Ms Line Marie Pedersen > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Denmark Offices
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
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Ms Line Marie Pedersen
Work Department
Real Estate & Environment
Position
Line Marie Pedersen has dealt with issues of environmental law for more than 20 years. Line is head of DLA Piper Denmark’s environmental law team as well as head of the Real Estate Practice Group in Copenhagen.
Line assists in particular Danish enterprises, institutions and public authorities in environmental matters. She has extensive experience in advising on environmental and wastewater discharge permits.
Moreover, she advises on the Danish Environmental Assessment Act, including the completion of environmental impact assessments and the issue of EIA permits. Line also provides assistance regarding registration and notification of contamination, planning of pollution abatement measures, clean-up issues, environmental compensation and environmental damage.
In addition, Line has in-depth knowledge of planning legislation, nature conservation and the construction of coast and climate protection measures as well as the erection of wind farms and other renewable energy facilities. Finally, she advises hazardous establishments especially in relation to the Danish Executive Order on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances.
Line lectures on issues of environmental law at the Association of Danish Law Firms.
She is also a member of the Executive Committee of Danske Miljøadvokater (Danish environmental lawyers) and the author of Contaminated Soil as well as the chapter entitled Regulation of real estate in Commercial criminal law, both published (in Danish only) by Karnov Group in 2015.
Career
Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2017
Partner, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2011-2017
Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2005-2011
Attorney, Lett, Vilstrup & Partnere (DLA Piper Denmark), 2001-2005
Assistant Attorney, Lett, Vilstrup & Partnere (DLA Piper Denmark), 1998-2001
Languages
Danish, English
Memberships
The Danish Environmental Law Society
Danske Miljøadvokater (Danish environmental lawyers)
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Environment
(Leading partners)DLA Piper Denmark
‘s environment department is a part of the firm’s wider real estate team, and stands out for its expertise in matters relating to liability for contaminated soil and environmental impact assessments. The team is headed up by Line Marie Pedersen, who is a renowned expert in the fields of municipality and local planning, environmental impact assessments, and climate change projects. Fellow key contact Per Vestergaard Pedersen has specialist knowledge and experience in environmental issues relating to minerals and mining, oil and gas, hydropower, and climate matters. Håkun Djurhuus
joined from Lundgrens in early 2025.
Denmark > Real estate and construction
DLA Piper Denmark is praised by clients for its ‘high standards and level of efficiency,’ focusing on real estate transactions together with project development and construction matters. Jointly led by Line Marie Pedersen and Kristian Skovgaard Larsen, the department is highly specialised within social housing, environmental projects, and lease-related matters, with Larsen handling contentious construction matters and related disputes. Emilie Møller brings ‘high expertise and skillset,’ advising on large-scale real estate deals in Denmark for leading local and international real estate investors. Another key member is Per Soon Larsen, who ‘deserves the highest praise’ and focuses on real estate M&A as well as project development and financing. Niels Gram-Hanssen joined the team from Lundgrens in early 2025.