LAWYER PROFILE

Jacob Skude Rasmussen

Global 2026

Gorrissen Federspiel

Ranked in 1 practice area

Dispute Resolution

Denmark

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Jacob Skude Rasmussen is the Managing Partner at Gorrissen Federspiel. He has a broad practice that covers high-profile commercial disputes and business crime. He is frequently appointed as arbitrator and has experience sitting as arbitrator under national and international rules. Jacob also advises on international public law.

Jacob Skude Rasmussen qualified for the Bar in 2009, gained right of audience before the High Court in 2012 and gained right of audience before the Supreme Court in 2017. He has been a partner at Gorrissen Federspiel since 2015. He is a former Senior Adviser at the legal service of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is also certified mediator and serves as an Advisory Board Member on the Danish Institute of Arbitration's Committee on Maritime Disputes.

In addition, Jacob Skude Rasmussen has a broad legal authorship, which includes a number of articles and chapters in text books on dispute resolution and professional negligence. Jacob is also a frequent speaker at legal events as well as an examiner and former assistant professor at the University of Copenhagen.

Career

Managing Partner 2026 -

Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2015

Gorrissen Federspiel, 2011 -

Chief Counsellor, Legal Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, 2009 - 2011

Gorrissen Federspiel, 2008 - 2009

Deputy head of mission, The Danish Embassy, Bucharest, 2006-2008

The Legal Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, 2004 - 2006

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association (IBA)

Danish Arbitration Association

Comité Maritime International (CMI), Danish Branch

The Supreme Court Bar

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Dispute Resolution - Denmark

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jacob Skude Rasmussen maintains a strong profile in liability cases, involving both national and international clients from the banking, finance and retail sectors. He also handles arbitration proceedings.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is crisp, sharp, diplomatic yet clear in his messages.
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Jacob Skude Rasmussen has a pragmatic approach.
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He manages cases very well and brings weight and quality to court proceedings.
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Jacob is a great lawyer. He has great technical skills, is great on strategy and has great soft skills. On top of that, he is a team player.
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Jacob is always able to present very complex and sophisticated matters in a precise, convincing and easy-to-understand way.
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