Employment in Denmark

‘Bech-Bruun has a great – and broad – employment practice. Always on top of things and with a service level that goes beyond my other experiences.’

‘Very competent team with high professionalism.’

‘I am particularly impressed with partner Lise Lauridsen. She is always available and pleasant to work with, and her advice is practical.’

‘Morten Ulrich has enormous experience when it comes to employment relations and the collective bargaining system at the regional level. Furthermore, he has great knowledge about the functioning of the regions and Danish Regions as an employer/interest organisation which is beneficial in the solving of cases.’

‘I have worked in particular with Lise Lauridsen. She is a superb employment lawyer, covering all aspects from more HR-related questions to M&A-related matters. In addition to this, she always provides an efficient service with response times that make me wonder if we are her only client.’

‘The team we worked with, led by Erik Wendleboe Christiansen, were committed to our case and gave clear, strategic advice in an area of Danish law. I completely trusted their judgement and guidance throughout the pre trial prep and trial itself.’

‘Erik Wendelboe Christiansen is the most commercial employment lawyer I have met – he is fearless and exciting and confident. I trusted him completely.’

‘Legal advice is clear and good for an international audience. A go-to firm for international clients in Denmark.’

‘Jonas Enkegaard is a delight to work with. Prioritises needs of the client and excellent at helping in house counsel manage relationships with their internal stakeholders. Happy to go above and beyond and availability is excellent.’

‘One of the best Danish firms, strong team, great expertise and very nice people! We have a very smooth relationship and clients can feel it.’

‘A leading law firm in Denmark in this field. They leave no stone unturned in order to find the best legal and commercial results for their clients.’

‘Jens Lund Mosbek is a second to none litigator within employment and labour law – able to be innovative in his strategic approach to the case. Has demonstrated his ability to think out of the box and push the legal boundaries.’

‘The handling of our legal cases is just exceptional. We have a lot of different directions in the cases and Kromann Reumert takes care of all of them in a very professional way I have never seen before. You are completely calm with their guidance and their lead on the process.’

‘Marianne Granhøj is just amazing. She is very talented and has enormous experience and insight into the commercial impact on disputes. This is not seen quite often and you cannot take this for granted, but you get it all with Marianne and the team behind her.’

‘As one of the top Danish law firms, merely the reputation of KR is an advantage in litigation. The size of the company allows for qualified help to be available when urgent, or pertinent.’

‘Very skilled and accessible. You get their frank opinion, pro and cons, based on many years of experience within their field of expertise, which provides comfort and a good basis for decision making. You feel well taken care of and in a good pair of hands.’

‘Known for strong knowledge about employment rules and legislation. It is one of the best in class. Easy to contact and to get an answer oral or written.’

‘Tina and Jeppe are a powerful team. With strong legal foundation and experience, they give excellent support and advice. They are very good at tailoring the advice in a manner that is easily useable for the client.’

‘Specialist in labour law. Highly competent and innovative in providing labour related solutions as well as in solving labour-related disputes.’

‘Highly competent, agile, solution-oriented and flexible. Always responds very quickly to requests for assistance.’

‘Highly skilled and accessible. Can handle strategic matters as well as hands-on matters always with excellent quality and timely.’

‘Signe Renée West is our contact person and is always there with a quick and useful answer. She knows our company and supports with good legal advice.’

‘Labora Legal is a small boutique law firm specialized in HR legal matters and has been our preferred legal counsel within this area for quite some time. The responsiveness and the quality of the advice is unique and includes a deep and valuable understanding of our operations and needs. If a client needs personal and operative HR legal advice at the highest quality and a very competitive fee structure, we would recommend Labora Legal anytime.’

‘Very knowledgeable related to Danish laws, union structures, tax structures, employee-related law, etc. Able to research new situations, ie the recent Covid pandemic which resulted in numerous cases within the legal system and presented new challenges to be addressed.’

‘Highly experienced lawyers specialising in Labour and employment law as well as personal data/GDPR law. The size of the team is small and specialised and your contact point would almost always be directly with the responsible partner/lawyer in question.’

‘They understand our business and take it into consideration when they answer. Always professional and fast.’

‘Norrbom Vinding belongs without any doubt to the first tier within employment law. They were the first boutique firm within employment law and today they are in my opinion still the only actor among the boutique firms who, when it comes to handling the big complex matters, are able to compete with the top-tier full-service firms.’

‘Understands your organization fully and provides valid advice on the full plate coving not only employment law but also the regulatory framework and tax handling.’

‘Yvonne Frederiksen is an internationally acknowledged lawyer in the field of equality rights. Always up to date end even more. Always keen to help. Always in scope with her counselling.’

‘Christian Clasen is an outstanding lawyer, especially on collective bargaining. To the point and with a sharp eye on both the law and business matters. Extremely holistic in his counselling.’

‘Jørgen Vinding – one of the founders and renowned for his general knowledge and superb counselling.’

‘They always deliver solid employment law advice and always in a timely and swift manner. They have the whole employment law area covered, including specialists in the areas that so often brush against employment law – i.e. GDPR and tax law. They stand out in their willingness to organize free seminars and knowledge exchange groups among clients, which entails they know their clients well, and we benefit from other clients experiences.’

‘I think the team has a unique sense that applies a commercial and human touch to a legal issue, where that is adding, retaining or restructuring.’

‘High performing service-oriented business-focused. Great networks are offered.’

‘Morten Langer is a leader in his field and provides competent business-focused legal advice and is at the same time a pleasure to work with on the personal level.’

‘Nicolai Hesgaard: Accessible, straight to the point, good at providing advice that takes the context into consideration, business oriented.’

‘The team that we have worked with has an excellent balance of partners and associates. Collaboration is much more efficient with less need for lengthy meetings, assessments, memos, etc. As a result, the quality and speed of work is excellent.’

‘Always a solid result – on target each time.’

‘Particularly strong Employment law team.’

‘The kindness, level of professionalism and adaption of the legal language to business language for management to understand was exceptional. The relationship with the legal adviser was built up in good trust and we were confident by being represented by B&H.’

‘The team I have been in contact with are very knowledgeable and always gives me the right level of attention even though they have other clients. They are always updating me on new legal requirements and inviting me to information meetings as well. Very professional approach to the counselling given.’

‘The team is competent and commercially minded, providing to the point and useful legal advice and support.’

‘Elise Ross-Hansen is skilled and has great business acumen understanding to translate complicated legal issues to useful advice.’

‘Bruun & Hjejle has an employment law department that is strong in all respects.’

‘Always only a call away and good at answering all different questions. Good at giving comfort and security in a situation that is special for most people having to go to court.’

‘The employment team of Gorrissen Federspiel is great. They are super skilled, highly professional and find solutions instead of highlighting difficulties.’

‘I believe that the company has an international approach and the team has a very strong understanding of EU law which makes them marked leaders within EU law.’

‘Ditte Grundtvig Larsen is a very dedicated lawyer, and she is always 100% engaged. Her advice is always to the point and creates great value for clients as she also remembers to consider the bigger picture and not just the case at hand.’

‘The team is one of the best in DK and certainly a tier 1 firm. The team practice employment law at a really high level while still maintaining the highest ethical standards.’

‘Jacob Sand’s knowledge of EU law is outstanding. Furthermore, his ability to think outside the box and challenge the way you “normally do things” is really amazing.’

‘Rasmus Høj Christensen, the best employment lawyer in Denmark I have worked with. Practical, knowledgeable and fun to work with. He always responds quickly.’

‘Have used Gorrisen Federspiel for the last nine years. The collaboration has been extremely good. Two who stand out are Jacob Sand who gave and guided me through the period of Corona, kept me updated and was a good speaking partner. Ditte Grundvig Larsen is the lawyer I have worked with for a long time. Wise, skilled and extremely accessible – things that mean a lot.’

‘Extensive experience within employment practice.’

‘The ability and willingness to seek other/right solutions. Very competent and always get back with a proposed text. Very reliable! Worked with Marianne Lage for 3 years and she is so very skilful and her knowledge of the airline industry is impressive. Her negotiation skills towards unions are nothing less then superb! Highly recommended.’

‘Understanding – Listening – Realism – Collaboration – Professionalism.’

‘Highly qualified partners and staff. Very high availability. Deep insight in public employer regulation. Easy access to direct, fast, qualified and usable advice. Showing interest in the business and looking for business-oriented solutions.’

‘Daniel Markussen is very good in providing counsel so that I see the situation from more than my side which is very useful when the goal is to find a solution that works for both sides. He has helped me with several cases and solved them outside the court and I highly recommend him.’

‘Availability. Great persons to work with – experts in their field.’

‘The team is effective and timely and does not waste time with unnecessary meetings and touchpoints, but makes sure the client is well informed. All in all the team has been a pleasure to work with which is highly due to Daniel Markussen and his persona.’

‘Daniel Markussen has from the beginning been very concerned with getting an overview of what actually mattered to me as a client and which expectations were realistic and which we needed to address. Daniel is very straightforward, honest and is able to quickly pin down the facts and create outstanding solutions. Daniel has a broad and deep competence within employment practice, which comes to light in his legal advice.’

‘Plesner has a great and knowledgeable employment team and they are number 1 in Denmark for me and my clients. They are practical, swift, knowledgeable and pleasant to work with. They stand out as a team and as individuals.’

‘We always receive highly qualified advice and problem solving – in minor everyday issues as well as in complex cases. In addition to the quality of the advice, we always experience a quick response and that tasks are solved by the agreed deadline or faster. On a personal level, the collaboration has also been exemplary.’

‘Very good attorneys and customer service. Very responsive.’

‘Plesner’s employment practice is commercially oriented, straight forward and reliable.’

‘They are professional, very skilled, extremely good in corporation, fast responders, very flexible’

‘Lise Høj Falsner – we have very good cooperation and she is very skilled, good listener, professional lawyer, straight forward at the same time she remembers that we are handling employees. Very flexible and fast responder.’

‘‘Tina Brøgger Sørensen has a practical approach and an instinct for how to approach a case to achieve a reasonable settlement. She was able to handle a multifaceted case while keeping us informed but not overwhelmed.’

‘Very pragmatic approach with useful and clear advice.’

‘Thomas Thune gives clear, valuable and useful advice.’

‘Very strong collaboration and a very strong hands-on attitude. Follow up routines regarding deadlines never fails, and it is very reassuring to be working with professionals who always carry the ‘burden’ of responsibility. Fair invoices, always accompanied with a clear time track of activities.’

‘Tommy Angermair is a fantastic lawyer. He makes things so easy to understand and alleviates so much of the stress and pressure when dealing with difficult and complex HR issues.’

‘We simply would not have been able to support our employees in the right way had we not had the guidance from Clemens.’

‘The team are high quality subject matter employment lawyers. This subject matter quality is combined with a good understanding of their clients’ needs and the ability to give operational advice. We have only received positive feedback from our clients when we have referred them to Angermair.’

‘Understanding of our business in a complex larger international setup.’

‘Clemens Law Firm always provide excellent service, very professional and very dedicated and show compassion for their clients. They are dedicated to client service and detail-oriented and always provide well-considered options for resolution of these challenging cases. They demonstrate a high level of expertise in all aspects.’

‘Mette Neve is an excellent lawyer, very professional, dedicated and responsive, efficient and exercises good judgment. She’s a go-to person for our company.’

‘Availability 24/7/365 with fast and competent response. Specialist with huge insights in our company and the solutions they come up with always fits our DNA.’

‘Very supportive when needed and provided us, as a customer coming from abroad, many solutions to work from their office.’

‘Mette Gahrn-Jensen- Very committed, professional and responsive – provides the best practice solutions on our labour issues.’

‘Key senior partners are very experienced.’

‘Soren Pedersen, proactive and very responsive – fast, to the point and good value.’

‘Their billing practice, transparency and the way they use and bring forward the competencies across their domain teams are second to none.’

‘Søren Narv Pedersen, is very passionate in understanding the core problem and always provides alternative solutions and suggestion on the best way forward.’

‘I am always confident that I will be connected to the expert in any given area. The feeling of being listened to by the deepest expertise in the office leaves us with a good impression.’

‘We know that Poul Guo is our man when it comes to employment and we always get a to-the-point answer from him. This is particularly valuable when we find ourselves to be headed in the wrong direction. We have learned and appreciated Poul’s input before we take action.’