Mr Peter Appel > Gorrissen Federspiel > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

Mr Peter Appel

+45 33 41 41 74 pa@gorrissenfederspiel.com

Work Department

Shipping/Offshore/Transportation 

Position

Peter Appel heads up our Shipping/Offshore/Transportation practice group. Peter has considerable experience as a director and active discussion partner for managements in issues concerning the organisation of companies, day-to-day operations and strategy. As an adviser to a large number of the Danish shipping companies, he has also acquired expert knowledge of the shipping industry.

Peter has an extensive international network, among other things, from his time as chairman of IBA’s Maritime and Transport Law Committee. He provides assistance with infrastructure projects and has extensive knowledge about ferry service and train and harbour projects. He has extensive experience with matters pertaining to Greenland. Peter assists a number of Danish and international NGOs in the transport sector. He also has a political network and is often involved in cases that also involve social considerations and public opinion.

Finally, Peter has extensive experience as a speaker and lecturer and he regularly speaks at company events, associations and educational institutions.

Career

Gorrissen Federspiel 1985 – Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 1994. Excessive teaching experience, inter alia from teaching at AP Moeller Shipping School and being assistant professor at Copenhagen Business School. Mr. Appel has the latest years given a number of presentations at international conferences on issues as Arbitration, Specialised Charterparties, Piracy and Ship Finance. Venues have included Hamburg, Singapore, Buenos Aires, Madrid Connecticut and Vancouver.

Languages

English.

Memberships

The Danish Bar and Law Society International Bar Association (IBA). Former chairman IBA Maritime and Transport Law Committee (2009 and 2010). Board Member of European Maritime Law Or-ganisation Board Member of BIMCO Informatique A/S. Member of the Committee for Maritime law under the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs.

Education

Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court 1996. LL.M. with Merit in Commercial and Corporate Law, London School of Economics, London University 1990. Admitted to the Danish Bar 1988. Specialized subjects exam in maritime law, University of Oslo 1985. Candidatus juris, University of Copenhagen 1985.

Leisure

Enjoys running and skiing.