Jimmy Skjold Hansen > Plesner > Copenhagen, Denmark > Lawyer Profile

Jimmy Skjold Hansen

+45 30 93 71 44 [email protected]

Work Department

Arbitration; Litigation

Position

Plesner is the powerhouse for arbitration in Denmark and for international arbitration cases involving assets or interests relating to Denmark. Jimmy heads our arbitration team, which handles some of the largest and most complex arbitration cases, and shares a passion for delivering services to our clients at the highest international standards.

Jimmy is highly specialised in handling domestic and international arbitration cases, including investor-state arbitrations. He frequently represents clients before several of the most renown arbitration institutions in the world, including the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC), the London Court of Arbitration (LCIA), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington (ICSID), and the Scandinavian arbitration institutes. Jimmy is also involved in some of the largest litigation proceedings in Denmark.

Jimmy’s broad industrial experience covers renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, M&A, IPOs, private equity and alternative investments, banking and finance, telecoms and & IT, shipping, food and beverages, retail, IP and commercial contracts.

Jimmy holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Copenhagen and a LL.M. from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) in International Dispute Settlement. He is admitted to all Danish courts, including the Supreme Court of Denmark, and he is a certified arbitrator acting in both domestic and international cases. He also has experience from working at a law firm in Geneva, assisting leading international arbitrators in handling commercial and investment arbitration proceedings.

The team’s focus in all matters is to provide an efficient, honest and commercially oriented collaboration with Plesner’s clients, and, in doing so, the team draws on their diverse international backgrounds and vast experience.