The Legal 500

Eversheds LLP

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Denmark

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Eversheds LLP is a third tier firm,

Eversheds Advokataktieselskab lost partners Søren Brinkmann and Sam Jalaei to Lett Law Firm. Managing partner Troels Askerud has also left the firm. Nikolaj Juhl Hansen advises on acquisition finance, renewable energy and project finance, notably assisting a Chinese client with a bridging loan facility.

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Eversheds LLP is a third tier firm,

At Eversheds Advokataktieselskab, Robert Mikelsons handles high-profile tax disputes, while Jens Christian Lolk specialises in real estate cases.

EU and competition

Within EU and competition, tier 4

Eversheds Advokataktieselskab handles international antitrust filing assessments for international clients SPX and Symantec, export control advice and commercial contracts work with a regulatory aspect. Following the departure of Mogens Aarestrup Vind, the firm recruited consultants Henrik Mansfeldt Witt and Kim Hansen.

Employment

Within Employment, tier 4

Eversheds Advokataktieselskab advises on redundancies, whistleblowing and compliance. Nikolaj Juhl Hansen’s clients include Symantec, SPX and Tyco. Practice head Catrine Søndergaard Byrne joined from Accura Advokatatieselskab.

Legal market overview

Within Legal market overview,

Eversheds Advokataktieselskab, which was until recently the only foreign firm operating directly out of Copenhagen, has downsized significantly. In September 2010, Finnish firm Hannes Snellman Attorneys at Law Ltd launched a new office in Copenhagen, hiring three high-profile partners from Bech-Bruun.

Mergers and acquisitions

Within Mergers and acquisitions, tier 4

Eversheds Advokataktieselskab lost senior partner Sam Jalaei and his three partner team to Lett Law Firm. Managing partner Troels Askerud has also left the firm. Senior partner Nikolaj Juhl Hansen works closely with Eversheds LLP, handling cross-border transactions for clients including Tyco, Veolia, Boeing and adidas. Juhl Hansen advised SPX on its acquisition of food equipment manufacturer Gerstenberg Schröder and Codan Forsikring on the acquisition of a marine hull insurance portfolio from TrygVesta. Jalaei’s clients include Green Wind Energy, Spectronic Denmark and Gate Gourmet and he is lead counsel to a London FTSE 100 listed company in a €2.4m arbitration matter involving intellectual property right and contract law.

Real estate and construction

Within Real estate and construction, tier 4

Jens Christian Lolk at Eversheds Advokataktieselskab assisted a major Danish retail developer with real estate acquisitions. Lolk is also appointed trustee in the bankruptcies of Centerplan and RC Real Estate.

Tax

Within Tax, tier 4

Robert Mikelsons at Eversheds Advokataktieselskab is an expert on VAT, handling significant cases before the Danish courts and the ECJ. Mikelsons was appointed as an expert witness in an important case in Norway, and represented a holder of Nokia stock options in a leading case where the Danish National Tax Tribunal ruled for a significant change in the Danish tax practice. Clients include SAS and Cimber Air.


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