Gorrissen Federspiel‘s ’very experienced’ restructuring and insolvency team is renowned for handling domestic and international restructuring and bankruptcy matters in Denmark, frequently representing banks, banking syndicates, and the Danish tax authorities. The team leader John Sommer Schmidt brings extensive experience in restructurings and insolvency-related matters, acting as a liquidator, restructuring administrator, and trustee for bankruptcy estates in Denmark. Morten Hans Jakobsen specialises in advising distressed companies, with particular emphasis on the transportation sector, while Preben Jakobsen is well-versed in all aspects of insolvency and restructuring law, including reorganisation proceedings and distressed M&A transactions. The ‘knowledgeable and respectable’ Kristian Gammelgaard Møller advises financial institutions and other clients on challenges arising from insolvent customers or suppliers, as well as claims involving bankrupt estates.
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Practice head

John Sommer Schmidt

Other key lawyers

Morten Hans Jakobsen; Preben Jakobsen; Kristian Gammelgaard Møller