2021

Presentations

Working time lawIn-house training for Forum Institute for Management, Feb. 2025

The new Pay Transparency Directive - status quo and implementation requirementsDGFP ERFA Group Hanover, Nov. 2024

Flexible shift planning, Lecture for Forum Institute for Management, June & Dec. 2023

GDPR - Data Privacy Basics for HR, in-house training for Haufe Akademie, Oct. 2023

Shared Desk, Webinar for Randstad RiseSmart, Oct. 2022

Working hours - flexible staff deployment, Lecture for Deutscher Anwaltverlag, Sept. 2022

Legal News

ORTHPARTNERS advises Düsseldorf-based heritage brand FRANZEN on the closure of its store on Königsallee

ORTHPARTNERS Advises Düsseldorf’s Long-Established FRANZEN on the Closure of Its Store on Königsallee The full-service commercial law firm ORTHPARTNERS provided comprehensive legal advice to Düsseldorf’s long-established company FRANZEN regarding the closure of its store on Königsallee. After more than 200 years of company history and over a century of presence on Königsallee, FRANZEN ceased business operations on the 28th…

May 18, 2026