Mr Henrik Kleis > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Denmark Offices
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
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Mr Henrik Kleis
Work Department
Litigation & Regulatory
Position
Henrik Kleis provides advice and assistance to enterprises and public authorities, particularly within the areas of shipping, aviation, transport, ports, energy and infrastructure.
He is highly experienced in board duties and mergers and acquisitions.
Moreover, Henrik has conducted a vast number of legal proceedings before the Danish Supreme Court, the Danish High Courts and arbitration tribunals.
Henrik is the author of numerous articles on transport related issues and gives lectures on transport, and teaches maritime law, freight forwarding etc.
Languages
Danish, English
Memberships
- European Air Law Association
- Association of Aircargohandlers in Denmark
- CMI (Comité Maritime International)
- IBA (International Bar Association)
- ILA (International Law Association)
- Chairman, ATG (Aarhus Transport Group)
- Chairman, Aarhus City Association
- BusinessAarhus
- BusinessSilkeborg
- Danish Supreme Bar Association
- British Chamber of Commerce
- Danish-UK Chamber of Commerce
- The Danish Arbitration Association
- Transport Economic Association
- The European Maritime Development Centre
- ESPO – European Sea Ports Organisation, Legal Committee
- Board Institute
- Danish Wind Industry Association
- IRU – International Road Transport Union – legal
- Arctic Business Network
Education
- Admitted to the Danish Bar (1982)
- Master of Law, University of Aarhus (1979)
Lawyer Rankings
Denmark > Shipping and transport
(Leading individuals)DLA Piper Denmark
leverages its cross-border expertise to advise domestic and international clients in relation to traditional shipping and transport matters, including drafting, negotiation and preparation of shipping agreements and documents, terms of carriage, sale and purchase of vessels and ship finance, among others. Department head Henrik Kleis has over 35 years of experience in the industry and works closely with shipping lines, freight forwarder and Danish ports. Christian Benedictsen-Nislev‘s expertise extends across contracts of carriage and shipbuilding contracts, as well as financing, commercial contracts, public procurement and corporate transactions within the shipping and transport industry.