DENMARK Law and Practice Contributed by: Henrik Sjørslev, Peter H. Knudsen, Henrik Lund-Koefoed and Levent Kitir, DLA Piper Denmark
DLA Piper Denmark is part of DLA Piper, a leading law firm with offices in more than 40 countries and the only global law firm with a pan-Nordic presence. DLA Piper Denmark has approximately 300 staff members in offices situated in the heart of Copenha - gen and Aarhus. In the Nordics, the firm has 550 law - yers organised into sector groups. The Danish group of lawyers, specialising in insolvency law, consists of 26 associates and eight partners. The firm has devel - oped a specialist Nordic region restructuring and in -
solvency group focusing principally on cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters at the highest levels. Clients of DLA Piper range from multinational Global 1000 and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerg - ing companies developing industry-leading technolo - gies, including more than half of all Fortune 250 com - panies and nearly half of all FTSE 350 companies or their subsidiaries. The firm also advises the financial sector, governments and public sector bodies.
Authors
Henrik Sjørslev is a partner at DLA Piper Denmark and the Nordic practice group head. Henrik is a member of the board of the Association of Danish Insolvency Attorneys and is the Danish delegate
Henrik Lund-Koefoed is a director at DLA Piper Denmark who specialises in commercial insolvency matters. He has experience of cases in a variety of sectors, including highly specialised fields of law such as insurance/
at the European Insolvency Practitioners Association. His experience encompasses almost every industry sector, including real estate and insolvency matters within the airline industry. Henrik acts as trustee for some of the largest and most complex bankruptcy estates in Denmark. He is recognised as a leading insolvency expert and is a permanent administrator to the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court in Copenhagen, which hears all insolvency matters in the greater Copenhagen area.
reinsurance and construction. Henrik advises and represents clients within the financial sector in relation to securing their rights against companies undergoing insolvency proceedings. Clients know him for his high-level assistance and in-depth advice. He has vast experience in administrating companies undergoing insolvency proceedings, and in litigating court cases on behalf of bankruptcy estates.
Levent Kitir is an attorney at DLA Piper Denmark who specialises in insolvency matters and other commercial legal issues. Levent’s experience encompasses all aspects of bankruptcy estates, including the
Peter H. Knudsen is a partner at DLA Piper Denmark with wide expertise in insolvency law and – due to his experience in the financial sector – credit and the law of mortgages, including company charges. He has
administration of companies under compulsory dissolution, the initiation of insolvency proceedings, advising creditors on receivables from distressed companies, the administration and realisation of assets, assets covered by pledges, etc. Furthermore, he has experience in initiating and litigating court cases on behalf of bankruptcy estates as well as conducting disqualification litigation against former management members. Levent has advised and administered distressed companies within a variety of sectors.
experience relating to the professional liability of banks, including investor protection legislation. Peter regularly advises banks and financial businesses on insolvency, credit and mortgage law matters. Peter holds an LLM in International Trade Law from the University of Essex. He is a member of the Danish Association of Litigation Attorneys, the Danish Association for Banking and Finance law, the IBA and the Association of Danish Insolvency Lawyers.
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