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.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent co-operation and communication skills.’
‘Deep transactional tax expertise.’
‘Jakob Schilder-Knudsen stands out as the leading Danish tax lawyer when it comes to transactional and M&A tax. He should be the go-to tax advisor for anyone needing M&A tax advice.’
‘Mario Fernandez has a great knowledge about the industry and has found some good solutions for us which have optimised our business.’
‘The tax team as a whole is highly skilled and professional and they deliver excellent tax and VAT assistance in an easily understandable manner.’
‘The team has great people skills and delivers stand-out advice in a down-to-earth manner. Ingólfur Örn Ingólfsson has handled most of our tax-related work and is an exceptional tax lawyer. He is definitely one to watch for the future.’
‘Jakob Schilder-Knudsen and his team provide a never-before-seen level of commitment and professionalism in all aspects of the work provided. I have presented them with numerous different cases and all of them have been executed to perfection.’
‘I feel like I'm in very capable hands and the level of professionalism is very high compared to what I've experienced with other law firms.’
Key clients
- Mdundo.com
- Trinseo
- Sampension
- Axcel
- Angelo Gordon
- TotalEnergies
- Uniqlo
- Discovery Networks
- ALD Automotive
- Takeaway
Work highlights
Acted as Danish tax advisor to T-C Storage HoldCo AB in their NOK3.787m acquisition of the shares in Self Storage ASA.
Assisted the client on all Danish tax aspects related to their first-ever transaction in Scandinavia, when entering into an agreement to acquire the shares in Mercedes-Benz CPH.
Assisted HY24 with all Danish tax aspects related to the refinancing of their €200m joint venture with Everfuel in Denmark to finance the accelerated development of electrolyser capacity across the Nordics.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
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; Ingólfur Örn Ingólfsson