DAHL Law Firm

Albert Kusk

Albert Kusk has been employed for over 15 years in the fields of commercial contracts and corporate law. He has extensive experience of organising and implementing mergers and acquisitions, and also provides general advice on contract law and commercial matters to a number of regular clients, always showing exceptional commercial insight. He also works in dispute resolution in these areas of expertise and on VAT and other indirect taxes. His assistance comprises advice and conducting appeals through the administrative appeals system and the courts.

Anders Ørskov Melballe

Anders Ørskov Melballe has many years of experience as a specialist in restructuring companies, bankruptcy processing and dispute resolution. He is a certified insolvcency lawyer by the association Danish Insolvency Lawyers (Danske Insolvensadvokater). As a partner in the insolvency department, Anders advises a large number of Danish and foreign companies, including especially financial creditors, on destitute engagements, reconstructions and bankruptcies. He does this based on a commercial, solution-oriented and transaction-based approach that ensures the client the best solution. Anders' experience also includes advising both companies and creditors in connection with board and management liability, overturning and creditor rights, including options for conducting legal proceedings. In addition, he assists in connection with general business law matters, just as he has extensive experience in dispute resolution, including the initiation and conduct of court and arbitration proceedings. Anders is recognised by the leading international rating agencies in insolvency and reconstruction, including Chambers Europe, Legal500 and IFLR1000.

Arly Carlquist

For more than 25 years, Arly Carlquist has worked with all types of IT agreements, including those regarding system development, outsourcing, distribution, consultants, and software licenses as well as all related legal and commercial matters. Additionally, Arly has significant experience with IP related matters, including protection, buying and selling, licensing (inbound/outbound), and enforcement of IP rights. Regarding regulations concerning copyrights, Arly maintains an updated knowledge of the development within both Denmark and the EU. In such matters, he has advised some of the world’s leading tech companies. In connection to Arly’s extensive insights in IT and IP law, he has continuously worked with related areas where experience with complex contractual issues is crucial. These include cooperation agreements, development agreements, and other types of commercial agreements.

Bent Ramskov

Partner Bent Ramskov has for more than 25 years, since the beginning of his career, worked full time within the field of tax law. He is a specialist within tax law primarily focusing on corporate tax law. Bent's core competencies are advices on generational change, restructuring of both companies and personally run companies, including demerger, merger, company transformation, etc. Furthermore, he advices on clarifying tax issues and tax optimization for both individuals and companies. In his advice, Bent focuses on ensuring a fast, competent, and value-based solution for his clients. In addition, he provides tax advice on the transfer of assets of any kind, including valuation, tax liability advice, company law advice and advice from other advisors. Bent is also a part of DAHL Law Firm’s specialist group within property valuations, DAC6 and international tax law. Bent has the right to appear for the Supreme Court and regularly conduct tax cases in all instances on behalf of both private individuals and corporate clients. He regularly lectures several courses targeted other advisors, especially within tax law topics. Furthermore, Bent participates in a number of ERFA groups focusing on tax law and is the author of several books and articles on tax law topics. Bent is the head of DAHL Law Firm's department for Tax, Company Law and Private Client.

Birgitte Jørgensen

Birgitte Jørgensen works in insolvency law, including bankruptcy and restructuring, and has a PhD in the field. She also advises businesses and banks on finance law matters, in particular the different types of security and general loan financing. She is a certified insolvency lawyer and runs courses on restructuring, bankruptcy, business charges and other forms of charge. She is also head of the department of Restructuring and Insolvency.

Christina Nissen

Christina Nissen focuses on litigation primarily within the areas of corporate matters, insolvency law and insurance and tort law. She has a background of handling insolvency proceedings and general corporate matters, and thus has a solid foundation for handling Dispute Resolution within the said areas.

Claes Wildfang

Partner Claes Wildfang is an experienced litigator where his primary focus lies within IP (currently ranked in IP) and corporate matters. Furthermore, Claes has experience in cross border litigation in India, France, Germany, UK and USA as well in bound as out bound. His litigation experience ranges from the ordinary courts to arbitration. He has a long-standing relationship with the local university (Aarhus University), where he has taught international arbitration to the Vis Moot team for the past five years, and he has a strong grasp on different arbitration rules. Claes is appointed by the Danish Bar Association (Advokatnævnet) as one of the few lawyers to represent the Bar Association in litigation matters. He is a regular in the High Courts and Commercial and Maritime Court (a specialized court in IP and trade cases) and has to date tried 9 cases in the Supreme Court, to which he has held an admission since 2007. Finally, Claes is regularly appointed as an arbitrator in commercial disputes.

Frans Skovholm

Frans Skovholm works within the department of Corporate, Compliance & Business Excellence concentrating on contracts, compliance and risk management. Frans is specialised in working systematically with risk management and counseling in ISMS management systems including ISO 27001. Additionally, Frans works with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). He has helped several companies with the implementation of internal guidelines, ensuring that the requirements of GDPR are followed. Frans also organizes courses, after-work meetings and legal presentations about relevant subjects within his areas of expertise. He is thereby always updated on new legislation and legal practice.

Frederik Bruhn

Frederik Bruhn is a certified IT attorney under the Association of Danish IT Attorneys and has 20 years of experience with the contracts and ongoing legal challenges of IT businesses. He often assists suppliers of IT services in connection with outsourcing, project and acquisition agreements, licence agreements etc. and with the preparation of standard contracts for IT businesses. Frederik also provides legal services in relation to contract management, contract optimisation, purchasing of IT based companies (and other rights-based enterprises) and investments in these types of companies. Frederik has extensive experience with innovative enterprises with IT driven business concepts, and he is a part of DAHL’s fin-tech advisory team. He gives advice on matters related to application and permissions from the Danish Financial Services Authority (Finanstilsynet), in particular in relation to digital payment solutions. He has taught in contract law at the University of Copenhagen and still works a great deal on commercial contracts. He also provides legal advice within sports and entertainment law, including for transfer of football players, e-sport and legal matters and contracts related to publicly known persons.

Henning von Lillienskjold

Henning von Lillienskjold specialises in M&A, acquisition financing and general corporate law. He is appointed to the Association of Danish Law Firm's (Danske Advokater) specialist committee for corporate law. Henning von Lillienskjold has extensive experience in managing due diligence processes, structured processes and preparing and negotiating transaction documents. He has been involved in numerous cross-border transactions, public takeovers and some of the most complex Danish transactions. His work also includes fund regulations (AIFMD). Henning von Lillienskjold is recommended as key lawyer by Legal 500 in Commercial, Corporate and M&A, and IFLR1000 in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions. He is DAHL's representative at The International Lawyers Network (ILN). Henning is chairman of the board of DAHL.

Henrik Ottosen

Partner Henrik Ottosen has since 1995 primarily worked with corporate law, international contracts, and M&A, in Denmark and abroad. Additionally, Henrik is appointed member of the Board of Directors by several Danish companies, thereby having obtained a considerable insight in various business areas. His wide experience within M&A primarily covers the traditional private and public Danish manufacturing companies. Furthermore, he advises clients within the finance and IT & Fintech sectors. He occasionally works as a mediator or as an arbitrator. Henrik strives to have a profound knowledge of his clients’ businesses. He believes having a close personal relationship with his clients’ representatives is the most eligible way to find valuable solutions.

Janus Skak Olufsen

Janus Skak Olufsen has extensive experience with all aspects related to real estate, including commercial properties and complex property development projects. In addition to his work with real estate, Janus provides legal advice on corporate issues. His legal advice on corporate law issues is often aimed at family-owned businesses. In this connection, he also advises owners of large farms and forests, including in connection with generational changes. In addition to his work as a legal advisor, Janus is a member of a number of boards.

Kim Ricken Jørgensen

For more than 25 years, Kim Ricken Jørgensen has devoted his time to providing advice within corporate commercial law and M&A to companies of all sizes. Kim is highly experienced in M&A transactions, where he acts as an advisor for both sellers and buyers. In doing so, his assistance includes due diligence, preparation and negotiation of transfer agreements as well as advice on financing. Notably, Kim has in-depth knowledge of the Danish industrial and logistics sector and has assisted in numerous transactions. Additionally, Kim’s extensive knowledge and many years of experience also include tailored advice on company law issues, including company forms, ownership agreements, company contracts as well as contract management and risk management. When advising his clients, he offers a 360-degree perspective ensuring that all pitfalls and related aspects are taken into account. In recent years, Kim has been involved in renewable energy transactions providing full range legal services for primarily sellers of onshore renewable energy projects, including development projects. At DAHL, Kim is also chairman of the board. Furthermore, he acts as board member in several Danish companies.

Kristian Skovsgaard

Partner Kristian Skovsgaard specialises in construction law and has more than 10 years of experience. Kristian advises private businesses, technical consultants and public authorities on all aspects of construction and procurement. Additionally, he assists in the drafting and negotiation of contracts and has extensive experience in court and arbitration proceedings in the field of construction law. Furthermore, Kristian advises on tenancy law, assisting landlords in particular. In this field, he also has extensive experience in court and arbitration proceedings in the field of tenancy law. Kristian holds a Ph.D. in construction law from Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences (Aarhus BSS). He has considerable teaching experience and is an external lecturer at Aarhus BSS. Finally, Kristian is the author of “The contractor’s extra work”, Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2017, and is the author of several journal articles.

Mads Rossen Jakobsen

Partner Mads Rossen Jakobsen specialises in M&A and company law and is head of DAHL's M&A department. Mads advises on all aspects of the transaction process, including selection of transaction model, planning and optimisation of sales processes, investment and ownership structures, M&A insurance solutions, legal due diligence and on the drafting and negotiation of transaction documents. Over his many years working with mergers and acquisitions, he has gained extensive experience with controlling the processes, managing teams and coordinating international transactions. In every transaction, Mads commits himself deeply to the client relationship and is strongly dedicated to the process towards the goal. He is an experienced negotiator with a markedly solution-oriented and time efficient approach, driven by the commercial element in M&A cases.

Mads Nygaard Madsen

Partner Mads Nygaard Madsen is a certified IT attorney and his specialisation in IT law has made him one of Denmark's leading attorneys in this area. He is a certified IT attorney. From 2017 to 2020, Mads was chairman of the association of Danish IT Attorneys. His legal expertise covers all areas of IT law, including outsourcing, software licensing matters and personal data law. Among other things, Mads has solid experience in the preparation and negotiation of IT contracts as well as handling disputes regarding IT services. He advises a wide range of Danish and international clients - both suppliers of IT products and services and customers who purchase IT. In addition to his law degree, Mads has completed an education in computer science and economics. He is thus particularly competent in handling matters that require insight into complicated technical and commercial matters.

Michael Rehling

Partner Michael Rehling is a certified IT-lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience in the field of IT and technology law. He has assisted Danish and international businesses in a large number of contract negotiations regarding the sale and purchase of complex IT services, including system developments, implementation projects and operational services and the later contract management of such projects. Michael is especially knowledgeable about the procedures and legal standards which apply to the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish market for IT services. In addition, Michael is an experienced litigator with the right to attend before the Danish Supreme Court, having conducted a significant number of commercial cases before the Danish courts and arbitral tribunals, concerning IT and trademark disputes, prohibition cases, and other infringement cases. Michael's other areas of expertise include matters and counsel regarding copyright, domain name disputes, marketing law and other IP-related matters. The key for Michael is to provide commercially valuable content to his clients in an accessible format which lives up to the highest expectations of quality. He strives to always be updated on current legal and technical developments to fulfil the changing needs of his clients in an ever-moving field where today’s technology is outdated tomorrow. He is also a member of the board of directors of several companies.

Michael Goeskjær

Michael Goeskjær is specialised in IT law, intellectual property rights, and contract law, including M&A transactions. During his 35 years as a legal adviser, he has assisted Danish and international companies in a wide range of legal matters - including IT and IPR, telecommunications, M&A, distribution and dealer issues as well as general company law and contract law matters. Michael is an experienced litigation lawyer. He has conducted a significant number of high-profile cases before the Danish courts and in arbitration.

Morten Lund Gladbjerg

Morten Lund Gladbjerg specialises in business transfers and has assisted several large Danish and foreign companies in connection with M&A transactions. Morten advises in all aspects of the transaction process, including selection of the transaction model, planning and optimization of sales processes, investment and ownership structures, legal due diligence as well as the design and negotiation of transaction documents. Additionally, Morten has experience in M&A Real Estate, where he regularly assists clients in relation to development projects and real estate transactions.

Nicolai Mallet

Partner Nicolai Mallet advises on general commercial law with main emphasis on commercial contracts, project management, M&A, company law and employment law. He is a member of a number of company boards and serves as strategic advisor for various Danish and German commercial undertakings and organisations. Since 2000, Nicolai has had special focus on development, sale and financing of wind turbine and solar energy projects within the EU. Nicolai is an experienced litigator having conducted a wide range of cases before the courts in all instances. He is among the most experienced appointed assistants in government-appointed commissions of inquiry (most recently the Instruction Commission, the Tibet Commission 2 and the Commission of Inquiry into SKAT). Nicolai also advises companies within professional sports. In connection to this, he has conducted various national and international arbitration proceedings.

Peter Bisgaard

Peter Bisgaard is the strategic and commercial advisor to a number of municipalities and property owners, primarily within urban development, PPP agreements and other public/private co-operations, development and sale of real estate and drafting of complex contracts. Peter has in-depth knowledge of PPP agreements and the property sector. He has many years’ experience advising PPP clients and PPP contractors and other players on the real property market with focus on municipal urban development and property companies and developers. Peter is also strategic and commercial advisor to a number of Danish and international companies.

Poul Jensen

Poul Jensen is mainly concerned with the transfer and rental of real estate. He has considerable knowledge and experience in the field of property transfers of all kinds and provides advice within purchases and sales of real estate, project development, cooperative housing, tenancy law and agriculture and forestry. He helps both professional property investors and business enterprises and provides advice to private individuals on the purchase and sale of owner-occupied flats, detached houses, villas, holiday homes or cooperative dwellings. He has advised private individuals, business enterprises and social housing organisations on tenancy law for many years. He has considerable experience and specialist knowledge within all areas of tenancy law, including social housing. In addition, he works in family and inheritance law. He advises in connection with the division of matrimonial property on legal separation and divorce, administration of estates of deceased persons, and preparation of marriage settlements, wills etc.

Robert Jønsson

Robert Jønsson advises both Danish and international companies within the industries of media production and video games. Due to his extensive knowledge of the industries and many years of experience, Robert is highly specialised in providing targeted and action-oriented advice regarding investments, publishing agreements, licence agreements and user terms, company law and commercial agreements in general. Robert is the preferred attorney within the Danish gaming industry. For many years, he has supported the industry’s growth by cooperating with the industry. Additionally, he has been accepted as a member of the international organisation Video Game Bar Association (VGBA.org). Furthermore, Robert has experience with advising Danish and international companies in relation to robotics, AI and blockchain. He has assisted in creating contracts that encompass the new technologies, and has conducted a number of transactions within both entertainment and new technologies with successful results.

Simon Clark

Specialist Attorney Simon Clark works within the area of Tax Law primarily focusing on tax, corporate advice and tax litigation. Simon has extensive experience advising within tax and company law. He advises on succession, restructuring of both companies and personally run businesses, demergers, mergers, changes of legal form etc. Additionally, Simon conducts appeals and lawsuits on tax related matters, and he has experience as a defence attorney in cases regarding financial fraud.

Søren Wolder

Partner Søren Wolder is specialised in intellectual property rights. He gives legal advice to clients regarding trademarks, designs, patents and the Marketing Practice Act (unfair competition). His primary focus is strategical IP, litigation and prosecution in matters especially related to trademarks and brand management. He has extensive experience with litigation in preliminary injunction proceedings, preservation of evidence proceedings and in main proceedings. Søren is often involved in cross-border matters both related to infringement matters and prosecutions.

Thomas Markert

Partner Thomas Markert works within the field of corporate law, insolvency law, succession/mergers and acquisitions and litigation. As an experienced insolvency lawyer, Thomas works with restructuring of distressed businesses and serves as a trustee of estates in bankruptcy and as a liquidator. Thomas’s primary areas of work within general corporate law are contracts, succession and mergers and acquisitions. He has considerable knowledge of the healthcare sector, doctors and dentists and the problems associated with transfers of their practices and investments in them. Thomas is admitted to appear before the Supreme Court. Additionally, his focus areas include major lawsuits, including directors' liability cases, professional liability cases and associated disciplinary cases for and against professional advisors such as lawyers and accountants.

Tim Nielsen

Partner Tim Krarup Nielsen has worked with IT law since 2008 and with IT from a technical perspective since the late 90’s. Tim primarily works with IT and tech companies, usually advising on contracts concerning i.e. IT projects, outsourcing, and licensing. He has a deep technical understanding and is thus often remarked as being able to efficiently match the technical aspects of a situation with the correct legal framework. He is an often-used negotiator known for his commercial and solution-oriented approach. Tim is also a well-known name within the field of personal data protection law, where he is a popular speaker at events concerning personal data protection. Additionally, he is a guest lecturer at the Copenhagen School of Design and Technology. Tim has for many years been a certified IT attorney under the Danish Association of IT Attorneys. He was recently recognised by his peers as one of the leading IT attorneys by being elected to the board of directors for the Danish Association of IT Attorneys. Tim has previously been ranked in 2012 for his part in the landmark dispute between Saab AB and the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation.