Jan Mellmann

Practice Areas

Jan is Global Mining and Commodities sector head and a Partner in the Corporate M&A group.

Jan specialises in corporate finance and M&A work, with an emphasis on businesses operating in the Mining and Commodities, Oil and Gas, energy and transport sectors, including cross-border and domestic acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, equity and debt issues for public and private companies, private equity transactions, corporate restructurings and commercial agreements.

Jan is recognised as a leading lawyer by legal directories Chambers UK, Legal 500 UK and IFLR, as well as Who’s Who Legal: Energy – Oil & Gas 2021. In Legal 500 2022/3, Jan is ranked as a ‘Hall of Fame’ lawyer, with clients noting that he is “technically excellent, commercial, proactive and a pleasure to work with” and that he “gets directly involved and understands the needs of smaller companies as well as large ones.” Chambers UK 2021/2 notes that he is “very responsive, he understands the complexities and nuances of transaction documents, and he always keeps the commercial aspect in mind", “a pleasure to deal with; solid, dependable and a totally reassuring presence" and “diligent, flexible and committed to clients."