Mr Håkun Djurhuus > DLA Piper Denmark > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper Denmark Offices
Oslo Plads 2
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
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Mr Håkun Djurhuus
Work Department
Energy & Natural Resources
Position
Håkun Djurhuus is highly specialised within litigation, construction law and environmental law, including public law and expropriation. Håkun has more than 30 years’ experience in providing advice on environmental law issues to public authorities, private enterprises as well as private individuals. Håkun ranks among Denmark’s leading experts within environmental law, and his experience spans all key aspects of environmental, planning and zoning law.
Håkun has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court, where he has conducted no less than 25 cases.
Furthermore, Håkun has conducted more than 500 legal and arbitration proceedings before the Danish ordinary courts, the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board, the Danish Institute of Arbitration, the LCIA (The London Court of International Arbitration) and the ICC.
Håkun has vast lecturing experience and has lectured at courses for legal professionals in particular; moreover, he often gives lectures and holds courses on litigation, construction and environmental law.
Since 2009, Håkun has been a minister-appointed expert member of the Danish Energy Board of Appeal.
Career
Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2025
Partner, Lundgrens, 2021-2025
Partner, Bech-Bruun Law Firm P/S, 2012-2021
Partner, Lind Cadovius Law Firm, 2002-2012
Partner, Brix Jensen Havemann Djurhuus Law Firm, 1997-2002
Assistant Attorney, Attorney and later Partner, Pedersen & Jantzen Law Firm, 1989-1997
Languages
English
Memberships
The Environmental Damage Committee (minister-appointed expert member), since 2025
The Danish Energy Complaints Board (minister-appointed expert member), since 2009, reappointed in 2021 and 2025
Danish Industry’s Environmental Law Panel, since 2014
The Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society’s Litigation Committee, since 2011
Danish Industry’s Environmental Committee, since 2011
The Executive Committee of Danske Miljøadvokater (Danish environmental lawyers), since 2010
The environmental law committee of the Association of Danish Law Firms, since 2008
Foreningen Højesteretsskranken (a Danish association of experienced supreme court litigators), since 2007
The Board of Representatives and Board of Directors of the Danish Institute of Arbitration (appointed by the Danish Bar and Law Society), since 2006
The Body of Examiners at the Faculty of Law, the Master of Law and Master programmes in Energy and Environmental Law, 2005 -2018
The Executive Committee of the Foundation of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences; Jord & Grundvand (appointed by the Danish Bar and Law Society), 1998-2018
Expert panel for modernisation of Danish environmental and nature legislation (minister-appointed member, on the recommendation of the Danish Bar and Law Society and the Association of Danish Law Firms), 2014-2017
The Danish Institute of Arbitration’s committee for the revision of the Danish Arbitration Act, 2013-2017
The Environmental Law Committee of the Danish Bar Association 1993-2008