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Preben Jakobsen

Gorrissen Federspiel

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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Denmark
Practice Areas:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
Danish
English
Biography

Preben Jakobsen specialises in advice on reorganisation, reconstruction and bankruptcy. Among others, he advises lenders, financial creditors and companies on issues relating to security, avoidance, M&A, financing and management liability.

Preben has been on secondment to Holland & Knight LLP, New York and worked in Reconstruction and Insolvency practice group, which has added to his international experience in complex cases.

Preben furthermore advises on general business law issues with particular focus on construction law, including in relation to the drafting of contracts, negotiation, handling of defects and related issues. He also conducts legal proceedings on business law issues, particularly insolvency and construction law issues.

Finally, Preben has for several years for been a part-time lecturer in the Law of Damages and Contract Law at the University of Copenhagen.

Key practice areas
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Sector expertise
  • Energy
  • Healthcare
Academic qualifications
  • Master of Law, University of Copenhagen, 2007
  • Certified insolvency lawyer, 2018
Association/network memberships
  • Association of Danish Insolvency Lawyers
Bar admissions
  • Denmark
Address:
Copenhagen
Tel:+4561552192 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://gorrissenfederspiel.com/en/employees/preben-jakobsen-2/