Mr Per Vestergaard Pedersen > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper Denmark
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark

Work Department

Litigation & Regulatory

Position

Per Vestergaard Pedersen is partner in DLA Piper Denmark Law Firm.

Per provides advice and assistance to national and international enterprises and public authorities.

His main areas of work and specialisation are:

  • Logistics, transport, shipping and supply chains
  • Trade of goods and provision of services and agreement thereon
  • Commercial agreements and matters
  • Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters and related legal, regulatory, contractual and compliance matters
  • Sanctions and export control and related legal, regulatory, contractual and compliance matters
  • Electronic and digital documents, agreements and transactions
  • Energy and natural resources, including hydropower, other renewable energy, minerals and mining and oil and gas
  • Telecommunication and electronic communication networks and services
  • Space and satellite activities
  • National and international trade and investment
  • National and international governmental and public matters
  • International law, public international law, law of the sea and space law

Languages

Danish, English

Memberships

  • The International Bar Association (IBA)
  • The Danish Energy Law Society
  • The International Law Association (ILA)
  • The Danish branch of the Comité Maritime Internationale (CMI)
  • The Danish Association of Insurance Law (the Danish section of the
  • International Insurance Law Association, AIDA)
  • The Danish Bar and Law Society

Education

  • Board Member Education, Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and Børsen (2022)
  • Mediator, The Association of Danish Law Firms (2015)
  • Admitted to the Danish Bar (2003)
  • Master of Law, University of Aarhus (1995)

Lawyer Rankings

Denmark > Environment

DLA Piper Denmark‘s environment team sits within the wider real estate group and offers deep specialist expertise across the entire spectrum environmental law, chiefly advising on contaminated soil liability, transactions involving contaminated properties, municipality and local planning issues, environment impact assessments, climate change projects, waste regulation and environment liabilities, among others. Department head and ‘very skilled environmental lawyer’ Line Marie Pedersen is an expert in municipal and local planning, environmental impact assessments, climate change projects and contamination liability; while Per Vestergaard Pedersen is a long-time adviser to the Greenland Government in relation to hydropower, minerals and mining, environment and climate matters. At associate level, Christine Rahbek Lindhard advises private entities and public authorities on all aspects of planning and environmental law.

Denmark > Telecoms

DLA Piper Denmark‘s telecoms team has extensive experience within the telecoms industry and provides advice to major players in the Danish market, as well as assisting global companies in the telecoms, satellite and navigation system sectors. Practice co-head Sebastian Ingversen primarily advises telecoms clients on M&A and corporate matters, while fellow co-head Per Vestergaard Pedersen focuses on issues relating to telecoms and communications satellites, acting for a client base of national and international enterprises and public authorities.

Comparative Guides

Denmark: Shipping December 2023 This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Shipping laws and regulations applicable in Denmark.