Singled out for its ‘hands-on knowledge of the relevant legal issues concerning environmental regulations’, Bech-Bruun is best known for handling environmental mandates involving major infrastructure projects in the energy and transport sectors. Håkun Djurhuus and Jacob Schall Holberg jointly lead the group, which has an extensive track record in environmental regulatory conduct cases, acting for private companies and public authorities. Noted for her ‘outstanding legal knowledge’, Hanne Mølbeck specialises in compulsory purchases, while senior associate Mark Christian Walters assists clients with large-scale environment-related projects. Former practice co-head Jacob Brandt departed to Codex Advokater in mid-2020.

DLA Piper Denmark’s environment group is led by Line Marie Pedersen, who demonstrates an ‘in-depth knowledge of special pollution of soil and groundwater’ issues. The practice is also particularly active in environmental due diligence, environmental planning work, environmental liability claims, environmental impact assessments and climate change projects. In addition to its robust public authority and municipality client roster, the group acts for a wide variety of real estate, insurance and energy companies, as well as state governments and private individuals. Kurt Bardeleben left the group to join SIRIUS advokater in 2019.

With a robust local public authority practice, Horten is involved in a large number of high-profile matters, including cases before the Danish courts and administrative authorities. Areas of strength for the team include conducting environmental due diligence and risk assessment analyses, as well as representing clients in complex litigation. Group head Henriette Soja is primarily instructed on public law issues, especially construction-related mandates, while Poul Hvilsted provides legal, strategic and commercial advice concerning environmental and planning law. Anne Sophie Kierkegaard Vilsbøll has additional capabilities in easements and climate and supply regulations.

In addition to being engaged by public institutions in a large number of high-profile environmental disputes, Poul Schmith also provides public authorities, municipalities and infrastructure enterprises with non-contentious regulatory advice on environmental matters, particularly in the construction sector. Environmental litigator Stig Grønbæk Jensen heads up the firm’s practice, which also includes Britta Moll Bown, who is a member of the board of Danish Environmental Lawyers and is singled out for her regulatory expertise. Another name to note is Sarah Jano, who is recognised for her knowledge of environmental issues arising from large construction and infrastructure projects.

Jointly led by Lotte Eskesen, Hans-Peter Jørgensen and Uffe Bøgelund Jensen, Gorrissen Federspiel’s expertise ranges from transactional issues to environmental litigation. The group receives a steady flow of M&A-related transactions and mandates pertaining to waste management issues, soil and groundwater pollution remediations, environmental approvals, environmental due diligence, environmental risk assessments and transfers of undertakings. It also advises on regulatory issues concerning EU and Danish legislation.

Plesner focuses on environmental and spatial issues relating to expropriation work and major infrastructure and construction projects, particularly in the energy sector. The team is also regularly instructed on regulatory issues, M&A-related transactions and mandates concerning the supply of water, wastewater and waste disposal services. The practice is jointly spearheaded by Niklas Korsgaard Christensen and Ellen Skodborggaard, who is president of the Association of Danish Environmental Lawyers and handles conservation, preservation and nature protection matters.

Skilled in public law matters, SIRIUS advokater primarily advises large public authorities and municipalities on administrative law, environmental law and planning law issues. The practice also handles nature protection, climate change and expropriation mandates, alongside environmental litigation and agriculture-related matters. The practice is headed up by Søren Stenderup Jensen and Kurt Helles Bardeleben, who joined in 2019 from DLA Piper Denmark.

Singled out for its 'extensive knowledge of environmental legislation', Haugaard | Braad is primarily instructed by municipalities and mid-size companies. The Aalborg-based group is jointly headed up by Rasmus Haugaard and Flemming Elbæk, who has particular expertise in the environmental aspects of urban development projects, environmental permits, environmental impact assessments, litigation, soil pollution and wastewater issues, and nature conservation work.

Kromann Reumert’s team, which is headed up by Kim Trenskow, demonstrates capabilities across the spectrum of environmental and planning issues, most notably in contentious matters and disputes concerning contamination and pollution issues. The group regularly represents clients in compliance cases and hearings before the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, in addition to applications and approval requests through the Food and Environmental Board of Appeal.

Lundgrens' team primarily advises municipalities on environmental issues arising from planning and project development work, with particular expertise in environmental assessments. Social housing organisations and private developers are also part of the group's client base. Søren Hilbert leads the practice and also handles nature protection measures and climate change financing projects.