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Dispute resolution

GALST

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GALST is renowned for handling litigation and arbitration cases, particularly within real estate. The team specialises in disputes involving property rights, real estate defects, residential and commercial tenancy law, and cooperative housing matters. Co-headed by Kristian Dreyer, who focuses on real estate and construction disputes, Christian Steen Laursen, an expert in business rent disputes, and Hans Christian Galst, known for IP enforcement cases.
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Client satisfaction

Testimonials

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  • ‘GALST is a professional law firm where you get not only the expected service but a high standard. We do recommend them as a partner to others.’

  • ‘The company grasps our business well, and the process with them is straightforward. We discuss each case individually, which ensures mutual comprehension and makes the collaboration effective.’

  • ‘I receive prompt responses to my inquiries, and the team excels at keeping me updated, ensuring I stay informed about the status of my cases.’

  • ‘Delivers great insight to the market and delivers guidance to the often complicated process.’

  • ‘Christian Steen Laursen has always focused on the target and is very good at finding the common ground.’

  • ‘The entire staff at GALST are extremely skilled in their separate fields, especially in IPR law and with an immense practical experience, growing year by year. Using these forces, they succeed in finding solutions. Sometimes it almost feels like they know our business better than we do ourselves. That makes the cooperation easy and productive.’

  • 'Christian Steen Laursen has a very special and friendly approach. He is trustworthy and has an empathic understanding.’

  • ‘GALST is a very specialised law firm. Our company benefits from the firm's expert knowledge in debt collection cases. The firm is also known for its expertise in other legal areas such as real estate.’

Key clients

  • KODA
  • DEAS A/S
  • NEXEL A/S
  • Foreningen De Unges Almene Boligselskab
  • CEJ A/S
  • Jeudan A/S
  • Atradius Collections
  • Sony Mobile
  • NEWSEC A/S
  • Danish Association of Chartered Estate Agents

Work highlights

Representing Fonden Vestermarkens Børnecenter S/I against the Municipality of Odense Kommune in a High Eastern Court Case regarding the legal capacity of the client and a dispute regarding the ownership of the client’s real estate.
Representing Nexel A/S regarding organised theft of electricity in two court cases.
Representing Køge Eventyrland A/S in the High Eastern Court regarding a rural zone permit.

Lawyers

Practice head

Kristian Dreyer; Christian Steen Laursen; Hans Christian Galst