Lawyers

Niclas Holst Sonne

Niclas Holst Sonne

Work Department

Tax

Position

Niclas Holst Sonne is partner in our Tax practice group.

He has been engaged in tax law since 2004, with a continuous focus on transactions, international tax and the development of incentive programs.

Niclas has for several years been recognised as a capacity in Denmark within his focus areas, and before joining Gorrissen Federspiel, he was partner and Co-head of EY's Danish Transaction Tax team.

Niclas is often used as a speaker, e.g. in the framework of the Danish Tax Lawyers' Association and Danish Business Angels.

He is furthermore Deputy Chairman of the Tax Committee of Active Owners (formerly DVCA) and Nordic representative on the Tax Committee of Invest Europe.

Career

Gorrissen Federspiel Law Firm, Equity Partner, 2021- EY, Partner and Co-Head of International Tax & Transaction Services (ITTS), 2018-2021 Horten Law Firm, Partner, 2013-2018 Accura Tax, Director, 2012-2013 Accura Law Firm, Attorney-at-Law, 2009-2012 Grant Thornton Denmark, Tax Manager, 2006-2009 DAHL Law Firm, Assistant Attorney, 2005-2006 Plesner Law Firm, Assistant Attorney, 2004-2005

Memberships

Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Associate Professor, tax law, 2010-2017 Member of the Tax Committee of Active Owners Denmark – Deputy Chairman since 2013 Invest Europe, Nordic Representative on the Tax Committee since 2020

Education

Right of audience before the Danish High Court, 2007 Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2007 Master of Tax Law, Danish School of Public Administration, 2007-2008 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen, 2004

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