Rasmus Holm Hansen > Poul Schmith > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

Poul Schmith
Kalvebod Brygge 32
1560 København V
Denmark
Rasmus Holm Hansen photo

Work Department

Rasmus is head of the firm’s construction department. Rasmus has 18 years’ experience offering legal advice on tendering, contracts and procurement-related issues as well as complex litigation matters within the construction sphere. Likewise, Rasmus has also been involved in some of the largest and most complex infrastructure and PPP projects. Rasmus represents both private and public owners, lenders, contractors and technical consultants and provides advice in English, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian.


Rasmus has extensive experience in conducting court cases and arbitration proceedings (national as well as international) within construction and infrastructure. Rasmus has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court.


Rasmus has significant experience with major urban development projects, where Rasmus has experience with a variety of different collaboration forms. Rasmus has acted both on the public and private sector in these often long-term projects, where Rasmus is often engaged as a trusted advisor throughout the project's lifespan.

Position

Partner, Attorney

Career

2017-
Head of our Construction group.

2016
Partner, Poul Schmith

2014
Junior Partner, Poul Schmith

2012 – 2013
High Potential Programme, Poul Schmith

2006
Poul Schmith

2006
Master of Law, Aarhus University

2004 – 2005
LL.M., King’s College London

Languages

Danish
English

Memberships

– The Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law (Dansk Selskab for Byggeret).
– The Danish Association for Procurement Law (Dansk Forening for Udbudsret).

Education

2015
PRINCE2® certified

2012 – 2013
High Potential Programme, Poul Schmith

2006
Master of Law, Aarhus University

2004 – 2005
LL.M., King’s College London

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > Real estate and construction

(Leading individuals)

Rasmus Holm Hansen – Poul Schmith 

Poul Schmith’s real estate and construction team is praised for providing ‘high-level legal advice on complex juridical matters’ and advises across the entire gamut of real estate transactions and projects, including commercial, industrial, residential and infrastructure-related issues. Four lawyers jointly head up the Copenhagen-based practice group: Rasmus Holm HansenKasper MortensenRikke Hoffensetz Andresen and Philip Prochownik. Hansen undertakes both contentious and non-contentious matters on behalf of both consultants and contractors, while Mortensen is a go-to name for a wide variety of work representing governmental agencies and public bodies, Prochownik focuses on transactional work, and Andresen comes highly recommended by clients for his ‘very good commercial understanding with a focus on finding solutions that get the deal done’.