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Career
Rasmus Schmidt is an expert of pretrial preparations for and conducting commercial and arbitration proceedings on, for example, contracts, damages, liability, real estate and M&A transactions.
Rasmus represents insurance companies, general housing organisations, state-owned corporations, public authorities, banks, pension providers, foreign enterprises, trade organisations as well as large and medium-sized enterprises. Rasmus conducts cases before the Danish courts as well as arbitration proceedings before the Danish Institute of Arbitration and ad hoc proceedings.
Rasmus has also been a lecturer in Property Law 1 as well as the law of damages and contract law at the University of Copenhagen.
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Education
Admitted to the Danish Bar Association (2012)
Master of Laws (2008)
Right of audience, The Danish Supreme Court (2018)
Right of audience, The Danish High Court (2012)
Education abroad (1)
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Testimonials
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‘Johannes Grove Nielsen is an outstanding leader and team integrator, has deep legal and procedural knowledge and great tactics in court.’
‘One of the largest and most competent dispute teams in Denmark. They cover all types of arbitration and litigation proceedings.’
‘Johannes Grove Nielsen is a leading profile in Denmark in the field of dispute resolution. He regularly handles very large multimillion-euro cases with very good results. Very well-liked due to his very hands-on and commercial approach. Always available.'
'Camilla Søgaard Hudson is a very good litigator and is extremely bright.’
‘An excellent team of litigators who can stand up to any in the market.’
‘The team are client-focused, pragmatic and great to work with.’
‘Anne Buhl Bjelke is a pleasure to work with. She is quick to get to the heart of the issues and is very client-focused.’
‘Rasmus Schmidt is really good. He is not only clever when it comes to the law, but he is also great tactically, service-minded and a good colleague.'
Key clients
- FSN Capital Lindsay Goldberg Energinet MAN Energy Solutions SE Cheminova A/S Kevin Magnussen Gjensidige Insurance BETRI P/F Kai Andersen A/S Danfoss A/S ABB A/S AIG Insurance Danske Bank A/S Danica Pension/Livsforsikringsaktieselskab BAIN & COMPANY DENMARK P/S Alm. Brand Forsikring A/S Frasers Group PLC The former CEO of Eik Banki P/F. Former members of the management of Alpha Insurance A/S (in bankruptcy)