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DLA Piper Denmark

DLA Piper Denmark

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Tax

DLA Piper Denmark’s tax practice provides comprehensive advisory and litigation services across direct and indirect tax, including corporate restructurings, transaction structuring, international tax planning and transfer pricing. With strong cross-border capabilities, the team is well-placed for multi-jurisdictional matters. Practice head Jakob Schilder-Knudsen is noted for structuring and tax optimisation of alternative investment projects, while Mario Fernandez, head of indirect tax, is recognised for his expertise in VAT and complex indirect tax structuring. Ingólfur Örn Ingólfsson is a key name.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The tax structuring team is one of the strongest in the market.’
  • ‘Jakob Schilder-Knudsen is probably the best transaction tax lawyer in Denmark. His breadth and depth of knowledge are truly extraordinary, and that allows him to come up with solutions every time you encounter an issue. He really is extraordinary.’
  • ‘DLA Piper has the best team of lawyers in town and covers all relevant legal business areas. The team always delivers, is pragmatic and great to work with. They are always able to set the best team for the job, which is extremely important, and therefore, you can always be sure to get the best support on transactions. They just deliver. ’
  • ‘I would specifically like to highlight Jakob Schilder-Knudsen. He is extremely well-regarded by clients as he possesses the rare combination of deep and broad technical knowledge, exceptional commercial judgement, business understanding and great people skills. He is hard-working, always responsive, proactive and solution-oriented.'
  • ‘Very responsive and effective in providing a wide scope of tax services.’
  • ‘The team’s commercial understanding of the business and ability to provide complex tax assistance in a simple manner is unique. They are up-to-speed on tax matters relevant to our industry and proactively reach out and suggest optimisation. Meeting with lawyers can be intimidating for non-lawyers, but the team is very pleasant to be around and makes your case seem a priority every time.’
  • ‘Ingólfur Ingólfsson is an exceptional attorney, and he has been my go-to lawyer for a number of years. He has handled all tax matters of the business in addition to coordinating advice from other legal specialists when needed. He will go far!’
  • ‘My collaboration with DLA Piper Denmark’s Tax practice, under the leadership of Jakob Schilder-Knudsen, has been exceptional from every professional perspective. Jakob’s depth of insight, strategic clarity, and genuine commitment to his clients make him stand out not only in Denmark but across the international legal landscape.'

Key clients

  • Mdundo.com
  • Trinseo Sampension
  • Axcel
  • Angelo Gordon
  • TotalEnergies
  • Uniqlo
  • Discovery Networks
  • ALD AutomotiveTakeaway (JustEat)
  • FOM Technologies
  • Vision Ejendomme
  • Mermaid Properties
  • SEB Denmark
  • Patrizia Multi Managers A/S
  • Entain plc
  • Savara Inc. US
  • AIG
  • Allianz Group
  • Citi Group
  • Viola Credit
  • The Bank of Nova Scotia

Work highlights

Advised the French headquartered private equity firm InfraVia Capital on all Danish tax aspects in connection with their landmark transaction in which they acquired a majority stake in Copenhagen Optimization, including full scope tax due diligence, SPA negotiations and tax structuring of the transaction.
Assisted Better Energy with all Danish tax aspects related to the internal M&A transactions, the operational park management transactions and transactions of the solar parks for Better Energy in their financial restructuring, where DLA Piper were appointed as in-court administrators.
Advised Verdane Private Equity and founder Hans Ottosen on the DKK 1.5 billion sale of Danelec Electronics to French-listed GTT (Gaztransport et Technigaz). The transaction involved multiple jurisdictions and complex cross-border structuring work.

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Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head

Jakob Schilder-Knudsen

Other key lawyers

Mario Fernandez; Artur Bugsgang; Ingólfur Örn Ingólfsson

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