Bech-Bruun, praised for its ‘high-level advisory services’, offers a strong range of environmental legal advice across numerous industries, including energy, development, transport, and public sector work. The team is particularly impressive in its breadth of work, with expertise which extends to giving regulatory advice on the implementation of definitions, development disputes, and a range of construction and real estate matters with environmental aspects. Jacob Schall Holberg heads the team; clients note that he is an ’experienced partner with a strong crew behind him’. Holberg has experience acting before the district and high courts in contentious matters, and has a diverse client base which features both public and private entities.
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Testimonials
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- Hanne Mølbeck - strong, smart, resolute, understands the limitations of public authorities. Alexander Knudsen - available and respectful of deadlines.
- Bech-Bruun’s Environment Team stands out for its deep regulatory insight, commercial understanding, and ability to handle complex environmental and planning issues across sectors such as energy, infrastructure, and real estate. The team combines top-tier legal expertise with a practical, solution-oriented approach, assisting clients through all stages from permitting and compliance to disputes and transactions.
- ‘The team in Bech Bruun is strong and covers all aspects in their advice.
- ‘We have had a long term professional relationship with Bech Bruun, they have been representing us in many legal matters such as; environmental assessments on several large projects as well as representing us in court in that connection.’
- ‘Jacob Schall Holberg is a very experienced partner with a strong crew behind him.’
- ‘Very competent and service minded team. The lawyers are always well-prepared for meetings and stick to agreed deadlines.’
- ‘Deep knowledge and is very responsive.'
- ‘Responses are always on-time, good business sense, legal advice is clear and appropriate.’
- ‘Broad expertise and consistently provide the right people to address any challenges we bring to them.’
- ‘In depth knowledge and customer focus.’
Key clients
- Femern A/S
- Sund & Bælt Holding A/S
- Energinet
- Metroselskabet I/S
- Odense Letbane
- Hovedstadens Letbane I/S
- By & Havn
- The Municipality of Lejre
- Copenhagen Airports A/S
- Municipality of Aarhus
- Vattenfall
- MT Højgaard Projektudvikling A/S
- M. Goldschmidt Holding A/S
- Relax A/S
- The Municipality of Hvidovre
- Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited
- The Municipality of Ringsted
- Dansk Pelsdyravlerforening a.m.b.a.
- Sønderborg Kraftvarme A/S
Work highlights
Providing general legal advisory services to Energinet regarding the definition and delimitation of "project" under the EIA Directive in relation to Energinet’s ongoing establishment and expansion of the Danish electricity transmission grid.
Representing Udviklingsselskabet By & Havn I/S (City & Harbor) in a large environmental dispute before the Danish courts regarding the artificial peninsula “Lynetteholm”.
Providing legal services to Copenhagen Airports A/S on the preparation and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of an area of 11.8 km2, which will enable the airport's future development projects (“The Master Plan”).
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Practice head
Jacob Schall Holberg