Dr. Jana Jentzsch has been a specialist lawyer for information technology law (IT law) since 2011. She advises and represents well-known German and foreign companies and authorities on legal and strategic issues in the field of software use, in particular in connection with risk assessments in the area of technology use (software licenses, AI applications, data use, information security) and the legal implications of digitization strategies (e.g., in the context of cloud transformation and AI implementation). From September 2021 to March 2022, she successfully completed the “Technology Leadership Program” at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Jentzsch has particular experience with SAP software contracts and works for the German SAP User Group (DSAG) as a speaker in seminars on SAP contract law, among others.

Dr. Jentzsch studied law at the universities of Bonn, Milan, and Cologne and worked as a freelan-ce journalist for a publishing house in the Federal Press House during her studies. After passing her first state examination, she earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in international air and space law at Leiden University (Netherlands). As part of her LL.M. studies, she completed internships at the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague and the European Space Agency in Paris. Dr. Jentzsch (née Hettling) wrote her doctoral thesis in English under Prof. Dr. Stephan Hobe at the University of Cologne on legal issues relating to the use of data from satellite-based Earth observa-tion (“Satellite Imagery for Verification and Enforcement of Public International Law”).

During her legal training, Dr. Jentzsch worked in the economic and press departments of the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., and at an international commercial law firm in Cologne in the field of information technology/intellectual property. After passing her second state law exam in 2005, she was admitted to the bar. Dr. Jentzsch initially worked as a lawyer in an international commercial law firm in Frankfurt am Main in the “Technology, Media, Telecommunications” prac-tice group.

She then worked for two and a half years at a renowned media law firm in Hamburg before founding her own IT law firm in Hamburg in 2009. Since December 2011, Dr. Jentzsch has been certified by the Hamburg Bar Association as a specialist lawyer for information technology law. Dr. Jentzsch advises in particular on software licenses, AI applications, and data transfers.

• Co-author of Weitnauer/Mueller-Stöfen, Beck’s IT Law Forms and Precedents (original: Beck’sches Formularbuch IT-Recht), chapter IT Services Agreement (original: “IT-Dienstleistungsvertrag”), C.H. Beck, 6th edition, 2025
• Impact of the GDPR on Oracle Cloud Offerings (original: Auswirkungen der DSGVO auf Oracle Cloud Angebote), published in Red Stack Magazin, April 2019, pp. 8–10
• Co-author of Intveen/Gennen/Karger, Handbook of Software Law (original: Handbuch des Softwarerechts), Section 2 Project Management Methodologies and Project Organisation (original: Projektvorgehensmethoden, Projektorganisation) (co-author: Sascha Kremer), and Section 8 Consultancy Agreements in IT Projects (original: Beraterverträge bei IT-Projekten) (co-author: Dr. Mathias Schneider), Deutscher Anwaltverlag, 2018
• Satellite Imagery for Verification and Enforcement of Public International Law, 189 pages, Carl Heymanns Verlag, Kölner Schriften zum Luft- und Weltraumrecht, 2008.

• “SAP Cloud Contracts: Challenges for Customers” (original: SAP Cloud Verträge: Herausforderungen für den Auftraggeber), Cologne IT Law Conference (Kölner Tage IT-Recht), 13 March 2025
• “AI & Copyright – What You Need to Know” (original: AI & Urheberrecht – Was man wissen muss), AI.SUMMIT 2024, Hamburg, 5 December 2024
• “Java Licensing – Oracle Java and OpenJDK Explained Clearly and Comprehensively” (original: JAVA Lizenzierung – OracleJava und OpenJava – umfassend und verständlich erklärt), DOAG Conference, Nuremberg, 19 November 2024 (co-presenter: Michael Paege)
• “Negotiating SAP RISE Contracts Successfully” (original: SAP RISE Verträge richtig verhandeln), IG SAP Switzerland, Zurich, 14 November 2024 (co-presenter: Guido Schneider/SLC License Consulting)
• “SAP Licence Management: Insights from Legal Practice” (original: SAP-Lizenzmanagement: Erfahrungsberichte aus der Legal-Praxis), DSAG, Leipzig, 15 October 2024 (co-presenter: Timur Saltan/USU)
• “Well Prepared for RISE with SAP S/4HANA” (original: Gut gerüstet für RISE with SAP S/4 Hana), E-3 Magazine Competence Center Summit, Salzburg, 5 June 2024 (co-presenter: Guido Schneider)
• “(Cloud) Software and Export Control Law – Why This Topic Is Becoming Increasingly Important” (original: Cloud-Software und Exportkontrollrecht – Warum dieses Thema immer wichtiger wird), SACS Congress, Leipzig, 23 September 2023
• “Legal Considerations for a Successful SAP S/4HANA Conversion” (original: Rechtlich gut gerüstet in die SAP S/4 HANA Conversion), USU SAP User Meeting at DSAG, Bremen, 18 September 2023
• “Legal Considerations for a Successful S/4HANA Conversion” (original: Rechtlich gut gerüstet in die S/4 HANA Conversion), E-3 Magazine Competence Center Summit, Salzburg, 1 June 2023
• “Specific Legal Challenges in Cloud Software Licensing” (Spezifische rechtliche Herausforderungen der Lizenzierung von Cloud Software), SACS Congress, Frankfurt am Main, 21 September 2022
• “Successfully Planning and Executing Software Projects” (original: Software Projekte erfolgreich aufsetzen und durchführen), Software Asset Management Strategies (SAMS), Berlin, 3 March 2020 (co-presenter: Dr. Daniel Taraz)
• “Legal Challenges in Migrating to SAP S/4HANA” (original: Rechtliche Herausforderungen bei der Migration zu SAP S/4 HANA), Snow for SAP Forum Webinar, 14 July 2020
• “Legal Challenges in the S/4HANA Migration Process” (Rechtliche Herausforderungen im S/4 HANA Migrationsprozess), Snow for SAP Forum, Hamburg, 20 November 2019
• “Pitfalls in Oracle Licensing via SAP” (original: Fallstricke bei der Lizenzierung von Oracle über SAP), DOAG Conference, Nuremberg, 19 November 2019
• “Oracle Java: What’s New? And Is Oracle Legally Entitled to Do This?” (original: Oracle Java: Was ist neu? Und darf Oracle das?), DOAG Conference, Nuremberg, 19 November 2019 (co-presenter: Michael Paege)
• “SAP’s New Digital Access Licensing Policy – Legal Considerations” (original: Die neue SAP Lizenzpolitik zum Digital Access – Rechtliche Erwägungen), E-3 Magazine Forum, Heidelberg, 18 September 2018
• “Indirect Use of SAP Software from a Legal Perspective” (original: Indirekte Nutzung von SAP Software aus rechtlicher Sicht), Snow for SAP Forum, Hamburg, 16 June 2017
• “Legal Foundations of Licence Optimisation” (original: Rechtliche Grundlagen der Lizenzoptimierung), VOICE, Baden-Baden, 12 October 2016
• “Legal Implications of SAP Indirect Usage”, Stockholm, April 2016
• “Legal Requirements for Compliant Cloud Computing” (original: Anforderungen an rechtssicheres Cloud Computing), Hamburg, April 2015
• “Legal Foundations of a Licence Audit” (original: Rechtliche Grundlagen eines Lizenz-Audits), Stuttgart, March 2015
• “The Scope of Application of SAP’s General Terms and Conditions” (original: Der Geltungsbereich der AGB der SAP), Cologne, March 2015
• “SAP: Legal Foundations of Licence Measurement and Indirect Use” (original: SAP: Rechtliche Grundlagen der Vermessung und der indirekten Nutzung), Berlin, February 2015
• “Used Software Licences in Audits” (original: Gebrauchte Lizenzen im Audit), Berlin, February 2015
• “Liability Risks Relating to Data Protection and Data Security” (original: Haftungsfalle Datenschutz & Datensicherheit), Hamburg and Düsseldorf, November 2014
• “License Optimization from a Legal Perspective”, Stockholm, October 2014
• “Legal Foundations of a Licence Audit” (original: Rechtliche Grundlagen eines Lizenz-Audits), Munich, May 2014
• “Legal Framework for Used Software Following the CJEU Judgment of 3 July 2012” (original: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für gebrauchte Software nach dem EuGH Urteil vom 03.07.2012), Leverkusen, May 2014
• “Current Legal Issues Relating to Used Software” (original: Aktuelle Rechtsfragen im Umgang mit Gebraucht-Software), Berlin, February 2014
• “Legal Framework for Used Software Following the CJEU Judgment of 3 July 2012” (original: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für gebrauchte Software nach dem EuGH Urteil vom 03.07.2012), Hamburg and Cologne, November 2013
• “Data Protection – Key Issues for Management” (original: Datenschutz – Wichtige Themen für die Geschäftsführung), Hamburg, September 2013
• “Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – Legal Aspects” (original: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – Rechtliche Aspekte), Hamburg, September 2013