DLA Piper Denmark

Energy & Natural Resources

Jacob Christiansen is highly specialised in the extensive regulation imposed on energy and utility groups as well as in the legal affairs of municipalities.

He has been in charge of a substantial number of reorganisations within the energy and utilities 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 and utility companies.

Within this area practice, Jacob also provides general advice concerning renewable energy projects. Moreover, Jacob advises industrial organisations across the sector.

Jacob acts as an advisor and sounding board on a daily basis to executive officers and senior staff members in a large number of Danish energy and utility companies.

Within the municipal field, Jacob advises municipalities nationally on the specifics of municipal law, including in relation to the formation of municipal companies.

English

The Danish Energy Law Society

The Danish Association for Company Law

Right of audience before the Danish High Courts, 2001 Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2000 Master of Law, University of Aarhus, 1997