Mr Preben Jakobsen > Gorrissen Federspiel > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Gorrissen Federspiel Offices
AXELTORV 2
1609 COPENHAGEN V
Denmark
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Mr Preben Jakobsen
Work Department
Restructuring & Insolvency
Finance
Position
Preben Jakobsen specialises in national as well as international advice on reorganisation, reconstruction and bankruptcy. Among others, he advises lenders, financial creditors and companies on issues relating to security, avoidance, M&A, financing and management liability.
Preben has been seconded with Holland & Knight LLP, New York working in the firm’s restructuring and insolvency group adding further depths to his international/cross-border experience on complex matters.
Preben advises on business law issues with particular focus on construction law, including in relation to the drafting of contracts, negotiation, handling of defects and related issues. He also conducts legal proceedings on business law issues, particularly insolvency and construction law issues
Career
Gorrissen Federspiel, 2016 –
Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2021
Kromann Reumert, 2007 – 2016
Copenhagen Legal Aid 2008 – 2009
Education
Certified insolvency lawyer, 2017
Right of audience before the Danish High Court
Admitted to the Danish Bar 2010
Master of Laws 2007
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Insolvency
(Next Generation Partners)Gorrissen Federspiel is frequently engaged on high-end Danish restructuring and bankruptcy matters, handling domestic and cross-border issues stemming from insolvency cases including out-of-court restructurings, debt workouts and liquidations. The group’s robust client list counts Danish and Nordic banks, alongside major international financial institutions. Practice head John Sommer Schmidt acts as liquidator, restructuring administrator and trustee for large, Danish bankruptcy estates as well as acting for financial institutions. Renowned insolvency lawyer Lars Grøngaard
is known for his experience in assisting domestic and foreign creditors with the collection of their outstanding balances. Morten Hans Jakobsen is a key point of contact for restructuring and workouts, whilst Preben Jakobsen’s practice emphasises reorganisation proceedings and distressed M&A.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy
- EU, competition and public procurement
- Information technology
- Insolvency
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Shipping and transport
- Tax