Mathias Juul Holter > Poul Schmith > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Poul Schmith Offices
Kalvebod Brygge 32
1560 København V
Denmark
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Mathias Juul Holter
Work Department
Mathias Juul Holter focuses on business-related matters, including insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, finance law and litigation. He has extensive and wide experience in the administration of complex/cross-border bankruptcy estates, handling creditor positions, litigation and in providing advice on insurance law matters, and he advises both Danish and foreign authorities and businesses in such areas. He is also co-heading our international committee. Mathias is very experienced in protecting the interests of creditors, including dealing with struggling businesses, transfers of undertakings, collection/recovery of receivables as well as matters involving attachment, injunctions, execution, etc. Mathias is also an experienced litigator in the areas of insolvency law and business law, including in particular in respect of avoidance, management liability and bankruptcy-related disqualification, and he appears as an advocate before all Danish courts including the Supreme Court. Through dealing with struggling companies Mathias has also gained great insight into the management, operation and finances of a business. Mathias is a certified insolvency lawyer and a trained project manager (PRINCE2 certified), and he has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court. Moreover, Mathias has unique insight of insurance law matters, including in connection with cross-border activities in particular.
Position
Partner, Attorney
Career
2024: INSEAD – Executive Board Programme
2022 – Now: Certified insolvency lawyer
2021: University of Cambridge – The Law Firm Partner as Leader
2019 – 2022: Certified insolvency lawyer
2017 – Now: Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court
2017: PRINCE2® certified
2016 – 2019: Certified insolvency lawyer
2013 – 2016: Certified insolvency lawyer
2012 – 2016: Lecturer in the subject “Security and creditor rights”, University of Copenhagen
2011 – Now: Poul Schmith
2007 – 2011: Lund Elmer Sandager Law Firm
2006 – 2007: State Administration for Central Jutland
2005: Master of Law, Aarhus University
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Insolvency
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘market leading’ insolvency practice at Poul Schmith is highly regarded for its expertise in managing all aspects of insolvency and restructuring, including large-scale cross-border matters and advising Denmark’s public sector. Practice leader Boris Frederiksen
, described as a ‘lawyer at the top of his game,’ is renowned for his exceptional negotiation skills in complex restructurings. The ‘wonderful litigator’ Cathrine Wollenberg Zittan specialises in debtor restructuring, bankruptcy administration, asset tracing, and debt collections, while Rune Derno offers expertise in financial sector bankruptcies, uncovering fraudulent business schemes. Mathias Juul Holter is a notable figure in cross-border insolvency matters, praised for ‘simplifying even the most complex legal issues.’