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Jacob Sparre Christiansen

DLA Piper

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Position: Partner, Head of Energy & Natural Resources
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Denmark
Practice Areas:
Project development : Energy
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Energy
Utilities
Languages:
English
Biography

Jacob Sparre Christiansen specialises in the legal affairs of the energy sector and municipalities. He has been in charge of a substantial number of reorganisations within the energy 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 companies.

Within this area of practice, Jacob also provides general advice concerning all matters encountered by the players in the energy sector and assists the trade organisations of the energy sector on an ad-hoc basis.

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

Practice areas
  • Energy and utilities
  • Municipalities and regions
  • Public law
  • Company law
  • Project Development
Sector specialisations
  • Energy
  • Utilities
Bar admissions
  • Danish Bar qualification 2000
  • Right of audience before the Danish High Courts
Association memberships
  • The Danish Energy Law Society 
  • The Danish Association for Company Law
Academic qualifications
  • University of Copenhagen, Master of Law, 1997
Address:
Aarhus
Tel:+45 3334 0850 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://denmark.dlapiper.com/en/people/jacob-sparre-christiansen