Rass Holdgaard is especially experienced in EU state aid law, including handling complex notification and complaints procedures involving the European Commission. He has provided assistance to authorities in a considerable number of big state aid cases in the tax area, the environmental area, the financial sector, the media sector, the postal sector, the energy sector and the transport sector. He is also very experienced in advising state-controlled entities and public authorities on how to handle EU law issues and procedures, including in relation to state aid, in connection with reorganisation and privatisation.

2013 Partner, Poul Schmith

2010Associate Partner, Poul Schmith

2008 - 2009Chief adviser, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Law Office

2005 - 2008Poul Schmith

2002 - 2005PhD fellow, University of Copenhagen, and Affiliate Academic, University College London

2001 - 2002Head of section, the Ministry of Justice, Civil Department

Partner, Attorney

2005PhD, University of Copenhagen

2001Master of Law, University of Aarhus

1999LL.M, European Law, King's College, London