Sune Fugleholm > Poul Schmith > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

Poul Schmith
Kalvebod Brygge 32
1560 København V
Denmark
Sune Fugleholm photo

Work Department

Sune Fugleholm specializes in constitutional and administrative law matters, including human rights and administrative negligence. Sune Fugleholm advises and litigates in all regulatory matters with particular focus on energy law. His work currently ranges from advising the Danish Government on IT-systems for automated administrative decision making to litigating a number of constitutional law matters. He has tried more than 75 cases before the Supreme Court and appeared in courts of 1. instance as well as appellate courts in Denmark and the European Court of Justice. In 2006 Sune Fugleholm received the Christrup Prize for excellence in litigation.

Position

Partner, Attorney

Career

2006
Christrup-Prisen 2006

2003 – 2007
Chairman of the firm’s executive committee

1998 – 2017
Head of the firm’s department for constitutional and administrative law

1995
Partner, Poul Schmith

1992 –
Poul Schmith

1991 – 1992
Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York

1986 – 1990
Poul Schmith

Languages

Danish
English

Memberships

Member of the board of the association of Danish Supreme Court lawyers.

Education

2016
Certificate, The Arbitrator Education by Danske Advokater (The association of Danish Law Firms)

2015
PRINCE2® certified

1996
Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court.

1991
LL.M. University of Michigan

1989
Admitted to practice law in 2006.

1986
Master of law, University of Copenhagen

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > Energy

Poul Schmith‘s energy supply and offshore energy department provide clients with the full range of advice across every major energy type, including natural gas, renewables, electricity, oil and gas, and water, handling issues along the entire energy value chain. In addition to the team’s core strength in traditional energy matters, utilities work, and infrastructure projects, it also has a deep-rooted knowledge of commercial projects. The team is co-led by Klint Klingberg-Jensen, who advises on a wide range of offshore matters; Sune Fugleholm, who is the primary adviser to the Danish Government regarding the energy and utility sectors; and public law expert Jesper Nørøxe.

Denmark > Dispute resolution

(Leading individuals)

Sune FugleholmPoul Schmith

Poul Schmith acts for public and private clients in a broad range of dispute resolution matters, including domestic and international arbitrations, appearing before tribunals, ad hoc panels, and the Supreme Court. Experienced tax litigator Sune Riisgaard heads up the department, which includes Sune Fugleholm, who is known for his representation of the Danish government at an international level, including before the ECJ. Tomas Ilsøe Andersen is a specialist in complex commercial litigation and multi-sector international arbitration work, while Kasper Mortensen is a key name for high-profile disputes relating to construction and real estate projects, IT systems and acquisitions. Elsewhere within the group, Paw Fruerlund is an important point of contact for technology, investment and administrative disputes.