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Alexander Severance

Alexander Severance’s energy and renewables practice has a special focus on fixed and floating offshore wind projects. He has worked extensively in the offshore wind space since 2011. Prior to joining DLA Piper, Alexander was a Lead Counsel with the leading offshore wind turbine OEM, where he managed a multinational team of seven qualified attorneys. He also provided primary legal support and negotiated multi-project, multi-year, and multi-jurisdictional framework agreements, turbine supply agreements, service and maintenance agreements and related supporting agreements for some of the leading offshore wind turbine OEM’s largest, most complex, innovative, and award-winning wind projects around the globe. These included both fixed-bottom and floating wind farm projects. Alexander regularly writes and publishes on a variety of legal topics related to the offshore wind sector.

Anders Hosbond Nielsen

Anders Nielsen advises primarily IT and technology-driven enterprises on commercial-law issues. He is widely experienced in dispute resolution and the conduct of litigation and arbitration on issues of IT law. Moreover, he was appointed as advisor to persons called to testify before the second Danish commission of inquiry regarding Tibet and still performs this role in respect of the Danish commission of inquiry regarding the Danish customs and tax administration (SKAT). Anders is widely experienced in negotiating and concluding complex IT contracts relating to the development, operation and maintenance of IT systems. He also assists in relation to licence agreements, subcontracts, etc. Furthermore, he provides specialist advice within data protection law, including on compliance, risk management, data security, impact assessments and security breaches. In addition, Anders is an experienced lecturer and has lectured at a large number of external courses within his specialities.

Anders Julius Tengvad

Anders Julius Tengvad specialises in dispute resolution as well as the law of damages and insurance law. Anders has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and assisted clients in major lawsuits, such as lawsuits involving Roskilde Bank, BIOS and Johan Schlüter Law Firm. He is also a certified arbitrator and has long-standing experience in conducting international arbitration proceedings under the auspices of various arbitration institutes. Anders has been involved in resolving several disputes before arbitration tribunals and the Danish courts, in particular concerning contractual and non-contractual damages, such as disputes relating to breach of contract, professional liability, management liability and product liability. In recent years, Anders has handled an increasing number of arbitration disputes arisen following M&A transactions. Within the field of insurance law, he advises insurance companies and businesses on all coverage issues relating to i.a., management liability insurance, crime insurance, cyber insurance, commercial and product liability insurance as well as buildings and contents insurance. In that connection, Anders has assisted in resolving a large number of disputes. Anders is co-founder of Young Arbitration Copenhagen (YAC), the Danish “under forties” arbitration association. He is also a professional board member and Chairman of i.a., the Executive Committee of the Danish foundation Hørslev Fonden & Arkitekt Anton Frederiksen og Hustrus Familielegat.

Andreas Egeblad Arendt

Andreas Egeblad Arendt deals with commercial and company law with a particular focus on corporate reorganisations as well as national and international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) within a variety of sectors such as IT, retail, shipping, transport and logistics. Andreas has acted for clients such as IT Relation A/S, Cookie Information and A.J. Eriksen Holding. He also advises on venture investment within a wide range of sectors, providing assistance relating to shareholders’ agreements, capital increases, investment agreements and warrant programs, etc. Moreover, Andreas has extensive experience in internal as well as external project management, coordinating and managing teams and specialists across practice groups. In that connection, he is regularly in contact with clients, providing commercial advice to them. He previously lectured in Basic Tax Law and EU Law at Aalborg University. In addition, he authored the article “Amendments to the Danish Companies Act”, published (in Danish only) in Nordisk Tidsskrift for Selskabsret (a Scandinavian company-law periodical) in 2018, and he contributed to DLA Piper Denmark’s podcasts on the Danish Investment Screening Act in 2022 and on the M&A market in 2023.

Anette Moll Berg

Anette Moll Berg advises especially on intellectual property rights, focusing on trademarks and designs as well as on marketing law and commercial contracts. She caters for clients particularly within retail, fashion and design, but also for clients in other sectors such as the industrial and technology sectors, the life science sector and the food industry. Anette primarily advises clients working in design, fashion, arts and crafts, etc. on issues of trademark and copyright law. Her clients include Danish luxury lighting design company Louis Poulsen and she is its regular trademark advisor, handling trademarks, designs and copyright interests as well as advising on IP infringements etc. Anette assists clients in the selection and design of trademarks, in registration strategies relating to trademarks and designs as well as in the use and enforcement of rights. Anette also provides advice on issues of marketing and consumer law. Finally, Anette assists in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. Anette lectures in IP and marketing law and has authored a chapter on design law in Danish Intellectual Property Law I (published in Danish only), Gads Forlag and DIFI, 2019.

Anne Louise Haack Andersen

Anne Louise Haack Andersen specialises in social housing/subsidised housing and project development and has, for many years, assisted social housing organisations, pension companies, property developers and investors in matters concerning the realisation of social or private residential housing projects and major real-estate transactions. Anne Louise is head of DLA Piper Denmark’s social housing team and highly specialised in the legal affairs of social housing organisations; she is widely experienced in the development of social housing areas as well as in completing property-development projects for social and private housing units. Anne Louise advises on all aspects of project development, matters concerning renovation and new construction, including local-plan processes, tender proceedings, creating new properties, organising ownership structures, financing, due diligence, negotiating and concluding contracts as well as completing real-estate transactions. In her advisory services, Anne Louise combines her commercial understanding of property development and talent in managing and driving comprehensive processes with a solution-oriented approach to ensure progress and increased value with a focus on the project's success criteria. Anne Louise is often involved in pre-legislative work within her field and has, over the years, assisted social housing organisations and public authorities in preparing a number of important models for the purpose of realising mixed private-social housing construction and developing housing areas, including the delegated employer model. She has also advised on the regulation of private land development companies. Finally, Anne Louise provides advice in complex regulatory matters within her field, including on implementing master plans and conversion plans, financing, handling major related legal cases in the event of rehousing of tenants, organising secondary activities and, finally, solving supervisory issues.

Artur Bugsgang specialises in tax law and has thorough knowledge of personal income tax and corporate tax as well as VAT and indirect taxes. Artur has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court. In 2018, he was given a fellow lawyers’ award, Sagførernes Auktioners Legat, in recognition of his contribution as a member of the Fiscal Affairs Committee (whose tasks include preparing consultation responses to the Danish Ministry of Taxation) under the Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society. Artur has a wealth of experience in advising international groups on Danish tax issues in connection with company transactions and reorganisations. He also provides tax law advice relating to dividend tax, payment of dividend and share option schemes, etc. Moreover, Artur advises on tax and company law in connection with the sale and purchase of enterprises, ownership transition, capital injection, mergers and demergers. He also provides general business advice in connection with the operation of enterprises, focusing on e.g. incentive schemes. Finally, he advises on VAT and indirect taxes, including car registration taxes. Artur has, furthermore, conducted a number of cases before the Danish courts. Artur was a part-time lecturer in tax law at the University of Copenhagen for more than 20 years. In addition, he has authored various articles on tax, VAT and financial services in a number of Danish and international journals.

Camilla Bjørslev Paulsen

Camilla Bjørslev Paulsen specialises in procurement law and advises in the interfaces between public and private parties. Camilla advises especially utility companies and public authorities in matters concerning energy and utilities law. She provides assistance in connection with tender proceedings as well as the negotiation, conclusion and use of different types of contracts. She is particularly experienced in contracts concerning partnerships between public and private parties, including PPP projects (Public Private Partnership), and has acted for clients such as the City of Copenhagen and Danish utility company Skanderborg Forsyning A/S. In addition, Camilla has built up particular experience within the field of electricity supply, where she provides advice on calls for tenders for the construction, sale and purchase of turnkey projects, including energy production facilities and wind farms. She also provides assistance on all legal aspects relating to the subsequent operation, for example on the conclusion and application of complex PPA contracts. Furthermore, Camilla is involved in international commercial agreements as well as in project structuring and project completion.

Christian Benedictsen-Nislev

Christian Benedictsen-Nislev is an experienced shipping and transport attorney. In particular, he advises Danish and international transport and insurance companies as well as ports and public authorities and other businesses in the shipping and transport sectors. He also assists enterprises dealing with international trade and transport. Christian’s advisory services extend to all aspects of shipping, transport and international trade. He advises on structuring and operations and provides assistance regarding shipbuilding contracts, the sale and purchase of ships and goods as well as financing, commercial contracts and corporate transactions. In addition, he has vast experience of litigation and arbitration, including disputes concerning shipping, transport law, insurance and disclosure requirements applying to listed companies. Acting for clients such as A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S, he has conducted and been successful in several cases of general public importance before the Danish courts. Furthermore, Christian advises on regulatory issues and tendering procedures. Christian is a qualified English solicitor and has extensive knowledge of English law and the common-law system. He provides advice on legal matters in both civil-law and common-law jurisdictions. Christian has completed an Executive MBA in International Shipping and Logistics, which lends a deep commercial understanding and strategic insight to his advisory services. He has also co-authored and co-published several publications.

Christian Kragelund

Christian Kragelund advises on all aspects of IP law with a particular focus on trademarks and design protection. He caters for Danish and international clients in complex strategic matters involving the establishment, maintenance and validity and/or infringement of IP rights. Christian has specialist knowledge of advising international businesses and of the administration of complex and comprehensive IP portfolios. With more than 25 years’ experience, Christian has gained specialist knowledge of all IP-law aspects, and, through a large international network, he provides advice on local and international IP-related issues. Christian has conducted a large number of proceedings concerning IP disputes in countries such as China, Japan and USA as well as before the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, formerly OHIM) and has thorough knowledge of such practice in many different jurisdictions. Christian is Chair of DIFI (Danish Institute for IPR Training). Christian was formerly secretary and a member of the boards of the associations LES Scandinavia (Licensing Executives Society) and FIR/AIPPI (the Danish association for the protection of industrial rights). He has co-authored a number of articles and books and regularly gives lectures.

Christian Bredtoft Guldmann

Emilie Møller advises on real-estate transactions and is the Danish as well as Nordic Practice Group Head of DLA Piper’s Real Estate Group. In 2019, Emilie was selected for Berlingske Talent 100 (a list of the 100 most promising business talents in Denmark under the age of 35) and was also awarded the Estate Media Award for young talent of the year. Emilie has a wealth of experience in completing major real-estate transactions for Danish as well as international property investors, private equity funds, asset managers and developers. Emilie has acted on several of the most significant transactions in Denmark and she is particularly recognised for her competencies in managing and driving comprehensive transactions and processes as well as for her commercial and solution-oriented approach. Emilie has particular experience within portfolio transactions of commercial and residential rental properties and transactions of development properties, including forward-purchase and forward-funding models. Her assistance spans all phases of a transaction, including management of the due diligence process, structuring, contract negotiations and financing.

Emilie Meyer Riisberg

Emilie Meyer Riisberg deals primarily with banking and finance law, and company law in general.

Håkun Djurhuus

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.

Hans Madsen deals primarily with commercial contracts – including negotiation, drafting and interpretation. Hans has a right of audience before the Danish High Courts and is advisor to a number of listed companies such as major Danish energy company Ørsted, leading satellite manufacturer GomSpace and leading Danish media company JP/Politikens Hus. He has a wealth of experience in complex, non-standard contracts characterised by long contract periods and by having to provide for unforeseen factors such as market developments, physical conditions and legislative action. Hans focuses particularly on international contracts and assists Danish companies trading internationally as well as international companies operating in Denmark. Hans has more than 20 years’ experience in negotiating, drafting and interpreting major energy contracts, including joint operating agreements and exploration licences. Hans also provides advice on public law to public-sector organisations such as Danish transport provider Movia and the City of Copenhagen. He advises on the scope of local government mandates and also advises public authorities on the interpretation of the Danish Open Administration Act in connection with requests for access to documents, i.e. the situations in which an authority is obliged to provide copies of documents and the documents it is obliged to provide copies of. Finally, he advises public authorities on the rules relating to the public works spending cap. Hans holds an LLM from New York University and is co-editor of the energy-law section of Tidsskrift for miljø, a Danish environmental-law periodical published (in Danish only) by Djøf Forlag.

Henrik Sjørslev

Henrik Sjørslev specialises in insolvency law and restructuring. Henrik is the Danish as well as Nordic Practice Group Head of DLA Piper’s Finance Group. He is also a certified insolvency lawyer and on the list of trustees regularly appointed by the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court. Henrik has long-standing hands-on experience and in-depth expertise within all areas of insolvency law and has been involved in a vast number of matters with international aspects. His clients include creditors with exposure to insolvent enterprises. He provides advice relating to out-of-court turnaround processes. Moreover, he advises on the sale and purchase of distressed enterprises (distressed M&A). Henrik is Chairman of the governing body of Kuratorforeningen (the association of trustees appointed by the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court) and sits on the governing body of the Danish Association of Insolvency Lawyers. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and former Managing Partner of DLA Piper Denmark. Furthermore, for a number of years, Henrik has co-authored “The International Insolvency Review” published by Law Business Research and authored “Insolvency” published by Chambers Global Practice Guide.

Henrik Kleis specialises in the areas relating to shipping, aviation, transport, ports, energy, logistics and infrastructure. Henrik has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and has conducted a vast number of legal proceedings before arbitration tribunals, the Danish High Courts and the Danish Supreme Court. Henrik provides trusted advice to major enterprises and public authorities, and he acts as a regular legal advisor to a number of Danish ports. Henrik provides regular assistance to the British Embassy as well as British enterprises and business professionals in Denmark. Henrik is a professional board member and sits on several boards of directors. He is also the British Consul in Aarhus.

Henrik Lund-Koefoed

Henrik Lund-Koefoed specialises in insolvency law focusing on issues relating to charges, the administration of bankruptcy estates as well as in the conduct of lawsuits regarding insolvency law before the Danish courts. Henrik represents the Danish Guarantee Fund for Non-life Insurers in a number of contexts in relation to bankruptcies in Danish insurance companies. Henrik primarily advises financial creditors, including lenders and charge holders such as banks, insurance companies and pension companies. Henrik also advises owner managers of distressed enterprises. He especially deals with restructuring of distressed enterprises, acting either for the principal creditor or on behalf of the distressed enterprise. Henrik is also engaged in the compulsory dissolution of companies as well as in the liquidation of solvent enterprises. He often deals with highly complex cross-border matters and has thereby gained extensive experience of coordinating work across national borders. Furthermore, Henrik has authored several articles on insolvency, which have been published by The Legal 500 and Chambers.

Ida Bryld specialises in M&A, providing advice throughout all phases of a transaction process. Ida has a right of audience before the Danish High Courts and acts for clients in complex, threatened or pending arbitration proceedings relating to M&A, commercial issues, contract law and the law of damages. She advises both Danish and international businesses, private equity funds and venture capital sponsors, financial institutions and insurance companies. Ida has experience in dealing with complex, lengthy and cross-border transactions. Furthermore, she provides specialist advice in relation to the underwriting of W&I insurance.

Ingólfur Örn Ingólfsson

Ingólfur Örn Ingólfsson specialises in corporation tax, focusing particularly on mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, transactional risk insurance (W&I) and disputes with the Danish Tax Agency. Ingólfur acts for a wide variety of Danish and international companies, private equity funds and real estate funds. He advises on all aspects of tax law in connection with the sale and purchase of enterprises, including due diligence, structuring and negotiation as well as the drafting of sale and purchase agreements and transfer agreements. He also advises on the recovery of Danish withholding tax and regularly provides trusted advice in that respect to one of Europe’s major pension funds. Moreover, Ingólfur provides assistance to international clients in relation to their Danish branches. Finally, he acts for a number of clients in tax disputes with the Danish Tax Agency. In addition, Ingólfur is an editor at Karnov (the leading provider of compilations of Danish statutes) and acts as a liaison on citizens’ legal inquiries for the Embassy of Iceland in Copenhagen.

Jacob Thomsen specialises in insurance law, the law of damages, procedural law and dispute resolution. He has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and is a certified arbitrator. Jacob provides trusted advice to Danish and foreign insurance companies and business enterprises on insurance matters and dispute resolution. Jacob is particularly experienced in commercial and product liability insurance, product recall insurance, property and contents insurance as well as transaction insurance. Jacob has been involved in resolving several disputes before arbitration tribunals and the Danish courts concerning insurance coverage as well as contractual and non-contractual liability. In that relation, he has gained extensive experience in handling complex cases concerning contractual liability, product liability, management liability and accountants’ liability. Jacob has co-authored publications published in journals such as Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift (a Danish commercial-law periodical). He has lectured in the law of damages at continuing legal education courses for attorneys.

Jacob Sparre Christiansen

Jacob Christiansen is highly specialised in the extensive regulation imposed on energy and utility groups as well as in the legal affairs of municipalities. He has been in charge of a substantial number of reorganisations within the energy and utilities sector, including the carve-out of municipal utilities in a corporate form and mergers, demergers, transfers as well as the conclusion of strategic alliances between energy and utility companies. Within this area practice, Jacob also provides general advice concerning renewable energy projects. Moreover, Jacob advises industrial organisations across the sector. Jacob acts as an advisor and sounding board on a daily basis to executive officers and senior staff members in a large number of Danish energy and utility companies. Within the municipal field, Jacob advises municipalities nationally on the specifics of municipal law, including in relation to the formation of municipal companies.

Jakob Schilder-Knudsen

Jakob Schilder-Knudsen heads DLA Piper Denmark’s Tax practice group, which advises a multitude of Danish and international businesses on Danish and international taxation. Jakob is an experienced tax attorney with more than 20 years’ experience as a tax advisor in the audit and legal services sectors. In particular, he advises on international taxation and structuring and provides assistance in all aspects of real estate investments and M&A transactions as well as corporate taxation and all tax aspects of alternative investments. Jakob is thus widely experienced in managing and driving major M&A and real-estate transactions, including business transfers and major due-diligence processes. Jakob is also one of Denmark’s leading advisors on all types of investments in Denmark and on the specific rules and regulations of the Danish tax regime, including dividend tax, refunds, incentive programmes, etc. Furthermore, Jakob is recognised within Tax by leading ranking institutes such as Chambers and the Legal 500.

Jakob has vast experience in various areas of real property, focusing on project development, transfer of property, construction law and business rent law as well as housing associations. In this respect, he has inter alia assisted professional housing and commercial property developers and real estate companies with the acquisition and development of property, contractors and technical advisors in the drafting of contracts and conduct of litigation and arbitration cases, as well as housing associations with advice on matters concerning operations, articles of association and accounts. He further conducts a number of cases before the city and high courts within housing cooperatives law matters, including the pricing of cooperatives.

Jan Snogdal deals especially with business transfers, company law and serves on boards of directors. Jan has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and is a member of the Danish Management Society, VL-gruppe 44 (a management forum under the Danish Management Society). Jan has vast experience in business transfers and advises owner-managed enterprises within the SME segment in particular. He also advises large private equity funds and enterprises and assisted in the multi-billion kroner sale of the Danish retail chain Normal in 2016. He has accumulated considerable experience and knowledge of business affairs and is often involved in strategic considerations relating to business transfers, ownership transitions, restructuring proceedings and turnarounds. In recent years, Jan has intensified his commitment to startups and growth companies, particularly within the tech sector. Jan is a professional member of boards of directors and sits on several boards of directors including of Nicholaisen A/S, QARS ApS and Top-line A/S. He is also President of the Danish-Italian Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, Jan has completed the INSEAD International Directors Programme and is thus certified in Corporate Governance (IDP-C).

Joachim Kundert Jensen

Joachim Kundert Jensen advises particularly on issues of finance law, including acquisition finance, project finance, structured finance, bond issues, asset finance and venture capital. In particular, he provides advice to international banks such as Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Bank of New York Mellon as well as international private loan funds such as Pemberton, Kinnerton, Triple Point and Aviva Investors. Joachim has a wealth of experience in international transactions and regularly assists a number of major Danish and international enterprises in relation to original financing as well as refinancing of existing debts. Moreover, he advises both buyers and sellers in connection with business transfers, providing assistance in relation to aspects such as loan agreements, security, loan documentation as well as issues of company law and capital markets. Joachim is the go-to advisor for some of the world’s largest venture lenders, including TriplePoint, HSBC Innovation Banking, Trinity Capital and Hercules Capital. He assists in identifying potential growth enterprises in Denmark and the Nordics and provides advice on both commercial and regulatory issues as well as on security and loan documentation. Furthermore, he acts for the Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) (formerly the Danish Growth Fund) on issues relating to loans, including in particular international issues concerning Danish growth enterprises operating abroad. In addition, he assists Danish growth enterprises in raising capital and negotiates with investors on their behalf. Joachim also deals with copyright and media law within the film and music industry. He advises on the transfer of intellectual property rights and production agreements and provides assistance to producers such as Danish Documentary Production ApS and lenders such as the French bank Natixis Coficiné.

John Emil L. Svenson

John Emil Lyngfeldt Svensson specialises in M&A, providing advice in all phases of transaction processes. John was selected in 2019 for Berlingske Talent 100, which is a list of the most promising business talents in Denmark under the age of 35. He acts for Danish and international businesses, private equity funds and venture capital sponsors, financial institutions and insurance companies. John deals primarily with M&A, providing legal advice to clients in all phases of transaction processes, including in real-estate transactions. He has been involved in a wide range of complex and cross-border transactions, acting for clients such as Goldman Sachs, HG Capital, Bain Capital, Polaris Equity Partners, Kirk Kapital, BWB Partners and Triton. John has previously worked as an M&A lawyer for a US Tier 1 law firm in New York, where he handled several major transactions for a number of large Danish companies, e.g. LeoPharma, Novozymes and Danfoss. He also has a wealth of experience in advising on corporate governance, W&I insurance and general company law. John is a member of the Executive Committee of Foreningen for Aktiv Langsigtet Kapital (the Danish association for active long-term capital) as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Nitor Energy A/S. He previously served as a part-time lecturer in Company law and M&A at the University of Copenhagen, 2010-2018.

Jon Lauritzen has acted as advisor to persons called to testify before various commissions of inquiry: the Danish commission of inquiry regarding the tax affairs of former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her husband, the Danish commission of inquiry regarding stateless persons, the first Danish commission of inquiry regarding Tibet, the Danish commission of inquiry regarding the Danish customs and tax administration (SKAT) and the second Danish commission of inquiry regarding Tibet. Furthermore, Jon has been appointed to provide legal advice to the Subcommittee of the Standing Orders Committee of the Danish Parliament regarding the assessment as to whether there are grounds for instituting an impeachment against former Danish minister Inger Støjberg. Jon is extremely skilled in advising IT and technology-driven enterprises and is a certified IT attorney. He has a wealth of experience in advising on GDPR and the combination of data protection and employment law and an abundance of experience in providing general advice within commercial law. Moreover, Jon is an experienced lecturer and has e.g. lectured external DPOs on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). He is highly recognised for his talent in combining law with a commercial approach to his clients’ business and needs and he also has a unique appreciation of technology and its link to law.

Jørgen Flodgaard

Jørgen Flodgaard deals with commercial law focusing, especially with the establishment of companies, including innovation companies and board duties. He has more than 25 years of experience in providing legal advice to small and medium-sized enterprises. Jørgen is also involved in the administration of bankrupt estates, as well as restructuring of companies.

Karsten Pedersen

Karsten Pedersen is primarily engaged in M&A, providing trusted advice on business transactions and investments. Since 2010, Karsten has ranked high on the top 10 list of most active M&A attorneys in Denmark. Moreover, Karsten is a member of DLA Piper’s global Hospitality & Leisure sector team. Karsten is a trusted advisor to a large number of Danish and international private equity funds and industrial enterprises. He advises on the structuring of transactions, strategic considerations, due diligence exercise, mergers and demergers and the establishment of joint ventures, etc. Karsten also sits on the boards of directors of several companies.

Kristian Tokkesdal

Kristian Tokkesdal specialises in M&A and provides advice to a large number of Danish and international private equity funds and industrial enterprises in connection with business transfers and investments. Kristian has a right of audience before the Danish High Courts. He is also a member of Danske Advokaters fagudvalg for kapitalmarkedsret (specialist committee on capital market law, the Association of Danish Law Firms). In addition, Kristian is head of DLA Piper Denmark’s Corporate M&A Practice Group in Aarhus. Kristian acts for both sellers and buyers in connection with mergers and acquisitions. He advises on all legal aspects throughout the process, including the negotiation of terms, due diligence, reinvestment, shareholders’ agreements, sale and purchase agreements and closing. He has acted for clients such as Solix, Maj Invest, Norvestor, Cloudberry. Kristian provides advice especially to owner managers in relation to the sale of enterprises and has, over a number of years, accumulated considerable knowledge of the particular aspects that are key to sellers of such enterprises. In addition, he advises on issues of company law, including establishment, capital raising, conclusion of shareholders’ agreements and reorganisation of companies. Kristian is also widely experienced in advising on the structuring and organisation of commercial agreements, including drafting and negotiating contract documents. Kristian is a professional board member and serves on the boards of organisations such as Schultz Seating Group A/S, Danish family foundation Mads EG Damgaards Familiefond, NG Zink A/S and the Contino Transport Group.

Kristian Skovgaard Larsen

Kristian Skovgaard Larsen specialises in construction law. Moreover, Kristian is head of DLA Piper Denmark’s Real Estate Practice Group in Aarhus. Kristian assists construction-industry players, particularly construction-owner organisations and construction companies, in connection with construction works both in Denmark and abroad. He advises on the tendering, negotiation and completion of construction projects of varying scale, complexity and duration. His advice is based on the General Conditions applied in the Danish construction industry, AB/ABT/ABR 18, and FIDIC for international projects. In addition, Kristian specialises in the drafting of contracts as well as dispute resolution within the construction industry. He has conducted more than 100 arbitration proceedings before the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board and more than 200 expert surveys. Moreover, he was an acting high-court judge at the Danish Western High Court in 2015. In addition, Kristian has authored a number of legal articles.

Lasse Møller specialises in energy and utilities. Lasse provides trusted advice to a number of energy and utility companies in Denmark. His services include assistance in connection with the launch of new activities and projects as well as the drawing up of contracts and regulations. He advises on rates and connection charges, protection of supply lines as well as on reorganisations in the utilities sector. In addition, he provides advice on issues of procurement law. Furthermore, he provides assistance in connection with legal proceedings and disputes. Lasse also holds courses and seminars on the legal relationship between supply-line owners and site owners (in Danish “gæsteprincippet”), connection charges as well as on procurement law for energy and utility companies.

Line Marie Pedersen

Line Marie Pedersen has dealt with issues of environmental law for more than 20 years. Line is head of DLA Piper Denmark’s environmental law team as well as head of the Real Estate Practice Group in Copenhagen. Line assists in particular Danish enterprises, institutions and public authorities in environmental matters. She has extensive experience in advising on environmental and wastewater discharge permits. Moreover, she advises on the Danish Environmental Assessment Act, including the completion of environmental impact assessments and the issue of EIA permits. Line also provides assistance regarding registration and notification of contamination, planning of pollution abatement measures, clean-up issues, environmental compensation and environmental damage. In addition, Line has in-depth knowledge of planning legislation, nature conservation and the construction of coast and climate protection measures as well as the erection of wind farms and other renewable energy facilities. Finally, she advises hazardous establishments especially in relation to the Danish Executive Order on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. Line lectures on issues of environmental law at the Association of Danish Law Firms. She is also a member of the Executive Committee of Danske Miljøadvokater (Danish environmental lawyers) and the author of Contaminated Soil as well as the chapter entitled Regulation of real estate in Commercial criminal law, both published (in Danish only) by Karnov Group in 2015.

Louise Krarup Simonsen

Louise Krarup Simonsen has more than 20 years’ experience in advising Danish and international clients in connection with corporate financial challenges. She specialises in insolvency and restructuring scenarios and advises on all aspects within insolvency law, management liability, avoidance, distressed M&A as well as on security issues. Louise is a renowned attorney within the Danish insolvency area, after having been a key figure in the administration of several high-profile bankruptcies in Denmark, such as Cimber Sterling Airlines A/S under konkurs (in bankruptcy). In addition, Louise has previously worked as a deputy judge, including in the Bankruptcy Division of the Copenhagen Maritime and Commercial High Court. Louise advises banks, other financial businesses and fintechs on financial/general regulatory issues and compliance, including on cross-border activities and special company-law issues relating to financial businesses. Furthermore, Louise was part of the team which established Denmark’s most recent bank, kompasbank a/s, from scratch, and where she was Head of legal and compliance; in that connection, Louise gained valuable hands-on experience, enabling her to understand bank customers’ needs and handle issues in relation to regulatory authorities.

Marie Louise Aagaard

With more than 20 years’ experience, Marie Louise Aagaard is renowned for her wealth of experience in advising both Danish and international clients on all aspects of employment law. Marie focuses particularly on advising clients in connection with business transfers, collective dismissals, restructuring, bonus and incentive schemes for key employees, etc. Furthermore, Marie is a highly experienced advisor in matters concerning unfair dismissal because of age, pregnancy/parental leave, disability, etc. Marie is also a go-to advisor in matters concerning non-competition and non-solicitation of customers clauses. In addition to her long-standing experience in the legal sector, Marie has previously been employed with one of Denmark’s largest trade unions and is also; furthermore, she is widely experienced within collective bargaining agreements.

Mario Fernandez

Mario Fernandez is an experienced VAT specialist and has, for more than 20 years, dealt with international VAT and VAT on transactions (M&A). He provides advice to Danish and international companies, Danish pension funds and financial institutions, equity funds and venture funds. Mario is widely experienced in managing and driving major transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, due-diligence processes, reorganisations, real-estate transactions, as well as handling aspects of Danish and international VAT planning, including VAT in a financial model. He is also widely experienced in advising enterprises on partial VAT deduction, including treatment of VAT, payroll tax, procedures for VAT-group registration and cross-border transactions. In addition, Mario provides advice on regulatory, technical and VAT-related issues within betting and gambling, including land-based and online gambling. Mario represents the Association of Danish Law Firms on the VAT liaison committee of the Danish Tax Agency and is a part-time lecturer in VAT law at the University of Copenhagen. Moreover, he is Chairman of the Executive Committee of Landbased Gambling Association Denmark.

Marlene Winther Plas

Marlene Winther Plas specialises in IT law and data protection and has more than 20 years’ experience. Marlene is a certified IT attorney and is the data protection responsible person in DLA Piper Denmark as well as Head of IPT for all four Nordic DLA Piper offices. Finally, she is listed in Kraks Blå Bog, the Danish Who's Who. Marlene advises Danish as well as foreign businesses and public authorities. She assists clients especially regarding the negotiation and preparation of complex technology and data protection contracts, outsourcing projects, development projects, cybersecurity/NIS2, major technology transactions as well as within AI. Furthermore, Marlene is a qualified mediator and is well known for her mediation in several high-profile IT and technology-related disputes. She is also a qualified arbitrator and deals with dispute resolution and litigation regarding complex technology contracts and technology-related law. Moreover, Marlene has vast experience of data protection compliance projects and provides advice on data breaches and cybersecurity. She also specialises in sports law and advises the association of Danish elite football clubs (Divisionsforeningen) and the Danish premier league clubs on various matters, including security, the enforcement of the common code of conduct at Danish football stadiums and the combating of hooliganism. Since 2001, Marlene has been involved in political and professional activities within the legal sector. In 2008, she assisted in establishing the Association of Danish Law Firms and was its vice-chairperson up until 2016.

Martin Juste has a special focus on offshore wind, transport and shipping and ports. Martin advises clients regarding transactions in the offshore wind and renewable industry. He has been involved in and negotiated a large number of major offshore wind projects around the globe and is one of the most experience lawyer in respect to both the turbine supply agreement and the service contracts. Martin has been involved in FIDIC’s initiative on a contract for the offshore industry. Martin regularly advises clients on maritime and transport law issues. In particular, he advises in respect of the vessels used for the construction of offshore wind farms but also in regard to traditional transport and shipping matters. He has extensive experience in charter parties (BIMCO and bespoke) and transport contracts and is involved in the development of charter parties for vessels. Martin is also advising several Danish ports regarding their regulatory framework, procurement of port equipment and regarding port expansions.

Martin Christian Kruhl

Martin Christian Kruhl deals primarily with financial regulation, compliance, M&A and company law. Martin is the partner in charge of DLA Piper Denmark’s depositary services department, which is today the largest Danish depositary for property funds, and he is also responsible for the management of the affiliated company Nordic Compliance Services A/S. Martin is the Money Laundering Reporting Officer of DLA Piper Denmark and, as such, he has the overall responsibility for compliance with anti-money laundering rules and for monitoring the firm’s activities, procedures and whistleblowing system. Martin regularly provides financial regulatory advice to several financial and institutional clients, including ATP, Visa, Amazon, UBS, Royal Bank of Scotland. He has particular experience in the AIFM legislation. He acted for DEAS Group in 2013 in obtaining Denmark’s first authorisation under the AIFM legislation and has since advised a large number of Danish as well as non-Danish enterprises on obtaining authorisation to manage alternative investment funds. Martin also regularly provides AIFM advice to a large number of managers, including Koncenton, Obton, Core Property, Fokus Asset Management, Kristensen Properties, Prime Office. Martin has particular experience in mergers and acquisitions involving financial businesses and assists in e.g. due diligence and authorisation procedures in relation to the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. Martin lectures at Aarhus University in the subject Regulation of financial businesses and on the Elite Module of the master’s programme in law. Moreover, Martin was previously the specialist coordinator of the anti-money laundering course at the assistant-attorney programme operated by the Danish Bar and Law Society. Martin has in-depth knowledge of the anti-money laundering rules and advises a large number of clients on this area. Martin has authored more than 40 articles on financial regulation and company law and has written books on topics such as shareholders' agreements, limited partnership companies, investment funds and alternative investment fund managers.

Martin Hjørlund Nielsen

Martin H. Nielsen deals especially with data protection, cyber security, operational compliance, IT contracts, whistleblowing schemes and all aspects of data protection law (GDPR). Furthermore, Martin has acted as a counsel at inspection visits and is also experienced within conducting complaints proceedings before the Danish Data Protection Agency, acting typically for the responding party. Martin has more than 25 years’ advisory experience within IT and information security and previously acted as an executive director within technology at the international audit and advisory firm Ernst & Young. Furthermore, he was previously employed in the financial-services sector, where he was responsible for ensuring compliance within information security and participated in setting up a Nordic information-security department. Moreover, Martin has acted as a project manager and was responsible for both developing and operating IT solutions; in addition, he is experienced in taking over distressed projects and handling crises in connection with major IT incidents etc.

Michael Klöcker

Michael Klöcker specialises in EU and Danish competition law. Michael is Head of Litigation & Regulatory at DLA Piper Denmark. Michael provides advice on competition law. In this respect, he advises on merger control, abuse of dominant position, cartels and state aid. Michael also lectures in competition law, including in compliance with the Danish Competition Act and the implications of non-compliance with the Act. Michael also advises on foreign investments (FDI regulation). A number of foreign investments must be authorised by the Danish authorities before being completed. Michael advises on these notifications to and procedures with the Danish Business Authority. Michael has extensive sector knowledge, including vast insight into the telecoms, TV and media industries. Finally, Michael advises on aspects of administrative law, including legal authority issues as well as case processing. In addition, Michael Klöcker has extensive experience in conducting proceedings before public authorities, including complaints boards and dispute resolution boards.

Michael Vinther

Michael Vinther specialises in M&A and Corporate & Commercial. Michael has a wealth of experience and has acted as legal advisor on a vast number of transactions. Michael acts as a trusted advisor to a large number of enterprises, private equity funds and owner managers relating to the sale and purchase of enterprises and company law. He advises on the structuring of transactions, strategy, conduct of due diligence, mergers and demergers and on the establishment of joint ventures, etc. Michael is a highly experienced board member, serving as chairman as well as an ordinary member on the boards of directors of numerous Danish companies.

Michael Klejs Pedersen

Michael Klejs Pedersen specialises in employment and labour law. Michael has a right of audience before the Danish High Courts and has been an acting high court judge of the Danish Western High Court. Michael has conducted a considerable number of legal proceedings before the courts, industrial dispute resolution bodies and private arbitral tribunals. Michael advises owners, boards of directors, executive officers and senior staff members in Danish and international enterprises. Michael’s advice extends to executive service agreements, employment contracts for salaried employees, commission and incentive schemes, etc. In addition, he advises on severance agreements, non-competition clauses, employees’ legal rights in the event of transfer of undertakings and collective agreements. Furthermore, he provides advice on issues relating to whistleblowing schemes, including setting up whistleblowing schemes. Michael also regularly provides assistance in conducting legal investigations. Moreover, Michael advises on issues relating to the law of associations. Michael regularly writes articles on issues relating to employment and labour law.

Mikala Berg Dueholm

Mikala Berg Dueholm provides advice to public authorities and private enterprises on all aspects of procurement law and public contracts. She has a wealth of experience of both EU and national procurement law and advises on all aspects, including procedure, negotiations, contracts, incentive mechanisms, contractual changes, access to documents, disputes and complaints. She is particularly experienced in tender proceedings within transport, environment and soil contamination, IT, construction and consulting services. Mikala also provides advice to municipalities, regions and government agencies on municipal law and administrative law in connection with tender proceedings. Her clients include the City of Copenhagen, the Central Denmark Region, the Danish Road Directorate, the Danish passenger transportation company Trafikselskabet Movia and the Danish National Building Fund. She often advises on large and complex matters such as the EU call for tenders concerning the first PPP contract for sewage systems in Denmark and the EU call for tenders concerning the clean-up of Denmark’s largest toxic contaminated site. Mikala has also conducted a number of cases concerning the procurement rules before the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and the courts. Mikala lectures in procurement law at Nohrcon and IKA, and is a former part-time lecturer in constitutional law at the University of Southern Denmark. In addition, she is a preferred speaker at procurement conferences. Finally, she is used to operating in politically controlled organisations and has insight into the political machinery.

Morten Ritter specialises in employment and labour law and has, over the last 20 years, gained a wealth of experience within this area. His experience extends to both individual employment law and collective labour law. Morten acts for both Danish and international clients, and his advisory services span all aspects of labour and employment law. As a fundamental part of his activities as an attorney, Morten regularly deals with dispute resolution. In this relation, he conducts legal proceedings before the courts and the industrial dispute resolution bodies, including before the Danish Labour Court and industrial arbitration tribunals. Morten has long-standing experience as a lecturer. He has for a number of years been a part-time lecturer in Labour Law at the University of Copenhagen. Furthermore, Morten has co-authored a number of articles and books.

Nicholas Lerche-Gredal

Nicholas Lerche-Gredal is a partner in the Corporate M&A group and is highly experienced and specialized within cross-border private and public M&A and capital markets transactions, private equity and venture capital investments, restructurings and spin-offs. He advises on all phases of the transaction and investment process, including all aspects of structuring of mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, incentive schemes, shareholder matters and W&I insurance and is experienced within the venture debt space. Furthermore, Nicholas also advises on capital markets matters, including public M&A transactions, initial public offerings (IPOs) and rights issues, corporate bonds, securities law, general disclosure requirements, verification processes and corporate governance.

Nicolai Rothemejer Hansen

Nicolai Rothemejer Hansen advises especially on cross-border acquisition finance in connection with the acquisition of companies, real estate and large assets as well as on operating financing of Danish and international businesses. Nicolai often advises international private equity funds, banks and other enterprises. Nicolai advises on the financing of the acquisition of enterprises and has acted for private equity funds such as Pemberton and investment companies such as Adelis Equity Partners in connection with acquisition finance. He also provides advice on the financing of the acquisition of real estate and large assets and has assisted banks such as Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba) and investment companies such as Cromwell Carlyle. Nicolai also advises on securitisation and has acted for companies such as TIP Trailer Services. Finally, he assists creditors and chargees in connection with the non-performance of loans, restructuring proceedings and bankruptcies and has acted for private equity funds such as TriplePoint Capital.

Niels Gram-Hanssen

Niels Gram-Hanssen specialises in real estate transactions, real estate M&A and commercial lease law. Niels has long-standing experience of advising on all aspects of real estate law and has acted as a legal and commercial advisor to Danish and international players from both the public and private sectors in numerous real estate transactions, including some of the very major ones in Denmark. Niels has a right of audience before the Danish High Courts.

Niels Ankerstjerne Sloth

Niels Ankerstjerne Sloth deals with general commercial and company law, including particularly VC/PE investments, often with a cross-border element. He has more than 20 years’ experience and acts as a trusted advisor to a number of Danish and international clients. Niels is a very seasoned negotiator with extensive experience, advising both Danish and international clients on complex matters. Niels further excels in life science and pharma work and has advised on authorisation and marketing of food and medical devices and regulatory requirements relating to production. For more than 20 years, Niels has advised clients on the protection and enforcement of their IP rights, including on trade secrets and marketing. Niels serves on the boards of directors of a number of venture funds and startups.

Niels Wive Kjærsgaard

Niels Wive Kjærgaard specialises in construction law, procurement law, insolvency law as well as real estate transactions and lease agreements. Niels has vast experience in advising and representing owners, contractors, technical advisors, financial guarantee insurance companies and other insurance companies in civil lawsuits as well as in arbitration proceedings before the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board. Over the years, Niels has acted for a large number of Danish and international clients within these areas. His clients span across public authorities and private enterprises from Danmark and abroad. Furthermore, Niels has also litigated a large number of cases in various legal areas before the ordinary courts and arbitration tribunals. Niels has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and is a member of Foreningen Højesteretsskranken (a Danish association of experienced supreme court litigators).

Nina Wedsted provides advisory as well as dispute resolution services within employment and labour law. She has long-standing experience in conducting proceedings before the general courts as well as before arbitral tribunals and the Danish Labour Court. She has also acted as an arbitrator. Nina provides management consultancy services to both Danish and international clients within a wide range of sectors. She advises on aspects such as incentive schemes, share option agreements, collective dismissals, non-competition and non-solicitation clauses and - based on her extensive global network - in connection with global projects regarding employment law. Nina has, for a number of years, lectured on HR law for the Association of Danish Law Firms, DJØF (a Danish professional organisation representing lawyers, economists, etc.), the Danish Technological Institute, etc. Moreover, she is a member of Fagudvalget for ansættelsesret (a specialist committee on employment law) under the Association of Danish Law Firms, where in 2014 she devised and launched a master programme in employment and labour law aimed at attorneys. Finally, she is a member of the Danish Management Society, VL-gruppe 52 (a management forum under the Danish Management Society).

Per Buttenschøn

Per Buttenschøn specialises in insolvency law and has comprehensive knowledge and experience within all aspects of insolvency law. Per has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and is a member of Højesteretsskranken (a Danish association of experienced supreme-court litigators). He is a certified arbitrator and insolvency lawyer, and has also been appointed to the panel of insolvency attorneys set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency within the Aarhus judicial district and the judicial district of the Copenhagen Maritime and Commercial High Court. Furthermore, Per is an assistant administrator at the Bankruptcy Court in Aarhus. Per ranks among the most recognised trustees in Denmark and is appointed trustee of 120-150 bankruptcy estates a year. In particular, he is the trustee of small and medium-sized enterprises in bankruptcy. Per specialises in non-performing loans and handles all aspects within this area, including restructuring proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings, forced sales, realisation of charges, enforcement of guarantee claims, etc. He also provides trusted advice to banks, major trade creditors, wholesalers, trade unions and a number of other organisations. His advice extends to the legal issues affecting insolvent enterprises, such as voluntary composition agreements and the legal position in the event of bankruptcy, including avoidance.

Per Astrup Madsen

Per Astrup Madsen is head of DLA Piper Denmark’s Finance Group in Copenhagen and provides advice on all aspects of insolvency law, including restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings. Per is a certified arbitrator and insolvency lawyer and 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. Per has been appointed by the bankruptcy courts as a trustee or restructuring administrator in more than 500 proceedings on the restructuring or bankruptcy of enterprises, including the Copenship Group, Informationsteknik Scandinavia A/S and Tribe Hotels etc. He has acted for clients including Danish foundation Verner Overgaards Familiefond, Danish bank Sparekassen Sjælland and the Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) (formerly the Danish Growth Fund). Per acts for both distressed enterprises, creditors and buyers throughout all phases of an insolvency process. He advises distressed enterprises on restructuring and on the potential liability for continued operations and potentially voidable transactions. Per negotiates with creditors on composition, merger, sale, etc., and acts as an advisor in matters involving a claim for damages against the management of an enterprise. Furthermore, he provides assistance to distressed enterprises through the Early Warning programme sponsored by the EU and the Danish Government. Per advises creditors on the handling of non-performing loans and collection of receivables. He acts for mortgagees and other chargees and advises on cross-border issues relating to insolvency law, including as regards taking possession of assets subject to company charges and receivables charges as well as secured claims. He also advises purchasers in connection with the acquisition of business activities or assets from a bankruptcy estate. Furthermore, Per represents advisors faced with a claim for avoidance or a claim for damages or compensation. Per is an active member of DLA Piper’s global Hospitality & Leisure sector team. He has also authored the article ”Petitions for bankruptcy, third party payments and avoidance under the Danish Bankruptcy Act” (published in Danish only), Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift (a Danish journal of commercial law) in 2022.

Per Soon Larsen

Per Soon Larsen specialises in the sale or purchase of real estate (M&A real estate), including the development of property projects and establishment of various forms of collaboration. Per provides advice to a broad range of clients, including municipalities, pension funds, constructors, property developers and landlords. He is the trusted advisor to a wide range of his regular clients and business partners. In recent years, Per has focused on the acquisition and development of properties with various purposes, including residential, logistic and public projects. He has vast experience within portfolio sales of rental properties, including project development of detached and terraced house projects targeted at major Danish and foreign investors. Per has a wealth of experience in the conclusion of contracts in Danish and English, including contract management and risk coverage in connection with the purchase and sales process. In addition to his engagement within M&A real estate and project development, Per has experience within mediation and conducts lawsuits and arbitration proceedings relating to real estate. Currently, Per is a professional board member and Chairman of the Board of Directors a property development company.

Per Vestergaard Pedersen

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.

Pernille Sølling

Pernille Sølling ranks among Denmark’s leading attorneys within insurance and pension law. Pernille is one of DLA Piper Denmark’s partners in charge of its insurance affairs, and she has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and has conducted a considerable number of lawsuits before the Danish courts. She has acted for the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority in several cases with a high success rate. She acts for leading insurance and pension companies and insurance brokers in Denmark and abroad and provides advice on all aspects of insurance and pension law. Her advice also spans regulatory and contractual matters, disputes relating to coverage, insurance fraud, occupational pensions, financial issues as well as insurance conditions. Pernille is also an external examiner at the practical litigation test in the assistant-attorney programme and lectures in pension law at Advokaternes HR (a Danish course provider for attorneys).

Peter Schäfer advises at the interface between law and business and has profound commercial and financial appreciation of his clients’ needs. Peter sits on several boards of directors and also acts as a trusted advisor to a number of large Danish enterprises. Peter's activities are wide-ranging, but he deals extensively with the legal issues of the construction industry, project development and the sale and purchase of commercial properties. Moreover, he is particularly skilled within aviation and finance. During his career of more than 20 years as a lawyer, he has provided assistance in a vast number of large transactions. Peter is Chairman of the Board of Directors of DLA Piper Denmark.

Peter Mollerup has more than 25 years’ experience as a legal advisor within investments, mergers and business transfers (M&A). Throughout the years, the focus has been on owner-managers’ sale of businesses and associated real estate as well as investments for wealthy private individuals. The transactions were carried out within a broad range of industries, such as within IT, real estate, medico, food, technology, construction as well as consultancy activities. On several occasions, Peter has lived and worked abroad and is thus extensively experienced in handling cross-border transactions as well as companies with activities in many countries. Peter sits on a number of boards of directors of Danish and foreign companies. Peter regularly provides advice on the sale and purchase of as well as investment in real estate to wealthy private individuals, family offices and professional investors.

Peter Rønnow provides general advice to business enterprises, focusing on Danish and international contractual relations as well as the establishment and transfer of enterprises. Peter has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and extensive experience of conducting lawsuits before the Danish courts. He provides trusted advice and serves on the boards of several companies, organisations, foundations and institutions. Peter advises on e.g., the conclusion of construction contracts and lease agreements for businesses and private individuals. He also advises on real estate, including issues relating to the sale and purchase. A particular speciality of his is advising players involved in sports and culture. He acts for e.g., festivals, organisers and artists particularly within the music industry. During COVID-19, he assisted the culture sector in connection with the negotiations of the Danish compensation scheme.

Peter Bruun Nikolajsen

Peter Bruun Nikolajsen has more than 20 years of experience as a legal advisor within M&A. Over the years, Peter has advised on a very large number of transactions for Danish and international companies, private equity funds, venture funds and owner managers. Peter also acts as a trusted advisor for several companies in connection with strategic decisions. Peter is furthermore one of the most experienced and active advisors within venture capital. Over the years, Peter has taught various courses regarding M&A, company law and shareholders' agreements. He previously lectured at the University of Copenhagen. Peter is member of several associations, including Active Owners Denmark (formerly DVCA, Danish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association), in which he is member of the Legal Committee.

Peter Carlstedt Nørtved

Peter Carlstedt Nørtved specialises in litigation, insolvency and restructuring as well as shipping and transport law. Peter has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court. He is a member of Foreningen Højesteretsskranken (a Danish association of experienced supreme court litigators) and sits on the panel of insolvency attorneys set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency within the judicial district of the Maritime and Commercial High Court. Peter provides advice primarily on shipping, offshore and transport, including maritime litigation and arbitration. Furthermore, Peter deals with liquidations, bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings. In addition, he has extensive experience of conducting lawsuits within a number of fields and has conducted a large number of actions concerning avoidance and management liability. Peter is an experienced lecturer, and during the period 2014-2022 he was a part-time lecturer in civil procedure at the University of Copenhagen. Peter lectures in Shipping at the Copenhagen Business School. In addition, he has authored a number of publications, including “The legal effect of third-party notices” (published in Danish only), Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift (a Danish commercial-law periodical), no. 2, 2022.

Peter Hedegaard Knudsen

Peter Hedegaard Knudsen provides advice on aspects of banking law and insolvency law, including issues of credit law and the law mortgages and pledges. He is a certified insolvency lawyer 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. Peter has vast knowledge of the financial services sector, and his previous career includes a position as Head of Section with the Association of Local Banks, Savings Banks and Cooperative Banks in Denmark as well as membership of various working groups set up by Finance Denmark. Peter advises banks on the handling of non-performing loans, where payment may be at risk, including in connection with restructuring and bankruptcy. In that respect, he assists in obtaining the best possible safeguarding of position and rights and in raising claims in matters often involving a complex loan and security structure. Peter also advises banks on their liability as advisors and on regulatory issues. In this context, Peter’s advice extends to financial instruments etc. Moreover, his clients include creditors in general having exposures to enterprises in distress and he advises on e.g. the creation, safeguarding and enforcement of charges and other creditors’ rights. He further acts for banks in relation to disputes, including in proceedings relating to avoidance or damages, and conducts litigation before Danish district and High Courts. Peter has wide-ranging practical experience and expertise within insolvency law, including bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings, compulsory dissolution and composition with creditors. Within the field of insolvency law, he has special expertise within insurance law, including reinsurance and legal matters relating to non-life insurance companies in distress. In addition, Peter is the trustee of a number of bankruptcy estates. DLA Piper Denmark is the go-to advisor to the Danish Guarantee Fund for Non-life Insurance Companies and Peter provides advice on issues arising in connection with the bankruptcy of insurance companies.

Pia Lykke Mathiasen

Pia Lykke Mathiasen has for more than 10 years dealt with business transfers (M&A) and investments. Pia has advised on both large and small transactions across a broad variety of sectors, thereby gaining vast hands-on experience of handling cross-border transactions. In addition, Pia is extensively experienced in advising on venture capital and has assisted venture funds and businesses in connection with various investments. As part of the above, Pia has profound experience of handling incentive schemes/MIP, such as warrant programmes and other conditional share schemes. Pia is an active member of Danish Business Angels (DanBAN), one of Denmark's largest angel-investor networks, where she also lectures at the academy and sits on the board.

Rasmus Vang is highly specialised in intellectual property law and litigation and arbitration. In the field of intellectual property law, Rasmus has extensive experience in the protection of inventions (patent law), technology and IT as well as in drafting licence and distribution agreements, etc. relating to the commercialisation of IP rights. Rasmus has conducted numerous significant lawsuits concerning the enforcement of intellectual property rights, including proceedings involving preliminary injunctions and orders as well as evidence preservation proceedings. Additionally, Rasmus has experience in litigation and arbitration of a general commercial nature, including cases relating to the professional liability of advisors, M&A disputes and cross-border matters.

Rune Hamborg provides advice on all aspects of Danish and EU competition law. He is also a member of the Committee of Representatives of the Association of Danish Law Firms. Rune advises Danish as well as international enterprises on competition-law issues, including the conclusion of trade agreements, matters of criminal liability for breach of competition law and merger control. In addition, he deals with issues relating to aviation, railway transport and the distribution of pharmaceuticals. Rune’s clients include Copenhagen Airport, Deutsche Bahn and Celesio / McKesson and he has acted in cases such as the so-called Terminal A case and the railway accident on the Great Belt Bridge in 2019. Furthermore, he has vast experience in lecturing on competition law and international law as well as on the code of conduct for lawyers. He also lectures at the Danish Institute for IPR Training. Moreover, Rune has authored a number of articles on competition-law issues.

Sara Schjørring

Sara Schjørring deals especially with national and international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and she also provides trusted advice within commercial and company law. Sara ranks high on the list of most active M&A attorneys in Denmark and acts for vendors as well as purchasers. Sara advises on investment structures, the drafting and negotiation of transaction documents as well as process management and the conduct of legal due diligence. She also advises on company law, including in connection with the creation of enterprises, investments and warrant schemes.

Sebastian Ingversen

Sebastian Ingversen specialises in M&A and other business transactions. Sebastian has a wealth of experience in acting for major Danish and international companies on their investments in and sale and purchase of enterprises in Denmark as well as internationally. Sebastian has vast experience in all parts of a transaction process. He often heads DLA Piper’s transaction teams, and he advises clients throughout negotiations as well as on strategic considerations, with clients benefitting from his vast experience, acute business sense and solution-focused approach. Sebastian’s considerable experience within M&A/business transactions also extends to all aspects regarding the calculation of purchase price and negotiations in that relation. Moreover, Sebastian has particular expertise within transfers within the energy sector. He also assists in optimising and preparing enterprises for sale. Furthermore, Sebastian deals with company law and contracts, ensuring, as client relationship partner, consistent and strategic advisory services to a number of DLA Piper clients. Sebastian serves on the boards of directors of several Danish companies. Moreover, he lectures on M&A at continuing legal education seminars (JUC, a Danish legal education centre).

Sebastian Lysholm Nielsen

Sebastian Lysholm Nielsen is a certified international arbitrator with many years of experience in conducting complex international and Danish litigation and arbitration cases. Sebastian provides assistance and representation in disputes arising from, inter alia, the acquisition/sale of companies and real estate, international business transactions, insurance products, financial contracts, bankruptcy proceedings and construction disputes. Sebastian has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and is also admitted as an attorney-at-law to the Bar of New York State, USA, after obtaining an LLM in Transnational Business Practice from McGeorge School of Law, California, USA. Additionally, Sebastian holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (International Business) from Copenhagen Business School. Sebastian’s sharp analytical approach, strategic insight and international background ensure that both global and national companies receive advice with a focus on legal as well as commercial aspects. Sebastian also has extensive experience with Italian matters and frequently assists Italian law firms and clients in international disputes and transactions involving Danish law, as he is bilingual and fluent in Italian. In 2021, Sebastian was recognised as a talent in the legal industry in Berlingske Talent 100. In 2023, at just 35 years old, Sebastian was awarded the Italian order of knighthood and the title "Cavaliere" for his many years of active contribution to promoting bilateral relations between Denmark and Italy as well as for his continuous efforts in promoting business relations and legal ties between the two countries.

Stine Bernt Stryhn

Stine Bernt Stryhn has more than 15 years’ experience of and is highly specialised in issues of company law, advising both Danish and international clients on the setting up of businesses, mergers, demergers, share exchanges, capital structure, shareholders' agreements, corporate governance, general meetings, ownership transitions, ownership structure, etc. within a broad range of sectors. In addition, Stine advises on ESG, including in relation to businesses' reporting requirements and contractual regulations in this regard. Stine's clients primarily span small and medium-sized owner-managed businesses but also extend to listed companies and PE funds. In addition, Stine also chairs general meetings and lectures in corporate governance as well as supervisory-board activities.

Thomas Albrechtsen

Thomas Albrechtsen specialises in real estate transactions and real estate M&A. Thomas heads DLA Piper Denmark’s Real Estate sector team and is a member of DLA Piper’s global Hospitality & Leisure sector team. Thomas has long-standing experience of advising Danish as well as international investors, fund/asset managers, property companies and financial institutions on issues relating to real estate. His legal work includes cross-border matters, the establishment of fund structures and transactions involving special asset classes such as hotel & leisure, shopping centres and the senior living/care home segments. Moreover, he has a wealth of experience within financing, refinancing, complex restructurings and distressed matters within the sector.

Thomas Høj Pedersen

Thomas Høj Pedersen specialises in construction law and project development. He also has extensive experience in real-estate transactions. At DLA Piper Denmark, Thomas provides in-house training on construction law for junior attorneys and assistant attorneys. Thomas is also an active member of DLA Piper’s Global Construction Group. Thomas has vast experience of construction and consultancy law and has for 15+ years assisted various construction-industry players in drawing up and negotiating contracts as well as in risk management and the preservation of evidence. Thomas also provides assistance relating to dispute resolution, including alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and conciliation. Furthermore, he has conducted a large number of litigation and arbitration proceedings, survey proceedings and performance-bond-payment proceedings. Moreover, Thomas specialises in project development and has, particularly in recent years, been involved in project development within new types of housing, such as shared living and senior citizen housing. Thomas also has wide experience of real-estate transactions, having acted for a number of foreign as well as Danish property investors in the completion of sale and purchase processes, due diligence, negotiation, etc. Thomas has studied in France at Université Jean Moulin III Lyon and holds an LLM from the University of San Diego. He has also worked as a mediator at the San Diego Court. For a number of years, Thomas was a lecturer at Aarhus University, and he often teaches courses to construction-industry players on the preservation of evidence, the 2018 standard General Conditions within the Danish construction industry (AB 18), contract and claims management and dispute resolution.

Trine Hasselbalch

Trine Hasselbalch advises particularly Danish and international clients in connection with the transfer of all or parts of a distressed enterprise (distressed M&A) and in connection with restructuring of enterprises. Trine has a right of audience before the Danish High Courts. She is head of DLA Piper Denmark’s Agriculture and Food sector team and a member of DLA Piper’s global Hospitality & Leisure sector team. She is a certified insolvency lawyer and has been appointed to the panel of insolvency attorneys set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency. Trine also advises banks and other financial institutions on issues relating to finance, charges and insolvency law. Moreover, she provides advice to agricultural and food enterprises on commercial contracts, restructurings and ownership transition. Finally, she focuses on the green transition and sustainability and advises on renewable energy projects and ESG, etc. Trine also has extensive lecturing experience from Aarhus University and the Association of Danish Law Firms, etc. on topics relating to restructuring and agriculture. In addition, she is an experienced speaker. Trine is a member of Danske Advokaters fagudvalg for klima (specialist committee on climate change, the Association of Danish Law Firms).