Mr Claes Wildfang > DAHL Law Firm > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

DAHL Law Firm
HAMMERENSGADE 6, 3
1267 COPENHAGEN K
Denmark

Work Department

Dispute Resolution & IPR

Position

Partner Claes Wildfang is an experienced litigator where his primary focus lies within IP (currently ranked in IP) and corporate matters.

Furthermore, Claes has experience in cross border litigation in India, France, Germany, UK and USA as well in bound as out bound. His litigation experience ranges from the ordinary courts to arbitration.

He has a long-standing relationship with the local university (Aarhus University), where he has taught international arbitration to the Vis Moot team for the past five years, and he has a strong grasp on different arbitration rules.

Claes is appointed by the Danish Bar Association (Advokatnævnet) as one of the few lawyers to represent the Bar Association in litigation matters.

He is a regular in the High Courts and Commercial and Maritime Court (a specialized court in IP and trade cases) and has to date tried 9 cases in the Supreme Court, to which he has held an admission since 2007.

Finally, Claes is regularly appointed as an arbitrator in commercial disputes.

Career

2017-present: Partner, DAHL Law Firm

2009: Partner, DLA Piper Denmark

Languages

Danish
English

Memberships

Member of The Association of Danish Law Firms

Member of International Trademark Association (INTA)

Education

1999: Mater of Laws, Aarhus University

1996: Bachelor, Business Administration and Commercial Law, Aarhus Business School

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > Dispute resolution

DAHL Law Firm‘s robust dispute resolution practice group focuses on commercial mandates, with a strong track record in post-M&A disputes and insurance-related litigation and arbitration. Claes Wildfang leads the team and is an important name to note for cross-border IP disputes. Peter Henrik Würtz specialises in insurance and tort law, while Niels Wulff is extremely experienced in contentious matters in the construction industry.

Denmark > Intellectual property

DAHL Law Firm‘s team is led by Claes Wildfang who has strong skills in IP litigation and arbitration and Søren Wolder, who has extensive experience with regards to both prosecution and enforcement of intellectual property rights. The team advises clients within textiles and fashion, interior and design, IT, music, entertainment and sports, gaming, media and news, sourcing and trading, food, and industrial manufactures. In May 2023, Robert Jønsson was promoted to equity partner.