Mr Henrik Sjørslev > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Denmark
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark

Work Department

Finance, Project & Restructuring

Position

Henrik Sjørslev specialises in insolvency law and restructuring.

Henrik has long-standing hands-on experience and in-depth expertise within insolvency law, including bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings, advice relating to out-of-court turnaround processes, advice on the sale and purchase of distressed enterprises (distressed M&A) and advice to creditors with exposure to insolvent enterprises.

Moreover, Henrik deals with issues of general commercial law, including litigation and arbitration.

Henrik has handled restructurings within all major sectors and has been involved in a vast number of matters with international aspects.

In addition, Henrik is on the list of trustees regularly appointed by the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court and has been appointed to the panel of insolvency attorneys set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency within the judicial district of the Maritime and Commercial High Court.

Languages

Danish, English
 

Memberships

  • InsolEurope
  • The International Bar Association
  • Kuratorforeningen ved Sø- og Handelsretten (the association of trustees appointed by the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court)
  • Danske Insolvensadvokater (the Association of Danish Insolvency Lawyers)
  • Panel of Insolvency lawyers set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency 

Education

  • Certified insolvency lawyer, Danske Insolvensadvokater (the association of Danish insolvency lawyers) (2016)
  • Admitted to the Danish Bar (1994)
  • Master of Law, University of Copenhagen (1991)

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > Insolvency

(Leading individuals)

Henrik Sjørslev – DLA Piper Denmark

DLA Piper Denmark’s finance, projects and restructuring team is known in the marketplace for being ‘very skilled, business-minded and always ready to work on finding solutions for the clients and cases they are working on’. The specialist Nordic practice group routinely handles all aspects of cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. Three lawyers jointly head the department: distressed business expert Henrik Sjørslev and Jørgen Flodgaard lead alongside Per Astrup Madsen, who is a key contact for ongoing bankruptcy estates and in-court restructurings. Agricultural-sector restructuring specialist Trine Hasselbalch is another key member of the team.