Mr Ole Spiermann > Bruun & Hjejle > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

Bruun & Hjejle
NØRREGADE 21
1165 COPENHAGEN K
Denmark

Work Department

Dispute Resolution, Energy and Infrastructure and Public and International Law

Position

Ole Spiermann is head of Bruun & Hjejle’s dispute resolution practice. During recent years, he has conducted some of the most comprehensive and complex legal and arbitral cases in Denmark, acting for major Danish financial institutions among others. He also has vast experience appearing before the European Court of Justice.

Further, Ole Spiermann leads legal investigations, often across national borders, and he acts as lead partner in the ongoing investigations into the now terminated portfolio of non-resident customers of Danske Bank’s Estonian branch.

Ole Spiermann’s practice areas also include public law and criminal law. He is a member of the Inquiry Commission of Tibet as well as the Scrutiny commission appointed to investigate the mink case and is active in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Ole Spiermann is former professor of international law at the University of Copenhagen. He was awarded the University of Copenhagen’s gold medal in 1994 and a PhD in law at the University of Cambridge in 2000.

Ole Spiermann is chairman of the board of directors of Bruun & Hjejle.

Career

2013: Admitted to the Danish Supreme Court
2009-: Partner, Bruun & Hjejle
2005-2008: Professor in Public Law, University of Copenhagen
2005-2008: Advisor to the Greenlandic side in the Greenlandic-Danish Self-Government Commission 1999-2009: Attorney, Bruun & Hjejle

Languages

English and the Scandinavian languages.

Memberships

  • The Scrutiny Commission to investigate the mink case (2021-)
  • Executive Council of International Law Association and expert committees on the protection of foreign investments (2003-2008) and international arbitration (2003-)
  • International Council for Commercial Arbitration
  • Working Group on Constitutional and International Law of the Greenland-Danish Self-Government (2005-2008)
  • Arbitrator with the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (2007-2019)
  • The Danish Ministry of Justice’s Committee on incorporation etc. in the human rights area (2013-2014)
  • The Inquiry Commission of Tibet I and II (2016-2017 and 2018-)
  • The board of directors of The Danish Bar and Law Society
  • Various professional associations

Education

Ph.D, University of Cambridge (2000). Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen (1998), LL.M., University of Cambridge, England (1996). Gold Medal, University of Copenhagen (1994).

Lawyer Rankings

Greenland > Foreign firms

Bruun & Hjejle is a key contact in the market for international clients with business in Greenland, and is well regarded for its expertise in Greenlandic legislation and regulatory issues. The practice acts for a client list comprised of public authorities and governments on public and administrative law, contractual issues and foreign investments, and also leverages the firm’s wider expertise in the mining, minerals and energy sectors. Ole Spiermann leads the desk and focuses on dispute resolution and litigation work.

Denmark > Dispute resolution

(Leading partners)

Ole SpiermannBruun & Hjejle

Bruun & Hjejle offers extensive expertise across a wide range of dispute resolution matters and is frequently sought for Denmark’s largest and most complex disputes. The firm demonstrates strong industry knowledge, particularly in financial services and energy, and is active in commercial disputes, professional liability claims, competition matters, tax disputes, and state aid and public law issues. The team also has a growing track record in cross-border mandates and significant experience in white-collar crime cases. The practice is led by Karsten Kristoffersen, known for his work in banking, finance, capital markets, M&A, and energy disputes. Ole Spiermann is a trusted advisor to Denmark’s leading financial institutions, while Jakob Lentz focuses on professional liability and insurance disputes. Lasse Mikkelsen brings expertise in energy, infrastructure, and management liability disputes. Recently promoted to partner, Josefine Movin Østergaard brings extensive expertise representing Danish and foreign companies in litigation and arbitration with a focus on ESG-related issues and marketing and consumer law.