Boris Frederiksen > Poul Schmith > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Poul Schmith Offices

Kalvebod Brygge 32
1560 København V
Denmark
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Boris Frederiksen

Work Department
Boris is a highly recognised specialist in the area with more than 30 years’ experience representing public and private clients in some of the most high-profile bankruptcies in the market. His practice includes expertise in all matters relating to insolvency law and protection of creditor interests, including contract administration, negotiating reorganisations, assessment of potential liabilities and managerial responsibility and establishment and management of guarantees and guarantee schemes, and he frequently acts as a trustee. Boris also has extensive experience in participating in and organizing complex multi jurisdiction litigation on a large scale. This often includes complex structures and fraud where his experience is second to none in the Danish market. He is the head of the largest team in these matters in Denmark.
Position
Partner, Attorney
Career
2017-
Partner-in-charge of Finance and Insolvency
2013
Certified insolvency lawyer
2013-
Chairman of the Executive Committee of Poul Schmith
2009 – 2017
Head of the firm’s group for Insolvency, Poul Schmith
1999
Partner, Poul Schmith
1995
Poul Schmith
1990 – 1995
Advokatfirmaet Kønig, Homann & Christoffersen (later Advokatfirmaet Sandager)
1988 – 1990
Assistant judge
Languages
Danish
English
Memberships
Boris is a board member of the Association of Danish Insolvency Lawyers. He is also a member of the International Bar Association.
Education
1988
Master of law, University of Copenhagen
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Insolvency
(Hall of Fame)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.’