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Flemming Pristed

Flemming Pristed

Poul Schmith, Denmark

Work Department

Flemming Pristed provides advice to Danish and international clients on financial regulation and sustainability (ESG). He also advises on business-critical legal matters in banking and financial law, and M&A. Flemming draws on his long-standing experience as a general counsel in the financial sector and the IT industry when providing advice. Flemming is the co-author of the Danish text book Sustainability Law (in Danish "Bæredygtighedsret) (Djøf Forlag), and he is a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Law at University of Copenhagen in the subjects banking and financial law and sustainability law.

Position

Partner, Attorney

Career

2023- Poul Schmith

2020- Guest teacher, banking law, financial regulation and sustainability law, University of Copenhagen

2021-2023 Partner, Sirius advokater. Head of the firm's practice area of financial services and compliance

2019-2021 Partner, PEDERSTED Law Firm

2016-2019 Member of the Danish Financial Complaint Board (Det finansielle ankenævn)

2013-2018 Group General Counsel, Danske Bank

2013-2018 Member of the Legal Committee of Finance Denmark

2007-2013 General Counsel, KMD

2004-2007 Legal Counsel, Attorney, KMD

2001-2004 Kromann Reumert Law Firm

Education

2013-2018 Participant in the legal committee of the European Banking Federation

2012-2013 IMD - Building on Talent

1996-2001 Master of Law, University of Copenhagen