Jan Steen Hansen

Professional profile

For more than 20 years, Jan Steen Hansen has worked intensively with direct and indirect taxes. He advises Danish and foreign companies, pension funds, foundations, associations, public institutions and private individuals on matters relating to direct and indirect taxes.

Jan is an experienced and recognised tax specialist, focusing, among other things, on tax in connection with M&A transactions, taxation of pension funds, company and shareholder tax, equity and venture funds, financial products, EU and international tax, VAT and other indirect taxes as well as tax in Greenland. Jan also assists our clients with obtaining advance tax rulings from the Danish tax authorities. A substantial part of his work involves complaints proceedings before the National Tax Tribunal and tax cases before the courts.

Finally, Jan holds several positions of trust, providing him with first-hand knowledge of, among other things, new tax legislation and tax practice.

Significant cases
Jan provides advice to several prominent companies on direct and indirect tax issues on a current basis. Among other things, he provided tax advice in connection with the stock exchange listing of a major financial company. Jan also advises the pension industry on pension yield tax.

Career and education

Career

Gorrissen Federspiel 2015 -
Bruun & Hjejle 1993 - 2015

Education

Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court 2005
LLM in international finance law, trust law, international tax law and EU & competition law, King's College, London 1998 - 1999
Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen 1992

Ratings

Jan Steen Hansen is ranked in Chambers Europe and ranked 'Hall of Fame' and 'Leading Individual' in Legal 500.

Memberships and Activities

Activities

Member of:
The DVCA's Tax Committee
The Tax Committee of the General Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society
IFA (International Fiscal Association)
The Danish Tax Law Association
The Danish Tax Lawyers' Association