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Adrian Schiller

Adrian Schiller

General Counsel
ID Logistics
Germany

“You do not create influence by having an opinion on everything. You create it by being trusted when it matters.”

I work as General Counsel supporting an international logistics business, operating at the intersection of legal risk, commercial decision-making, and operational execution.

Over the years, I have learned that legal departments create the most value not by simply identifying risks, but by helping organisations understand them, prioritise them, and act on them in a commercially sensible way.

My focus lies on translating legal complexity into decisions that business leaders can actually use – especially in fast-moving, cross-border and operational environments.

This includes commercial contracting, compliance frameworks, data protection, and M&A-related support, always with a strong emphasis on practicality and implementation rather than theoretical perfection.

I see the role of in-house legal teams as business enablers: not slowing decisions down, but making them more robust, transparent, and executable.

Based in Germany. Working across jurisdictions. Always focused on making legal work in the real world, not just on paper.

Key areas of focus and experience:

– Commercial contracting and negotiations with significant operational and financial impact (>150M EUR)
– Building and scaling legal & compliance structures in international business environments.
– Compliance, data privacy and risk management across operational organisations.
– Supporting M&A transactions and strategic partnerships.
– Translating legal complexity into commercially workable solutions.
– Managing external counsel efficiently and cost-consciously.

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