Mr Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen > Viltoft > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
Viltoft Offices
GOTHERSGADE 109
1123 COPENHAGEN K
Denmark
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Mr Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen
Work Department
Specialist areas: Dispute resolution, construction and public procurement.
Position
Partner.
Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen advises public and private sector clients and technical consultants on all aspects of construction including infrastructure and public procurement. He assists in drafting and negotiating contracts and in designing and handling tenders for public works and other public contracts.
Dispute resolution (arbitration, litigation and mediation) is a particular area of expertise for Peter. He handles not only construction and infrastructure disputes and professional negligence disputes within technical consultancy, but also commercial, contractual and public law disputes. He is a certified arbitrator and mediator. In 2013, he sat as a Temporary Judge at the High Court of Eastern Denmark. Since 2017, he has been member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR.
Peter also advises on real estate transactions and projects, including public-private urban development projects and other PPPs. He has extensive general commercial, contracts and corporate law experience.
Peter has achieved recognition in Chambers Europe, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal.
Peter has recently advised clients on matters such as:
- Drafting and tendering of contracts for the lightrail project in Odense (Odense Letbane) and the Greater Copenhagen Area (Ring 3), covering civil works, transportation systems, rolling stock and maintenance and operation
- Drafting and tendering of contracts for infrastructure works in connection with the Copenhagen Metro
- Drafting and tendering of contracts for urban development PPP projects as well as establishing public-private urban development companies (NærHeden, Høje Taastrup C, etc.)
- Tender of insurance services relating to infrastructure projects
- Tender of it development contract
- Ongoing legal assistance to technical consultants (architects and engineers) and contractors on building and construction projects
He has also been involved in litigation and arbitration concerning:
- Delay and additional claims of contractors in connection with the Copenhagen Metro project
- Delay and disruption related to projects within the district heating sector
- All-risks insurance cover for construction defects in newly constructed commercial buildings and other insurance claims disputes
- Product liability in the building and construction industry
- Fees and liability of technical consultants in relation to large public construction projects such as mega-hospital projects
- Professional negligence of technical consultants, attorneys and company directors
As arbitrator Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen has been appointed in 20+ ad hoc and institutional arbitrations regarding shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, M&A, real estate and insurance disputes as well as contractual disputes in a number of areas such as building and construction, IT and energy. He has experience both as chairman, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator, interim arbitration and as arbitrator in expedited arbitration procedures.
Peter is the co-author (with Michael Gjedde-Nielsen et al.) of ABR 18: General Conditions for Consulting Services, Karnov Group, 1st edition, 2021.
Peter is also the co-author (with Jakob Juul) of Danish Arbitration (“Voldgiftsret”), Karnov Group, 3rd edition 2017.
Career
Admitted to the Supreme Court, 2022
Partner, VILTOFT, 2014-
Temporary Judge, the High Court of Eastern Denmark, 2013
Certified arbitrator, the Association of Danish Law Firms, 2013
Admitted to the High Court, 2012
Attorney, VILTOFT, 2010-2013
Foreign intern, Essex Court Chambers (Toby Landau QC), London, 2008
Stagiaire, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, 2008
Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2007
Assistant attorney and attorney, Bruun & Hjejle, 2004-2010
Languages
Peter speaks the Scandinavian languages, English and French.
Memberships
Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (since 2017)
Board member and co-founder of Young Arbitrators Copenhagen (YAC) (2013-2020, chairman 2017-2019).
Member of the working group of the Danish Institute of Arbitration concerning dispute boards in construction and other long-running contracts (2013).
Member of the working group of the Association of Danish Law Firms about forms of remuneration (2013-2014).
Volunteer advisor, Copenhagen Legal Aid (2002-2012).
Member of the Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law, the Danish Association for Procurement Law, the Danish Arbitration Association, Young Arbitrators Stockholm (SCC) and the Young International Arbitration Group (LCIA).
Education
Certified mediator, The Association of Danish Law Firms, 2020
LL.M., University of Cambridge, England, 2008
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Copenhagen, 2004
Studies at New York University School of Law, USA, 2002
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > EU, competition and public procurement
Viltoft’s public procurement department represents public and private sector clients across a full range of cross-border matters, including complex litigation and public procurement issues arising from large-scale projects. Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen is highly experienced in competition law matters and comes recommended as ‘very dedicated and solution oriented’. He co-leads the practice with the ‘very pragmatic, skilled and hands on’ Eva Olesen.
Denmark > Dispute resolution
Specialist boutique firm Viltoft is renowned for its strong emphasis on dispute resolution within the fields of construction, real estate and public procurement, with a strong track record in handling complex litigation and arbitration cases. The group also undertakes general disputes work, including contractual, corporate, shareholder and general commercial matters, as well as labour and employment cases. Practice leader Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen comes highly recommended as ‘a top performing attorney with deep experience within his field and a sense of the important issues‘. Henrik Hauge Andersen has notable experience in complex disputes arising out of the construction sector, while Morten Ruben Brage maintains his robust practice emphasising construction, procurement and environmental cases.
Denmark > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals)Praised by clients as a ‘leading construction firm in construction law and public procurement in Denmark’, boutique construction firm Viltoft acts on behalf of private and public owners, contractors, technical advisers and real estate developers on the entire gamut of construction-related work, with noted expertise in contentious matters. Practice co-head Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen is a go-to name for urban development projects, commercial real estate transactions and arbitration proceedings, while fellow co-head Henrik Hauge Andersen has notable experience in disputes arising out of the space. Eva Olesen is another important point of contact for sophisticated construction projects, and Morten Ruben Brage advises on public procurement work and transactional issues. Steen Hellmann departed the firm to join Gorrissen Federspiel in 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Denmark > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Denmark
- Dispute resolution Denmark
- EU, competition and public procurement Denmark