Lasse Esbjerg Christensen > Plesner > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

Plesner
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2100 COPENHAGEN
Denmark

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Work Department

Tax Law; Estate Planning

Position

Lasse Esbjerg Christensen is head of Plesner’s Tax Law team. Lasse advises Danish and foreign businesses and, along with the other partners in the team, he conducts a large number of cases before the courts, including the European Court of Justice, the Danish National Tax Tribunal and other administrative authorities. In addition, he assists a range of the largest family-owned businesses in Denmark in estate planning.

In 2002, he completed his Fulbright Scholar Master of Laws (LL.M.) in international tax from New York University.

All material rating publications recognise Lasse as a leading individual.

Lasse is currently engaged in a series of large cases, including, in particular, transfer pricing cases and the so-called beneficial owner cases on withholding tax on dividends and interest.

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Denmark > Tax

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Lasse Esbjerg Christensen – Plesner

Advising blue-chip Danish and international clients on all aspects of Danish taxes, Plesner‘s tax department covers is particularly noted for its capabilities in high-profile tax litigation. The department is jointly led by Lasse Esbjerg Christensen, who has a ‘very strong capacity within tax litigation and transfer pricing’, and Tom Kári Kristjánsson who litigates cases relating to indirect taxes and duties, including VAT, customs duties, and excise duties. Hans Severin Hansen has extensive experience in Danish tax litigation alongside fellow litigator Søren Lehmann Nielsen. The ‘up-and-coming’ Jef Nymand Hounsgaard is also a key name to note.

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