DENMARK Law and Practice Contributed by: Jacob Skude Rasmussen, Nicholas Rahui Webster Rømer and Lars Møller Haase, Gorrissen Federspiel
Gorrissen Federspiel is a leading full-service law firm in Denmark with offices in Copenhagen and Aarhus. The firm offers legal services within all areas of Danish and EU business law and ranks among the leading corporate law firms in Denmark thanks to its constant dedication to quality. Lawyers are organised in practice groups and have in-depth knowledge of their legal field. It is the firm’s philosophy that a spe- cialised lawyer creates more value for the client
and solves legal issues with higher quality and in-depth knowledge of market practices. More than half of the 600 employees are attorneys with both a high-level education and the ex- act qualifications required by clients. Amongst a number of awards, Chambers and Partners named Gorrissen Federspiel “Law Firm of the Year in Denmark” at the Chambers Europe Awards 2023.
Authors
Jacob Skude Rasmussen is a partner and head of the dispute resolution department at Gorrissen Federspiel. He has a broad practice that covers high-profile commercial disputes
Nicholas Rahui Webster Rømer assists Danish and international clients with all aspects of civil and criminal litigation. He primarily works with cases at the intersection between the public
and business crime. He is frequently appointed as arbitrator and has experience of sitting as arbitrator under national and international rules. Jacob also has a broad legal authorship, which includes several articles and chapters in textbooks on dispute resolution and professional negligence. He is a frequent speaker at legal events as well as an examiner and former assistant professor at the University of Copenhagen.
and private sectors within highly regulated industries. Nicholas’ focus is corporate criminal law and regulatory investigations, and over the years he has been deeply involved in criminal investigations and cases involving financial institutions, shipping companies and leading players in the defence sector. Before Nicholas joined Gorrissen Federspiel, he worked in the Ministry of Justice, the Prosecution Service and the Prime Minister’s Office.
44
CHAMBERS.COM
Powered by FlippingBook