NJORD Law Firm provides comprehensive tax and VAT advice on cross-border transactions and international trade across the Nordics. The firm’s dedicated Nordic tax team specialises in tax disputes and litigation, guiding clients through audits, investigations, and litigation, with extensive expertise in transfer pricing and cross-border disputes. Led by Kaspar Bastian, a seasoned expert in tax dispute resolution with over two decades of experience in tax, VAT, transfer pricing, and duties, the team also includes Robert Mikelsons, who oversees international tax and VAT matters, serving a diverse client base of individuals, corporations, partnerships, and estates.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Delivers a good service with strong expertise.’

  • ‘Robert Mikelsons is very skilled in VAT matters.’

  • ‘Kaspar Bastian is a very unique and experienced tax litigation lawyer. Bastian is one of few tax lawyers who has litigated tax cases in the Supreme Court. I recommended Kaspar Bastian.’

  • ‘Professional and competent tax lawyers. Strong focus on correct handling of complex tasks and with a great understanding of the customer.’

  • ‘Kaspar Bastian is a professionally competent tax lawyer. Kaspar Bastian shows great human insight and is good at tackling and solving complicated tax law challenges for customers.’

  • ‘Good pragmatic approach and solid deliverables.’

  • 'Kaspar Bastian is very experienced and good within tax litigation and dispute resolution.'

Key clients

  • OPES Immobilien
  • Bauhaus
  • RSR Offshore
  • Ress Life Investments
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Sanofi-Aventis
  • Dansk Shell
  • Deutsche Bahn
  • Bonnier Publications
  • Emco Group

Work highlights

  • Assisting a major investment fund with examining the structures and legal framework of several major global infrastructure funds.
  • Representing several Danish intermediary holding companies in international group structures at the Danish National Tax Tribunal and the High Courts against The Danish Tax Administration who has claimed dividend withholding tax.
  • Representing Bonnier Publications against the Finnish Tax Administration (Vero Skatt) in a VAT matter valued at €5m.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kaspar Bastian

Other key lawyers

Robert Mikelsons