Jakob Echwald Sevel

Jakob Echwald Sevel

Attorney-at-Law
Partner
MBA
Plesner's Banking and Finance team is a leading adviser on banking and finance law in Denmark. We participate in the largest transactions, and our clients include the market's key players. Our specialists span all areas, including lending and debt capital market transactions, structured finance and derivatives, financial regulation, and financial restructuring.

Jakob is a partner in Plesner's Banking and Finance team. He is a market-leading practitioner with considerable experience in complex transactions and regulatory issues. Jakob has more than 20 years' experience advising clients in the financial sector and on finance transactions.

Jakob advises on lending and debt capital market transactions, including acquisition financing, corporate lending, infrastructure, and project and asset finance. He advises on regulatory issues for financial institutions, oftentimes advising senior management on strategically decisive matters, and he also has substantial experience assisting lenders and borrowers in all stages of work-outs and debt restructurings.

Jakob has worked with a broad range of clients within the financial sector. He advises international and domestic financial institutions, corporations, direct lending funds, private equity funds, and government bodies. Jakob has a particular focus on institutional investors, including Danish pension funds.

Jakob holds a Master’s degree in law from the University of Copenhagen and has studied at the University of Massachusetts and Duke University School of Law.

Jakob also holds a Master of Business Administration from Copenhagen Business School. 

Jakob's involvement in most matters necessitates teamwork and project leadership. Clients consistently seek out Jakob and the team for their ability to provide a clear set of priorities, clear communication, and a deep commercial understanding of their needs, including managing multidisciplinary teams.

Ratings
Jakob Echwald Sevel is listed as a Leading Lawyer (Highly Regarded) as regards Capital Markets and Banking and Finance.
2024
IFLR1000
Jakob Echwald Sevel is recommended and listed as a leading individual as regards Banking and Finance. Further, he is recommended as regards Capital Markets.

"A unique insight in the financial industry makes it very easy to be client of Plesner. Legal advice is always in the relevant context and in accordance with new legal requirements and practice. Therefore, my company has been following Jakob Sevel around for several years, and I cannot see this to coming to an end"
2024
The Legal 500
Jakob Echwald Sevel is ranked as a leading individual as regards Banking & Finance by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.

"Jakob is very commercial and able to explain details of transactions in simple commercial terms. He is great at assisting with negotiations, is very responsive and communicates in a clear way" (2024)

"He's an excellent banking and finance lawyer, and is easy to work with" (2023)

Jakob Echwald Sevel advises clients on bond issues, project financing and bridge loans, as well as assisting with regulatory matters. Clients describe him as "progressive, solutions-driven and trustworthy" (2022)
2022 - 2024
Chambers Global
Jakob Echwald Sevel is listed as a Leading Lawyer (Highly Regarded) as regards Banking and Capital Markets.
2021 - 2023
IFLR1000
Jakob Echwald Sevel is recommended and listed as a leading individual as regards Banking and Finance.
2022 - 2023
The Legal 500