DLA Piper Denmark

Finance

Louise Krarup Simonsen has more than 20 years’ experience in advising Danish and international clients in connection with corporate financial challenges. She specialises in insolvency and restructuring scenarios and advises on all aspects within insolvency law, management liability, avoidance, distressed M&A as well as on security issues.

Louise is a renowned attorney within the Danish insolvency area, after having been a key figure in the administration of several high-profile bankruptcies in Denmark, such as Cimber Sterling Airlines A/S under konkurs (in bankruptcy).

In addition, Louise has previously worked as a deputy judge, including in the Bankruptcy Division of the Copenhagen Maritime and Commercial High Court.

Louise advises banks, other financial businesses and fintechs on financial/general regulatory issues and compliance, including on cross-border activities and special company-law issues relating to financial businesses.

Furthermore, Louise was part of the team which established Denmark’s most recent bank, kompasbank a/s, from scratch, and where she was Head of legal and compliance; in that connection, Louise gained valuable hands-on experience, enabling her to understand bank customers’ needs and handle issues in relation to regulatory authorities.

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2025

Partner, Lundgrens, 2022-2025

Partner, Skau Reipurth, 2020-2022

Head of legal and compliance, Fintech Solutions ApS (now kompasbank a/s), 2018-2020

Partner, EY (Ernst & Young LLP), 2016-2018

Partner, Kromann Reumert, 2010-2016

Attorney, Kromann Reumert, 2002-2010

Deputy judge, District Court of Skive, District Court of Hørsholm and the Copenhagen Maritime and Commercial High Court, 1997-2002

English

The Danish Association of Insolvency Lawyers

The Panel of Insolvency Attorneys set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency within the judicial district of the Copenhagen Maritime and Commercial High Court

Certified Insolvency Lawyer, Danish Association of Insolvency Lawyers Right of audience before the Danish High Courts, 2008 Admitted to the Danish Bar, 2002 Master of Law, University of Copenhagen, 1996 Appointed attorney in bankruptcy disqualification proceedings before the Copenhagen Maritime and Commercial High Court