Gorrissen Federspiel‘s ’very knowledgeable’ practice is well-versed in both contentious and non-contentious insurance matters, serving a broad range of Danish and international clients, including insurance and reinsurance companies, brokers, agents and sector intermediaries. The team is jointly led by Henriette Gernaa, who focuses on commercial litigation as well as international arbitration, and Morten Nybom Bethe, who leads the non-contentious side of the practice and advises all types of financial institutions on the establishment, operation, and conduct of financial businesses.
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Testimonials
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‘Depth and breadth of experience. Very knowledgeable in their field. They have their finger on the pulse of what's moving.'
‘Lotte Eskesen is very easy to work with, she's pragmatic and very trustworthy. She understands the context of her advice, which makes it easier to execute on the basis of it.’
‘Collaborative approach in complex cross-border insurance disputes.'
‘Very well established firm with a solid practice which is my first choice for shipowners and P&I and defence club work in Denmark.'
‘Peter Appel has a particularly deep market understanding, both on the commercial and black letter law side of things.'
‘Competent people, super good understanding of the special needs of sea transportation - good and direct useful legal advice.'
Key clients
- Deloitte Danmark
- PwC
- Danske Bank
Work highlights
Advised PricewaterhouseCoopers in two cases about the sale and subsequent bankruptcy of the insurance company Qudos A/S.
Advised Hirtshals Yard A/S following the 17 August 2018 capsizing of its floating dock while repairing the HardHaus fishing trawler, resulting in damages exceeding NOK55m.
Advised Deloitte in bankruptcy proceedings initiated by multiple bankruptcy estates within the former OW Bunker group, involving 78 parties and addressing auditor liability related to the collapse of the world's largest bunker supplier, valued at approximately $180m.
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Practice head
Henriette Gernaa; Morten Nybom Bethe
Other key lawyers
Lotte Eskesen; Peter Appel