Preben Jakobsen

Practice Areas

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.

Career

Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2021

Gorrissen Federspiel 2016 -

Holland & Knight LLP (New York) 2018

Kromann Reumert, 2007 - 2016

Copenhagen Legal Aid 2008 - 2009

Professional Memberships

Association of Danish Insolvency Lawyers

INSOL Europe

JUC Insolvency Network

International Bar Association

Danish Agricultural Lawyers' Association

Languages Spoken

Danish, English