Plesner maintains a top-tier disputes practice, renowned for its strength in corporate litigation, high-value arbitration, and its specialist internal investigations and white-collar crime team. The firm is frequently instructed in complex, cross-border matters. Litigation and investigations head Peter Schradieck is a leading figure in major domestic and international proceedings, while arbitration head Jimmy Skjold Hansen handles significant ICC, DIA and ad hoc cases. Torben Bondrop is also highly respected for his extensive experience in insurance and tort-related disputes.
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- ‘We have had the pleasure of working with this legal firm over an extended period, and their performance has consistently exceeded expectations. The team is highly solution-oriented, always approaching challenges with a pragmatic mindset and a clear focus on achieving the best possible outcomes.'
- ‘We see a great strength in the overall capabilities of the team. The main partners are great, but the same really goes for the junior people.'
- ‘Torben Bondrop has been our main contact, and we have been extremely happy with him. He is good at involving us in the planning of the case, so that we discuss resource management up front. He is very pleasant to work with.'
- ‘They have a very impressive breadth and depth that brings multiple and competent perspectives into the discussion. Further, they are extremely reliable.'
- ‘The team knows the industry exceptionally well and understands how to navigate dilemmas related to clients, reputation, and legal matters.’
- ‘The employees are always available and resolve challenges quickly and efficiently.’
Key clients
- Energy Transition Minerals Ltd and Greenland Minerals A/S
- TDC Nets A/S
- Thomas Borgen (former CEO of the Danske Bank Group)
- Finansiel Stabilitet (The Danish Resolution Authority)
- Tryg Forsikring A/S (Tryg Insurance)
- C.F. Møller Architects
- British American Tobacco
- Rambøll Danmark A/S
- Google Ireland Ltd.
- Tryg A/S
- Alm. Brand Group
- Novonesis A/S
Work highlights
Represents Energy Transition Minerals in a landmark USD 10bn dispute against Greenland and Denmark concerning a blocked rare earths mining project. The firm leads the high-stakes international investment arbitration and parallel 2024 litigation in Denmark and Greenland, making it the largest claim ever pursued in Danish legal history.
Acts for former Danske Bank CEO Thomas Borgen in highly complex litigation arising from alleged AML failures at the bank’s Estonian branch. Multiple Danish suits seek more than DKK 1.2 billion, alongside related securities actions totalling over DKK 16 billion. Parallel international proceedings have unfolded, with the U.S. case dismissed on the merits.
Represents British American Tobacco in challenging a Danish act that introduces restrictions on e-cigarettes, tobacco heating products, and nicotine pouches, including plain packaging, flavour bans, retail display bans, and advertising restrictions on the basis that these measures violate fundamental rights like trademark and freedom of speech, as well as the Danish constitution and EU law principles of free movement of goods.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Peter Schradieck; Jimmy Skjold Hansen
Other key lawyers
Torben Bondrop; Emil Jurcenoks; Sarah Schæffer; Mrinalini Singh