Jan Schiffer

Karl Jan Schiffer (born May 3, 1958 in Wuppertal ) is a German author, lecturer and doctor of law.

Schiffer is the founder of the law firm SP§P Schiffer & Partner in Bonn and head of the practice institute for liability and risk issues in companies as well as the specialist auditor of the German Foundation Academy . Schiffer comments in respected specialist comments and regularly publishes specialist books and specialist articles. Schiffer is active in the supervisory bodies of the companies Heine + Beisswenger , Vogel Business Media and Merkur Thorhauer.

Karl Jan Schiffer as a speaker at the 6th German Executor's Day 2012 in Bonn

Life

Schiffer did his doctorate in international commercial arbitration at the University of Cologne and began his career as a litigator.

Schiffer has been advising companies and organizations on topics such as foundation law, corporate succession and liability issues since 1990.

As a legal scholar, he lectures for various advanced training institutions, including a. he is visiting lecturer at the Federal Finance Academy. In 2009, Schiffer was voted one of the top 25 inheritance lawyers in Germany by Wirtschaftswoche . On behalf of the then Bavarian Minister of Culture Hans Zehetmair (CSU), Schiffer drew up an expert opinion in 2002 on Wolfgang Wagner's succession as director of the Bayreuth Festival.

In the context of the discussion about the amount of the remuneration of managers, Schiffer takes the view that the manager's remuneration is not unlimitedly deductible business expenses. The problem can therefore already be solved within the framework of the existing tax laws.

Schiffer is involved in numerous associations and societies on a voluntary basis and is chairman of the Verein für Bonner Stiftungen e. V.

Works

As an author and editor, Schiffer publishes on business and tax law topics as well as foundation law. Schiffer operates the internet portal www.stiftungsrecht-plus.de for the zerb publishing house in Bonn.

Publications (selection)

The foundation, in 2016
The foundation in the advisory practice , 4th edition, zerb 2016
Inheriting, bequeathing, giving away - preserving values and avoiding tax errors , Cornelsen 2010 (Schiffer, Reinke), ISBN 978-3-411-86457-7
Tax audit - This is how the tax office checks the self-employed and companies , Beck 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-59359-8
Testament - What private people and entrepreneurs should know , Cornelsen 2007, ISBN 978-3-589-23833-0
Marriage contract - mastering a sensitive topic as an entrepreneur and privately , Cornelsen 2nd edition 2007, 1st edition Schiffer / Scherf, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-589-23806-4
Liability - avoiding personal risks at work and in the company , Cornelsen 2nd edition 2007, (Schiffer / von Schubert), ISBN 978-3-589-23816-3
Mandate practice arbitration and mediation , Carl Heymanns Verlag 2nd edition 2005
Liability Risks in Companies - A Handbook for Entrepreneurs, Executives and their Advisors , 2004 Neue Wirtschaftsbriefe, Schiffer / Rödl / Rott (ed.)
Foundation law , 3rd edition, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag 2001 (Hennerkes / Schiffer)

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Marcus Rohwetter: It works! In order to limit manager salaries, new rules are needed, says the SPD. That's not true.
^ Daniel Schönwitz: Slowing down greedy managers, WirtschaftsWoche 47/2017, 82.

personal data
SURNAME	Schiffer, Jan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Schiffer, Karl Jan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German author and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 3, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wuppertal

[1] Marcus Rohwetter: It works! In order to limit manager salaries, new rules are needed, says the SPD. That's not true.

[2] Daniel Schönwitz: Slowing down greedy managers, WirtschaftsWoche 47/2017, 82.