Mr Jacob Sparre Christiansen > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Denmark
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark

Work Department

Litigation & Regulatory

Position

Jacob Christiansen has vast experience in the legal affairs of the energy sector and municipalities. He has been in charge of a substantial number of reorganisations within the energy sector, including the carve-out of municipal utilities in a corporate form and mergers, demergers, transfers as well as the conclusion of strategic alliances between energy companies.

Within this area of practice, Jacob also provides general advice concerning all matters encountered by the players in the energy sector and assists the trade organisations of the energy sector on an ad-hoc basis.

Within the municipal field, Jacob Christiansen regularly advises a number of municipalities on the specifics of municipal law, including in relation to the formation of municipal companies.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • The Danish Energy Law Society
  • The Danish Association for Company Law

Education

  • Admitted to the Danish Bar (2000)
  • University of Aarhus, Master of Law (1997)

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > Energy

DLA Piper Denmark’s energy team provides advice on solar and hydropower projects, minerals issues, and oil and gas mandates, and is active in the water and wastewater sectors as well as renewable energy matters and work involving emerging and alternative technologies. The team handles a variety of regulatory issues, projects and transactional work and assists clients in connection with the procurement, negotiation and conclusion of power purchase agreements. Jacob Sparre Christiansen provides advice to companies within the water, wastewater, electricity distribution, heating supply, and waste spaces, particularly assisting with regulatory framework issues. Martin Juste advises clients regarding transactions in the offshore wind and general renewable industries, Christian Bredtoft Guldmann specialises in large-scale solar projects and transactions related to infrastructure and solar energy.