GALST’s steady deal flow encompasses a broad range of mid-market transactions following the expansion of the team’s robust M&A practice into advising on capital market regulations and public offerings. The group acts for private companies including fastest growing and acquisitive companies across both Denmark and the wider Nordic region. Hans Christian Galst and Christian Steen Laursen jointly lead the team and are key contacts for international business transfers and M&A, and complex cross-border transactions, respectively.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Extremely quick to grasp the complexity of the case they worked on and provided good and useful guidance in order to complete the transaction.’

  • ‘ Hans Christian Galst is one of the top lawyers I have worked with in my career.’

  • ‘GALST acts as a very professional legal adviser in the area of mergers and acquisitions, corporate legal etc. When working with GALST, I always get high quality legal work, combined with a high degree of accessibility and combined with unpretentious and pleasant cooperation.’

  • ‘My contact in GALST is Hans Christian Galst. I always use Hans Christian Galst on cases where I can choose the legal adviser – and so far I have never been disappointed. Hans Christian Galst is a competent and business-oriented lawyer, and as a negotiator he is persistent and insistent - and he always gets a good result for the client.’

  • ‘During our collaboration, GALST had exceptional responsiveness and quality of work. GALST understood our requirements on a fundamental level and identified risks and solutions which we wouldn't have identified otherwise. They were very proactive in communications and took ownership in helping us on all fronts.’

  • ‘Hans Christian Galst was the partner we worked with. He helped us and our counterparty identify mutual solutions, and went above and beyond in terms of quality and turnaround. We have no reservations in recommending him to anyone requiring services in the corporate or M&A space.’

  • ‘Team members are strongly recognised within their respective fields.’

  • ‘Incredibly strong practice in M&A, company law, commercial contracts and intellectual property law. They know the law, the markets and the trends. Incredibly responsive and proactive, plus they are practical. They act as true business advisers for middle market, privately held companies. They are tied into a great international alliance as well that aids their clients in geographies well outside of Denmark. I have only had great experiences working with them.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christian Steen Laursen, Hans Christian Galst

Other key lawyers

Josephine Winge