DLA Piper Denmark

Real Estate

Thomas Høj Pedersen specialises in construction law and project development. He also has extensive experience in real-estate transactions.

At DLA Piper Denmark, Thomas provides in-house training on construction law for junior attorneys and assistant attorneys. Thomas is also an active member of DLA Piper’s Global Construction Group.

Thomas has vast experience of construction and consultancy law and has for 15+ years assisted various construction-industry players in drawing up and negotiating contracts as well as in risk management and the preservation of evidence.

Thomas also provides assistance relating to dispute resolution, including alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation and conciliation.

Furthermore, he has conducted a large number of litigation and arbitration proceedings, survey proceedings and performance-bond-payment proceedings.

Moreover, Thomas specialises in project development and has, particularly in recent years, been involved in project development within new types of housing, such as shared living and senior citizen housing.

Thomas also has wide experience of real-estate transactions, having acted for a number of foreign as well as Danish property investors in the completion of sale and purchase processes, due diligence, negotiation, etc.

Thomas has studied in France at Université Jean Moulin III Lyon and holds an LLM from the University of San Diego. He has also worked as a mediator at the San Diego Court.

For a number of years, Thomas was a lecturer at Aarhus University, and he often teaches courses to construction-industry players on the preservation of evidence, the 2018 standard General Conditions within the Danish construction industry (AB 18), contract and claims management and dispute resolution.

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2019

Attorney, DLA Piper Denmark, 2017-2019

Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2016-2017

Attorney, Gorrissen Federspiel, 2010-2016

Assistant Attorney, Gorrissen Federspiel, 2007-2010

English

Network within building and construction operated by JUC (a Danish legal training centre)

Networking group operated by Byens Ejendom (a Danish urban development knowledge centre)

The Danish National Association for Building

LLM Business & Corporate Law, University of San Diego, 2013 Mediator, National Conflict Resolution Center, USA, 2013 Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2010 Master of Law, Aarhus University, 2007 Université Jean Moulin III, Lyon, 2005