Mr Jakob Schilder-Knudsen > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Denmark Offices
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
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Mr Jakob Schilder-Knudsen
Work Department
Energy & Natural Resources
Position
Jakob Schilder-Knudsen heads DLA Piper Denmark’s Tax practice group, which advises a multitude of Danish and international businesses on Danish and international taxation.
Jakob is an experienced tax attorney with more than 20 years’ experience as a tax advisor in the audit and legal services sectors.
In particular, he advises on international taxation and structuring and provides assistance in all aspects of real estate investments and M&A transactions as well as corporate taxation and all tax aspects of alternative investments. Jakob is thus widely experienced in managing and driving major M&A and real-estate transactions, including business transfers and major due-diligence processes.
Jakob is also one of Denmark’s leading advisors on all types of investments in Denmark and on the specific rules and regulations of the Danish tax regime, including dividend tax, refunds, incentive programmes, etc.
Furthermore, Jakob is recognised within Tax by leading ranking institutes such as Chambers and the Legal 500.
Languages
English
Memberships
The Danish Lawyers’ Tax Law Association.
The Danish Branch of the International Fiscal Association.
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Tax
(Leading partners)DLA Piper Denmark
offers comprehensive tax advisory services alongside a strong tax litigation practice. The team advises on direct and indirect tax matters, including corporate restructuring, transaction optimisation, international tax planning, and transfer pricing, with extensive cross-border capabilities and a broad international and domestic client base. The practice is led by Jakob Schilder-Knudsen, who has over two decades of experience advising on M&A transactions, restructuring, and real estate investments for Danish and international clients. Mario Fernandez, head of indirect tax, is a leading VAT lawyer with extensive expertise in local and cross-border transactions. Ingólfur Örn Ingólfsson focuses on corporate tax, M&A, and restructurings, recently advising on high-profile transactions and cross-border tax structuring.