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

Poul Schmith
Kalvebod Brygge 32
1560 København V
Denmark
Boris Frederiksen photo

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)

Boris FrederiksenPoul Schmith

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.’