The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a second tier firm,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab’s ‘smart, pragmatic’ group is led by Kim Toftgaard and Thomas Skjellerup, who recently joined the team from Rønne & Lundgren. Clients commend the team’s ‘quick turn around, good service and value for money’. It advises Danish and international clients on acquisition finance, property finance, derivatives and securitisation. Highlights included advising Nordea Bank Danmark on Pandora’s refinancing prior to its IPO.

Within Capital markets, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a second tier firm,

Clients appreciate Accura Advokatpartnerselskab’s ‘pragmatic, entrepreneurial’ team. Lateral hires Jesper Schultz Larsen and Morten Jensen from Rønne & Lundgren are advising Ossur on its dual listing and DKK150m share issue. Poul Jagd Mogensen assisted Pandora with its €1.5bn IPO. Thomas Weincke and ‘excellent, thorough’ Karsten Pedersen are advising SEB Enskilda as arranger in the H+H International DKK470m rights issue and the Nordicom DKK100m share issue respectively.

Within EU and competition, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a third tier firm,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab’s team, led by Jesper Fabricius who is advising STRABAG in its PPP bid to build the Kliplev-Sønderborg Motorway, recruited Christina Heiberg-Grevy and Kim Jensen from Rønne & Lundgren, and is commended for its ‘good commercial understanding’. Highlights included representing ambulance and fire fighting company Falck Danmark against two municipalities, and advising KL on public procurement regulation.

Within Employment, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a third tier firm,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab recruited Anne Marie Abrahamson and Anja Staugaard Jensen from Rønne & Lundgren, but the well-respected Anne Katherine Schøn has left the firm. Commended for its ‘good commercial understanding’, the team provides transactional support and advises on standalone matters. Clients include Motorola and Tower Group.

Within Energy, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a third tier firm,

Senior partner Kåre Stolt and Lars Bruun at Accura Advokatpartnerselskab advised MacQuarie on its acquisition of a major off shore windmill park and European energy trader EFT Holdings on its corporate reorganisation. Regular clients include Chevron, pipeline operator Enbridge, German utility company EWE and Irish oil distribution business DCC Energy.

Within Information technology, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a second tier firm,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab’s practice is led by René Thornfeldt, who is singled out for his ‘deep commercial insight and understanding of the value and cost drivers in an IT transaction’. Jeppe Brinck-Jensen joined from Rønne & Lundgren and is advising Thales on its agreement with Rejsekort on the electronic ticketing system. The group advised Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Group on standard software agreements. High-profile clients include Alcatel-Lucent, Sapient and Ericsson.

Within Insolvency, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a second tier firm,

Jesper Trommer Volf and his team at Accura Advokatpartnerselskab represented Roskilde Bank following its takeover by Finansiel Stabilitet. It advises on Landic’s Danish and Swedish real estate interests and acts as co-receiver for the bankruptcy estate of SL Holding. The team represents Nykredit Bank in claims against Aktiv Wind and is working closely with AlixPartners on the Danish elements of international restructuring projects.

Within Intellectual property, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a third tier firm,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab hired ‘vastly experienced’ practice head Jeppe Brinck-Jensen, trademark and marketing lawyer Marie Balle-Christiansen and copyright specialist Stine Brandenhof from Rønne & Lundgren. The team handles patent, trade mark and design cases, contractual and licensing matters and IP due diligence. Clients appreciate lawyers’ ‘thorough understanding of technical/scientific issues’. The ‘excellent, knowledgeable, businesslike’ René Thornfeldt handles contract work for pharmaceutical clients including Merck & Co, while Brinck-Jensen represents Sandoz and Oticon. Christina Type Jardorf handles trade mark and design cases and Dan Ermose specialises in life sciences.

Within Legal market overview,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab hired a number of transactional lawyers from Rønne & Lundgren. The remainder of that firm subsequently merged with Amstrup Jung & Partnere, a breakaway entity comprising the former Copenhagen partners of DAHL Advokatfirma. MAQS Law Firm recruited NORDIA Law Firm’s entire intellectual property and life sciences team. Seven corporate lawyers moved from Lind Cadovius to Nielsen Nørager. Abel & Skovgård Larsen Advokatfirma closed its Copenhagen offices.

Within Media and entertainment, tier 4

René Thornfeldt and his ‘young, dynamic’team at Accura Advokatpartnerselskab advise TV production companies and newspapers. It represents comedians and entertainers in negotiations over advertisement and film work, and publishing house Three Doctors in two pending copyright lawsuits. Other clients include SDI Media Group and newspapers Dagens Medicin and North Media.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a first tier firm,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab recruited Henrik Juul Hansen and his team from Rønne & Lundgren. They join a ‘credible, reliable’ group that handled more transactions than any other Danish firm. Thomas Weincke, who ‘cuts straight to the issues and is very persuasive in his arguments’, assisted Swedish capital fund Ratos in its DKK1.09bn acquisition of Stofa from TeliaSonera. Jesper Schultz Larsen represented Mediq in its acquisition of Oriola-KD Healthcare Trade; Morten Jensen assisted Saxo Bank with its contemplated take over of retail savings institution Brørup Sparekasse. Jacob Vinther Michael Vinther, Thomas Kræmer, commended for his ‘honest negotiation style’, and senior partner Kåre Stolt are leading names.

Within Real estate and construction, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a first tier firm,

Clients consider ‘service-minded, accessible’ practice head Henrik Groos at Accura Advokatpartnerselskab ‘extremely competent at structuring complex deals’. The team advised GPT Halverton Investments on restructuring the EB8 real estate fund. Jon Dyhre Hansen assisted PFA Ejendomme with an €88m land purchase and construction project for NNIT’s headquarters. High-profile clients include CW Obel Ejendomme and Danica. Kasper Troelsen joined from Lett Law Firm.

Within Tax, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a second tier firm,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab has a strong transactional and commercial focus, advising on corporate tax, M&A, tax structuring, investments and funds. Ole Schmidt from Ernst & Young and Niclas Holst Sonne from Grant Thornton replaced Lars Fogh, who moved to Gorrissen Federspiel and Thomas Booker who joined the judiciary. Clients appreciate the lawyers’ ‘good technical knowledge, communication and patience’.

Within Telecoms, Accura Advokatpartnerselskab is a second tier firm,

Accura Advokatpartnerselskab’s ‘responsive and precise’ team was strengthened by Jeppe Brinck-Jensen from Rønne & Lundgren, who is representing Thales Transportation. René Thornfeldt advised Alcatel-Lucent Danmark on Banedanmark’s tender for a GSM-R system for national railway coverage. Ericsson Danmark is a regular client.