Practice Expertise

  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law
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Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Estate Planning
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Profile

Lasse Esbjerg Christensen is head of our 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.

Highlights

See Tax Law

Bar Admissions

Dansk Forening for Selskabsret (a Danish company law association) 


Danish Fiscal Association 


International Fiscal Association 


Danmarks Skatteadvokater (a Danish lawyers' tax law association)

Education
Admitted to the Danish Supreme Court
2002 LL.M. (International Taxation), New York University School of Law
2001-2002 Fulbright Scholar
1999 Admitted to the bar
1997-1999 Tutor in private law, University of Copenhagen
1996 Master of Laws, Aarhus University

Areas of Practice

  • Corporate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Estate Planning

Professional Career


Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
  • 2022 Legal 500
  • 2022 Chambers Europe
  • 2021 International Tax Review WorldTax
  • 2021 Legal 500
  • 2021 Chambers Europe
  • 2020 Legal 500
  • 2020 Chambers Europe
  • 2019 Legal 500
  • 2019 Chambers Europe
  • 2018 Chambers Europe
  • 2017 WhosWho
  • 2017 Chambers Europe
  • 2017 Legal 500
  • 2016 ChambersEurope
  • 2016 WhosWho
  • 2015 ChambersGlobal
  • 2014 ChambersEurope
  • 2014 Legal500
  • 2013 ChambersGlobal
  • 2012 ChambersGlobal


Articles

Several articles in tax law publications

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