DENMARK Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Jacob Skude Rasmussen, Catherine Schutz and Alexander Højmark Gorrissen Federspiel
Gorrissen Federspiel is a full-service law firm with offices in both Copenhagen and Aarhus. It offers legal services within all areas of Dan- ish and EU business law, and ranks among the leading corporate law firms in Denmark thanks to its consistent dedication to quality. Lawyers are organised in practice groups and therefore have in-depth knowledge of their legal field; it is
the firm’s philosophy that a specialised lawyer creates more value for the client and solves le- gal issues with higher quality and more in-depth knowledge of market practices. More than half of the 580 employees are attorneys with broad educations and the exact competencies re- quired by clients.
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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
Catherine Schutz is a senior legal consultant at Gorrissen Federspiel and a member of the dispute resolution group. She is a US-qualified lawyer who consults on a broad range of
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.
matters related to litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Prior to joining the firm, Catherine’s practice focused primarily on large- scale US litigation, including tort, commercial, contract and real estate litigation. She was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2018 and holds a Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University College of Law. and a member of the dispute resolution group. He focuses primarily on litigation and arbitration for both Danish and foreign clients. Alexander also has experience in the field of corporate/M&A, as well as banking and finance law. Alexander Højmark is an attorney at Gorrissen Federspiel
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