Dr. Janis Beckedorf

Janis has extensive experience in European and German regulations governing digital services such as games, online platforms, and marketplaces. He develops strategies and compliance solutions tailored to online services’ business models and the latest technologies, with a focus on relevant EU regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Platform-to-Business Regulation (P2B Regulation), and the AI Act. His clients range from leading market players operating very large online platforms to emerging start-ups. He also assists international clients with global IP enforcement strategies and litigation, with a particular focus on trademark and copyright law.

Janis studied law at Bucerius Law School and the University of Michigan. He completed his doctoral dissertation at the Interdisciplinary Doctoral College of the Departments of Law and Computer Science at the University of Heidelberg, applying software engineering and network science methods to analyze legal complexity. During his legal clerkship, Janis worked, among other roles, in the legal team of a leading global technology company and for the Senate Office on Hamburg’s digital strategy. He gained practical IT and business experience by founding a software company.