Bech-Bruun’s dispute resolution team is active on many of Denmark’s most significant litigation and Supreme Court matters and has seen notable growth in international arbitration, particularly post-M&A. The group is also prominent in public law disputes. Led by Johannes Grove Nielsen, the team includes Anne Buhl Bjelke, a financial regulation and insurance liability specialist; Jacob Schall Holberg, who heads public law disputes; and Daniel Myhre Engell and Rasmus Schmidt, both strong in post-M&A litigation. Schmidt has additional expertise sitting as arbitrator.
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- Excellent, reliable, and very sensible on fees and collaboration.
- Both Johannes Grove Nielsen and Anne Buhl Bjelke are experienced and professionally skilled, so they are able to understand and assist with complicated cases.
- Johannes Grove Nielsen is clearly one of the best in dispute resolution in Denmark. He has, during the latest years, also become a name to follow in international arbitration due to being a highly skilled lawyer and one of the most international lawyers in Denmark.
- Johannes Grove Nielsen is a remarkable lawyer, switched-on, likable, and a pleasant person to work with. He is always available and adds tremendous value to our matters. Daniel Myhre Engell has an excellent brain, excellent temperament, and is cool in high-stress environments. An absolute pillar to have by your side when the pressure builds.
- Bech-Bruun's dispute resolution team, headed by Johannes Grove Nielsen and Anne Buhl Bjelke, is professionally skilled and good at managing expectations. This includes the team members, work performed, and delivery time.
- Very good litigators. Strategic mindset. Client-oriented and easy to work with. Very well connected and have good relations with the legal market in general.
- ‘Bech-Bruun, and in particular Johannes Grove Nielsen, have provided us with outstanding legal services. They consistently deliver nuanced responses to legal issues and excel at making complex matters more accessible and understandable. Their extensive knowledge is evident, and one always feels well-guided throughout the process.'
- ‘Johannes Grove Nielsen is extremely knowledgeable both in relation to legal issues and from a commercial perspective. Johannes is always able to make complex legal arguments understood with ease. He is an outstanding communicator.’
- ‘Experienced litigation lawyers, easy to work with.’
- ‘Johannes Grove Nielsen is a very good litigator, experienced in cross-border cases, very collegial.’
Key clients
- Aarhus Letbane I/S
- AIG
- BCHG
- Energinet
- FedEx
- GARD
- MAN Energy Solutions
- The estate of Thor Shipping and Sofia Shipping
- Udviklingsselskabet By & Havn I/S
Work highlights
Representing BCHG group, owner of Scandinavia’s biggest exhibition hall, the Bella Centre in Copenhagen, in a heated battle with a former minority owner in the High Court in December 2024. This matter was of huge importance to BCHG which would have gone bankrupt had it lost. The Bech-Bruun team led BCHG to victory, being awarded twice the normal legal costs in compensation to the client.
Representing the estate of Thor Shipping and Sofia Shipping in a number of disputes worth DKK 400 million, involving clawback claims originating from the bankruptcy of the clients, as well as in directors and officers (D&O) claims against former management.
Representing Udviklingsselskabet By & Havn I/S (City & Harbor) in an enormous, unprecedented environmental dispute with The Danish Climate Movement regarding the artificial peninsula “Lynetteholm” – 275 hectares of new land for Copenhagen, built with soil from local construction projects, for storm-surge protection. This is valued at over DKK 4.2 billion.
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Practice head
Johannes Grove Nielsen
Other key lawyers
Anne Buhl Bjelke; Jacob Schall Holberg; Daniel Myhre Engell; Rasmus Schmidt; Camilla Søgaard Hudson