Michael Kjær Lauritsen > Nielsen Nørager > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Nielsen Nørager Offices
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FREDERIKSBERGGADE 16
1459 COPENHAGEN K
Denmark
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Michael Kjær Lauritsen
Work Department
Dispute resolution and Litigation
Position
Michael Kjær Lauritsen is a partner at Nielsen Nørager and primarily works with contract law, insurance law, law of torts, construction law and the conduct of lawsuits and arbitration proceedings.
Michael advises and assists both Danish and foreign businesses and insurance companies in relation to actions for damages, insurance cases and disputes as well as arbitration proceedings at the arbitration tribunal and the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board. Michael renders advice in most types of cases regarding liability for damages and contract liability, including professional liability, management liability and product liability. Furthermore, Michael also has experience with cyber insurance including matters on insurance coverage as well as experience within the area of W&I insurance.
Michael is moreover acting as arbitrator and has by The Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society been appointed external examiner at the practical litigation test as part of the training for lawyers.
In 2019 Michael was included in Berlingske’s (A Danish Business paper) Talent100, which recognizes the 100 best talents in Denmark. https://www.berlingske.dk/karriere/advokat-med-stor-menneskeforstaaelse Michael was featured among 4 other attorneys in the category “Advisors”.
In 2008, Michael spent one semester at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. In 2012, Michael studied the subject Corporate Law and Corporate Governance at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Michael Kjær Lauritsen was born in 1984 and graduated from the University of Copenhagen in 2010.
Career
2013 – 2015 External lecturer in Security and Creditor Rights at the University of Copenhagen
2011 – 2014 External lecturer in Legal Methodology at the University of Copenhagen
Memberships
2017 – Board member of The Copenhagen Bar and Law Association (Københavns Advokatforening)
Education
2018 Certified Arbitrator
2015 Right of audience before the High Court
2013 Attorney
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Dispute resolution
Litigation at all levels of the court system and arbitration proceedings are the core work streams of the dispute resolution practice at Nielsen Nørager, with the team’s caseload including disputes related to insurance, tort law, financial services, competition, tax and M&A mandates. Real estate and construction disputes expert Michael Kjær Lauritsen and experienced EU litigator Henrik Peytz
jointly head up the practice group, which also includes Michael Wiisbye, who is another important port of call with extensive experience in insurance and tort law.