Mr Jan Steen Hansen > Gorrissen Federspiel > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

Gorrissen Federspiel
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Work Department

Tax

Position

For more than 20 years, Jan Steen Hansen has worked intensively with direct and indirect taxes. He advises Danish and foreign companies, pension funds, foundations, associations, public institutions and private individuals on matters relating to direct and indirect taxes.

Jan is an experienced and recognised tax specialist, focusing, among other things, on tax in connection with M&A transactions, taxation of pension funds, company and shareholder tax, equity and venture funds, financial products, EU and international tax, VAT and other indirect taxes as well as tax in Greenland. Jan also assists our clients with obtaining advance tax rulings from the Danish tax authorities. A substantial part of his work involves complaints proceedings before the National Tax Tribunal and tax cases before the courts.

Finally, Jan holds several positions of trust, providing him with first-hand knowledge of, among other things, new tax legislation and tax practice.

Career

Gorrissen Federspiel 2015 –
Bruun & Hjejle 1993 – 2015

Memberships

The DVCA’s Tax Committee
The Tax Committee of the General Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society
IFA (International Fiscal Association)
The Danish Tax Law Association
The Danish Tax Lawyers’ Association

Education

Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court 2005
LLM in international finance law, trust law, international tax law and EU & competition law, King’s College, London, 1998 – 1999
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen 1992

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > Tax

(Hall of Fame)

Jan Steen Hansen – Gorrissen Federspiel

Key strengths of Gorrissen Federspiel‘s tax department span advice on corporate tax, transfer pricing, and tax controversy work. The team is well regarded for its work on international tax and cross-border transactions, as well as disputes with cross-border elements. Jakob Skaadstrup Andersen leads the team and is experienced in transactional matters and tax controversy issues, in which he has represented clients in numerous high-profile disputes and major corporate tax matters. Jan Steen Hansen focuses on tax issues in connection with M&A and equity and venture funds and also advises on EU and international tax and indirect taxes; and Niclas Holst Sonne excels in transactional tax work. Jakob Krogsøe joined from Bech-Bruun in January 2023.

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