About

MT Højgaard is one of the leading construction and civil engineering companies in the Nordic region with a portfolio ranging from smaller projects to extremely large and complex construction works, infrastructure projects and installation of offshore wind turbine foundations. Leading the legal team at MT Højgaard is general counsel Tove Dyre Palnum, whose team is responsible for most aspects of legal work whilst delegating niche and more complicated work to external law firm partners. The team has been praised by an external source for being ‘progressive and competent’ and having a high level of skill in ‘all areas of law ranging from construction law and dispute resolution to corporate law and international contracts’. Using excellent delegation skills the team is happy to utilise external counsel for work such as special court and arbitration proceedings, or in connection with audit of work performed by the team seen from a risk perspective. The team has also been in charge of many elements of the company’s recent strategic efforts, namely with regards to the promotion of new cooperation models in the building and construction sector. MT Højgaard is leading efforts to create a model whereby contractors are included in the process as early possible – in public as well as in private projects – in order to strengthen the projects by keeping to budgets, guaranteeing quality and meeting deadlines in partner relationships.