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Peter  Dianati

Work Department

Real Estate / Construction

Position

Partner/ Attorney

Peter Dianati specialises in construction law, building and construction disputes as well as company and commercial law issues, including in particular commercial contracts.

‍In this context, Peter conducts arbitration proceedings before the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board on behalf of mainly large contracting companies. He also advises on all legal matters relating to construction, including all relevant contract types and dispute resolution options.

Moreover, Peter provides advice on general commercial law, in particular on commercial contracts. In this context, he has relevant experience from the corporate sector as he has been seconded to LEGO’s legal department in Billund for a period of time, and he has held the position as head of legal in North Media A/S (a company listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen, parent company to Søndagsavisen A/S, Forbruger-Kontakt A/S and Boligportalen, among others).

Peter has worked at the New York-based law firm Patterson Belknap Tyler & Webb, where he primarily worked with US securities regulation, M&A and securities law.

Peter is a qualified building and construction mediator and has previously lectured in procedural law at the University of Copenhagen.

Career

Dianati & Klink Larsen Advokatpartnerselskab, 2024 –

Skau Reipurth Advokatpartnerselskab, 2012 – 2023

Plesner Law Firm, 2006 – 2012

Patterson Belknap Tyler & Webb, New York (secondment from Plesner Law Firm), 2011

General Counsel, North Media A/S (leave from Plesner Law Firm), 2010

Lego Juris A/S (secondment from Plesner Law Firm), 2008

Stampe Haume & Hasselris Law Firm, 2006

Kyed & Jybæk Law Firm, 2004 – 2006

The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, 2003 – 2004

Languages

The Scandinavian languages and English

Memberships

The Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law

The Danish Association for Corporate Law

IBA (International Bar Association)

Byens Strateger II (network group, Byens Netværk)

Appointed member, the course organisation committee on the training of attorneys under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Justice, 2006-2007

Member, the governing body of FAAF – Foreningen af Ansatte Advokater og Advokatfuldmægtige) (an association for salaried attorneys and assistant attorneys), 2004-2007

Education

Mediator Training Course in Construction, the Association of Danish Law Firms, 2019

Admission to practice law, 2006

Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen, 2003

Southampton Solent University, 2002

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