Mr Per Vestergaard Pedersen > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Denmark Offices
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
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Mr Per Vestergaard Pedersen
Work Department
Shipping and transport
Position
Per Vestergaard Pedersen advises Danish and international companies and public authorities. For more than 20 years, Per has advised and assisted companies in relation to shipping, transport, logistics, trade in goods as well as commercial agreements and matters. His assistance includes, among other matters, drafting of standard agreements and negotiation and making of agreements and their application in practice.
Per also advices and assists companies in relation to sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and rules thereon and companies’ policies, procedures, reports, due diligence and agreement thereon.
Per also has many years of experience in providing advice and assistance to companies and public authorities regarding natural resources, energy, environment, climate and international law. He also provides advice on telecommunications and communications satellites.
Per advises and assists companies on the interpretation and application of rules on sanctions and expert controls as well as in relation to drafting and applying policies and procedures regarding compliance with the rules in that respect.
Per is the author of the book “Transport Law: introduction to the rules on transport of goods” (title in Danish: “Transportret – introduktion til reglerne om transport af gods”) and author and co-author of other books and articles on legal matters.
Career
Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2017
Partner, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2012-2017
Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2011-2012
Attorney, Bech-Bruun Law Firm P/S, 2003-2011
Assistant Attorney, Bech-Bruun Law Firm P/S, 2001-2003
Legal Officer, UN, Geneva, 2001
Research Fellow, University of Oslo, 1996-2001
Languages
Danish, English
Memberships
The International Bar Association (IBA)
The Danish Climate and Energy Law Society
The Danish branch of the Comité Maritime International (CMI)
International Law Association (ILA)
The Danish Association of Insurance Law (the Danish section of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA))
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Greenland > Foreign firms
Per Vestergaard Pedersen leads the Greenland practice at DLA Piper Denmark
and is experienced in the energy and natural resources sectors, where he acts for a varied roster of enterprises and public authorities. Camilla Bjørslev Paulsen also contributes to the practice, with notable expertise in utilities issues, procurement mandates and contract law, as does Michael Klöcker, who focuses on competition matters.
Denmark > Environment
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.