Mr Mario Fernandez > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Denmark Offices
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
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Mr Mario Fernandez
Work Department
Tax
Position
Mario Fernandez is an experienced VAT specialist, who has for more than 20 years dealt with international VAT and VAT on transactions (M&A) acting as an advisor to Danish and international companies, Danish pension funds and financial institutions, equity funds, and venture funds.
Mario is widely experienced in managing and driving major transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, major due-diligence processes, restructurings, real-estate transactions, as well as handling aspects of Danish and international VAT planning, including VAT in a financial model.
Mario is also widely experienced in advising enterprises on partial VAT deduction, including treatment of VAT, payroll tax, procedures for VAT-group registration, and cross-border transactions.
In addition, Mario provides advice on regulatory, technical and VAT-related issues within betting and gambling, including online games.
Languages
English
Memberships
- Chairman of the executive commitee of Landbased Gambling Association Denmark
- The Danish Bar and Law Society
- The Danish Lawyers’ Tax Law Association
Education
- LL.M. (VAT and indirect taxes), Aarhus University (2007)
- Master of Law, University of Copenhagen (1999)
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Tax
DLA Piper Denmark
‘s tax department advises on both direct and indirect tax issues, and handles the restructuring of companies, transaction structures, international tax planning, and transfer pricing work. The firm is also recognised for its litigation practice, including its expertise in tax criminal cases. Department head Jakob Schilder-Knudsen is particularly strong regarding the structuring of national and international alternative investments projects and incentive programmes, while Mario Fernandez has a significant track record in indirect tax advice relating to M&A.