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‘Very commercially savvy team with a hands-on attitude.’

‘Experienced and connected globally to facilitate multi-national transactions.’

‘The Nordic coverage provided by DLA supports our business operations and M&A activity in an excellent way.’

‘We have worked with John Svenson in several situations and find him very proactive and constructive and adding significant value to our projects.’

‘Global reach, high professionalism and an in-depth commercial understanding in relation to legal issues.’

‘Strong analytical and business savvy competences.’

‘Availability, knowledge, negotiation skills, experience and ability to understand the client’s business.’

‘Commercially focused – getting the deal done and attention to what really matters in the negotiations. Ability to draw on highly specialised people within DLA worldwide.’

‘Good counselling and service and good information.’

‘Strong commitment to solving client’s problems. Easy to work with.’

‘Strong leadership by Jacob Christiansen, who is regarded as a leading expert in his field.’

‘DLA Piper are good at quickly connecting the right competencies to a task. It is solved in a short time and with fair use of economy.’

‘They are good at understanding our industry and the issues associated with it. We therefore always get the correct service as we expect.’

‘The practice is unique due to great insight into the sector as well as our company. Provides professional value-adding advice targeted at our company. At the same time, they have an extremely large network as assistance is always possible if it is outside their core competence.’

‘I have experienced a very dedicated and service-minded team.’

‘Long experience and expertise in environmental legislation and practice.’

‘I have always experienced DLA Piper as a very professional and committed partner with extensive experience and a unique knowledge within environmental legislation in Denmark. We consider DLA Piper to be one of the leading law firms in Denmark.’

‘I have always experienced Line as a very competent partner who can explain the legal issues in a way that is understandable to non-legal experts. Line always follows up on the task and is always available when there is a need for clarifying questions from the client. I have experienced a very good collaboration between Lene and lawyer Dorte Kirkeskov Carlsson who together have formed a very strong team.’

‘Line Marie Petersen is one of the most respected and recognized lawyers with many years of experience in environmental law in Denmark. She has gathered a team of highly qualified lawyers around her given the perfect balance between skills and cost-effective.’

‘Line and her team maintain a particularly high legal level in the field of environmental law. Line has an in-depth knowledge of special contamination of soil and groundwater both in relation to the legal framework and insurance coverage.’

‘They are skilled and thorough, but not least they have excellent commercial approach to solving the problems. In addition, Line in particular has a good technical understanding of soil and groundwater pollution management. The team consists of a good mix of both men and women, as well as experienced and younger lawyers. The tasks are placed where it makes the best sense in relation to the complexity of the matter.’

‘Line is a very skilled environmental lawyer. She is also kind, pleasant, attentive and good at listening to client needs. In addition, she is always available and will return quickly.’

‘Innovative solutions to rescuing insolvent companies and saving jobs in the midst of the pandemic crisis.’

‘Responsive, fair and multifaced skills that embrace not only insolvency issues but also commercial and strategic issues.’

‘The team is involved in a variety of cases pertaining to the Danish Guarantee Fund for Non-life Insurers and has thereby developed a unique insight in the winding up of insurance companies.’

‘Henrik Sjørslev is very knowledgeable and able to come up with solutions to almost all problems.’

‘DLA Piper is large in Denmark and has an international approach to the tasks that no other law firm has in Denmark. In addition, their network ensures an international perspective. DLA Piper is among the leading lawyers in M&A and Insolvency.’

‘I know several of the insolvency lawyers in DLA Piper, but this year I have had assignments and meetings with Trine Hasselbalch. Trine is a very proactive lawyer who cultivates relationships with clients and other advisers. Trine is professionally skilled and always has an answer to complex issues. In addition, Trine is a pleasant person.’

‘We have without exception experienced an exceptionally high professional standard as well a most service-minded approach.’

‘We experienced partner Pernille Sølling as an expert in Danish insurance law, second to none as well as a service-minded adviser.’

‘Super customer service and are always super at discussing strategy.’

‘Pernille is always up to date on practice and is extremely competent in court.’

‘Commercially oriented and focused on solutions.’

‘The team seems to be working very well together, also with the other Nordic practices. It is a great advantage for Nordic transactions that the cooperation and flexibility is smooth.’

‘Joachim Kundert Jensen is very practical and has a quick approach to the assignments.’

‘Nicolai Rothemejer Hansen is a very competent associate, who is on top of a transaction, flexible and responsive.’

‘Ulrich Hejle and Cecilie Markvart Haugsted are always available and deliver on time.’

‘Professionally qualified and service-minded.’

‘DLA Piper’s insurance team is very well renovated and has a great insight into life insurance products, financial regulation and practice.’

‘Pernille Sølling has outstanding and unique insight into life insurance and pensions. She understands the business, financial regulation and the actuarial technique.’

‘The team is absolutely flexible.’

‘Excellent commercial/business understanding, short, accurate and to the point legal advice directly applicable in daily practice, good understanding of needs in the future legal framework.’

‘DLA is a solid force in the Danish market.’

‘The team is quick to respond and come up with drafts for solving a task.’

‘The team are versatile, fast and accurate in their counselling and extremely knowledgeable within their legal field. They handle small cases and large legal projects with the same zeal.’

‘You know that when Michael Klöcker is on the other side, you are in for a hard time where you have to be on your toes. He’s a very smart lawyer, knows his law and his background at the DCCA has given him an understanding of how the authority works and how to deal with them.’

‘The team has excellent insights in IT and a good commercial understanding. They are easy to work with and highly efficient.’

‘Jon Lauritzen stands out!’

‘Together this team can cover all questions I have. Working in the entertainments business, my clients often need help with more than just the normal label or publishing deals, and DLA can always provide the right people to each task.’

‘They have more knowledge and always find the time and headspace to understand my situation and to come with the right solutions.’

‘The Media and Entertainment industry in Denmark is rather small and there is only a limited amount of skilled and experienced practices. DLA Piper has proven its’ unique skill set for many years now.’

‘The skillset and experience is generated from the long experience and competencies of Jens Krogh Petersen.’

‘DLA Piper Denmark has provided great services to us and our portfolio company over the last year. We look forward to working with them again on another Danish deal in the future.’

‘Excellent availability and flexibility during the entire transaction process. Very solution-oriented and pragmatic. Ensured a very smooth process.’

‘Emilie Møller has excellent knowledge of the real estate market and applies her know-how to transaction processes to the benefit of the client. Her management of transactions is best in class.’

‘High availability, great flexibility and always the right resources for the job. DLA Piper is doing great in delegating complex tasks to other colleagues within the firm and provide good access to other partners/specialty areas.’

‘Good in all aspects of the process. Extremely customer-focused and oriented. Good knowledge of all matters of the transaction.’

‘Jakob Nielsen – very professional, all sound advice.’

‘Solid knowledge, competitive fees and dedicated staff.’

‘Christian Benedictsen-Nislev – Business mindset and commercial knowledge about the market. Knowledge about the shipping and transport market. Easy to work with and keeps tight deadlines.’

‘Very dedicated, good collaboration.’

‘Partners have shipping insight apart from being experts in public tender issues.’

‘Partner Christian Benedictsen-Nislev has an MBA in shipping and a keen interest in all issues related to that sector.’

‘Per Vestergaard Pedersen: very professional, passionate about his work, if needed, always available to discuss matters, very knowledgeable in logistics, has more than 20 years of work experience, a very trusted partner, armed with can-do attitude and very strong.’

‘Jakob Schilder-Knudsen and Mario Fernandez are both outstanding tax and VAT advisers. They have expertise that is second to none in the Danish market.’

‘Deep market knowledge and always available.’

‘Mario Fernandez is one of the leading VAT and indirect tax lawyers in Denmark.’

‘Jakob Schilder-Knudsen is in my opinion the best tax lawyer in Denmark. He has in-depth knowledge of transaction-related taxes and has a pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.’

‘Jakob Knudsen is without a doubt one of the most competent lawyers I have ever come across.’

‘Daniel Markussen is very good in providing counsel so that I see the situation from more than my side which is very useful when the goal is to find a solution that works for both sides. He has helped me with several cases and solved them outside the court and I highly recommend him.’

‘Availability. Great persons to work with – experts in their field.’

‘The team is effective and timely and does not waste time with unnecessary meetings and touchpoints, but makes sure the client is well informed. All in all the team has been a pleasure to work with which is highly due to Daniel Markussen and his persona.’

‘Daniel Markussen has from the beginning been very concerned with getting an overview of what actually mattered to me as a client and which expectations were realistic and which we needed to address. Daniel is very straightforward, honest and is able to quickly pin down the facts and create outstanding solutions. Daniel has a broad and deep competence within employment practice, which comes to light in his legal advice.’

‘The team is very competent and experienced. They are very responsive, flexible and are always available.’

‘The team is very solution-oriented and we are always presented with good and specific advice which is useful for our business.’

‘Very efficient and commercially sound advice from the whole team.’

‘I have worked with Annemette Ellermann for more than 20 years. She is the best!’