Nordics - Denmark

Bruun & Hjejle

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Bruun & Hjejle’s employment team has a robust track record in the labour and employment sphere, advising across the entire range of matters in the area whilst also working as an integrated part of the firm’s offering on M&A, IPO and real estate transactions as well as high-profiled investigation, construction, and litigation matters. Elise Ross-Hansen and Flemming Strømme Martinussen jointly head up the practice. Ross-Hansen is a go-to name for all things relating to incentive schemes, co-investment, business transfers, restructuring and rationalisations, as well as financial sector regulation in relation to employees. Martinussen is frequently engaged on labour and collective bargaining issues, as well as dispute resolution, and is praised for his ‘very deep legal knowledge within labour law’.

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Testimonials

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  • 'What sets Flemming Strømme Martinussen apart is not only his legal acumen but also his unwavering commitment to successful outcome. Flemming Strømme Martinussen has gone above and beyond.’
  • ‘I have worked with B&H on HR law matters. They have a small but very committed team. Their advice is practical and easy to use.’

  • ‘Flemming Strømme Martinussen is one of a few Danish employment lawyers who are able to provide qualified counselling in Danish collective labour law, particularly in connection with mergers and acquisitions.’

  • ‘Elise Ross-Hansen has a good approach and combines the law and business perspectives well. I feel safe in her hands. She has been a great support in multiple matters.’

  • ‘Flemming Strømme Martinussen has very deep legal knowledge within labour law and strong experience within collective labour law matters and union relations.’

  • ‘Extremely service-oriented, competent, always available and fast turnaround.’

  • ‘Flemming Strømme Martinussen is my trusted adviser. His high standards and thoroughness ensures quality of work every time. He also understands our approach to working and adapts the legal advise to our settings, ensuring we do enough and a bit more than needed but not way much more than necessary.’

Key clients

  • Danske Bank A/S
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Analog Devices
  • Igneo Infrastructure Partners
  • Ring International Holding
  • Treville
  • Ingka Investments Ventures Europe B.V.
  • Kerry Group
  • Man Capital LLP (Mansour Group)
  • Peakon (now Workday)
  • Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
  • Amgen
  • NREP
  • Nets Group
  • AIP management
  • Danske Shoppingcentre, owned by ATP and Danica Pension
  • A.P. Moller Holding
  • Salini Impregilo S.p.A./Copenhagen Metro Team (CMT)
  • Waterland Private Equity
  • Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP)
  • Better Collective
  • G.S.V. Materieludlejning
  • Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S
  • Nordcloud (IBM)
  • Storebrand Asset Management A/S
  • Roku Inc.
  • Karnov Group
  • Storstroem Bridge Joint Venture
  • ServiceNow
  • Axcel Management A/S
  • Gro Capital
  • All4Labels Group GmbH
  • TV2 Danmark
  • PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab
  • Nordea
  • Home.Earth
  • Arbejdernes Landsbank
  • Shell

Work highlights

  • Advised CIP on employment matters in connection with CIP’s newest flagship fund, CI V, estimated to be CIP’s largest fund ever with a target fund size at EUR 12-15bn.
  • Advised CIP’s construction partner Copenhagen Offshore Partners, a leading global provider of project development, construction and operations management services to offshore wind and energy island projects worldwide on various employment issues.
  • Advising Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark, in connection with three high-profile and heavily media-covered investigations.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Elise Ross-Hansen

Bruun & Hjejle

Elise Ross-Hansen has substantial labour and employment law experience rendering advice in a broad range of areas, including M&A, private equity, restructuring, compensation and incentive schemes as well as financial sector regulation relating to employees. Her experience also covers employee aspects in connection with investigations, equal opportunity and discrimination matters. Elise is a skilled negotiator and litigator, as well as a trained mediator.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Elise Ross-Hansen, Flemming Strømme Martinussen