Lawyers

Michael Møller Nielsen

Michael Møller Nielsen

Work Department

Employment Law

Position

Michael is partner and attorney in our Employment Law team. He is highly specialized in all aspects of employment law.

Michael has broad experience with disputes, contracts, and due diligence in connection with transactions and outsourcing, and he has worked on some of the most complex and largest transactions historically from an HR perspective.

In his advisory work, Michael emphasizes finding practical solutions before and during litigation. He has handled numerous cases before industrial boards, arbitration, and general courts at all levels, however, his primary approach is to find practical solutions that satisfy both parties.

As a particular area of expertise, Michael assists companies covered by a collective bargaining agreement with issues related to the interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement and disputes with unions.

Michael is deeply committed to working for the protection of human rights, which is why he provides pro bono assistance to several relevant organizations and is a co-founder of Danish Justice Foundation.

Career

Former occupation Bech-Bruun, 2009-2014 Abel og Skovgaard Larsen, 2007-2009 3F, 2005-2007

Languages

Scandinavian languages, English and German

Memberships

Activities Member of Danish Employment Lawyers Member of EELA – European Employment Lawyers’ Association Member of The Association of Danish Law Firms Member of The Danish Association for Labour Law

Directorships and positions of trust Danish Justice Foundation Member of Danes Worldwide's expert panel Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award Den Danske Sommerskole Center mod Økonomisk IT Svindel

Publications Job clauses, Juristen, 2008 The compatibility of Section 4a of the Transfer of Undertakings Act with the directives behind the Act, Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen, 2007, article About adoption agreements and their extent, Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen, 2005, article

Lecturer Lecturer at private course providers External lecturer at Copenhagen Business School Lecturer at Copenhagen Business Academy in, 2013

Education

Danish Supreme Court, 2021 Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2009 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen, 2005

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