DLA Piper Denmark

Shipping and transport

Henrik Kleis specialises in the areas relating to shipping, aviation, transport, ports, energy, logistics and infrastructure.

Henrik has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and has conducted a vast number of legal proceedings before arbitration tribunals, the Danish High Courts and the Danish Supreme Court.

Henrik provides trusted advice to major enterprises and public authorities, and he acts as a regular legal advisor to a number of Danish ports. Henrik provides regular assistance to the British Embassy as well as British enterprises and business professionals in Denmark.

Henrik is a professional board member and sits on several boards of directors.

He is also the British Consul in Aarhus.

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2018

Partner, Delacour (DLA Piper Denmark), 2002-2018

Partner, Olesen & Lyager, 1985-2002

Attorney, Olesen & Lyager, 1984-1985

Attorney, Jørgen Willumsen, 1982-1984

Assistant Attorney, Jørgen Willumsen, 1980-1982

Assistant Attorney, Kaalund & Partnere, 1979-1980

Danish, English

The European Air Law Association (EALA)

Comité Maritime International (CMI)

IBA (International Bar Association)

International Law Association (ILA)

Aarhus Transport Group (ATG)

Aarhus City Association

BusinessAarhus

Højesteretsskranken (a Danish association of experienced supreme court litigators)

British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark

The Danish-UK Chamber of Commerce

The Danish Arbitration Association

TØF - Transportøkonomisk Forening (a Danish transport economic association)

ESPO (European Sea Ports Organisation), Legal Committee

Green Power Denmark

IRU (International Road Transport Union)

Danish Management Society, VL-gruppe 69 (a management forum under the Danish Management Society)

Admitted to the Danish Bar, 1982 Master of Law, Aarhus University, 1979