LAWYER PROFILE

Jacob Sand

Europe 2026

Gorrissen Federspiel

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

Denmark

18 years ranked

About

Provided by Gorrissen Federspiel

Europe

Practice Areas

Jacob Sand is head of the firm's Labour & Employment practice group. Jacob specialises in a broad range of employment law issues. Having worked for more than 3½ years as a Legal Secretary at the European Court of Justice and having acted as an active advocate before the EU Court, Jacob has state-of-the-art knowledge and understanding of all aspects of EU employment law. Jacob Sand combines this knowledge with profound insight into collective labour law. This means that he is one of the most widely used litigators in Labour Court cases.

Jacob Sand has conducted numerous arbitration and court cases before the Supreme Court, Labour Court and other tribunals, including industrial tribunals. Jacob advises clients in a wide variety of different industries, for instance energy, transportation, financial services providers, telecommunications and media. In addition, he has acted as referee in the Danish Entrepreneurship award and as assessor to the former director of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) in the investigation committee (Tibetkommissionen) established by the Danish Minister of Justice.

Career

Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2008

Gorrissen Federspiel 2005 -

Bech-Bruun Dragsted 2002 - 2005

Legal Secretary with the European Court of Justice, 1998 - 2002

Aros Advokater 1995 - 1998

Bech-Bruun & Trolle 1992 - 1995

Professional Memberships

The American Bar Association (ABA)

European Employment Lawyers Association (EELA)

Danish Association of Experienced Supreme Court Litigators

The Danish Labour & Employment Association

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Employment - Denmark

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Head of department Jacob Sand has expertise advising on a range of employment matters. He assists large corporates with whistle-blower cases and investigations into misconduct. His practice also entails collective redundancy processes, executive management changes and collective bargaining agreements.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is very knowledgeable of the market and the law. He will make sure you get through a matter.
EmploymentChambers European Guide
Jacob provides exceptional client service, combining professionalism with a warm and approachable personality. The client's interests are fully understood and prioritised throughout the process.
EmploymentChambers European Guide
Jacob is truly one of the best within his area of law. He pushes the boundaries of the legal framework and always thinks outside the box.
EmploymentChambers European Guide