Acquisitions, restructurings, labour clauses, and working condition issues are among the specialisms of the robust labour and employment law team housed by Poul Schmith which comes recommended for its ‘professional and balanced help’, as well as ’deep legal knowledge’. Jonas Blegvad Jensen and Marianne Lage head the practice group out of Aarhus and Copenhagen, respectively. Jensen has experience advising on employment issues arising from large-scale M&A, outsourcing and capital markets transactions, whilst Lage dispense specialist advice to clients on issues relating to membership of employer organisations.
Testimonials
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‘Great knowledge and team.’
‘Professional and balanced help. Deep legal knowledge.’
‘High legal quality and advice. Collaboration is smooth and effective. Quick to understand problem and context.’
‘Marianne Lage is exceptional. Legal advice is always to the point and of high quality, and she is always there when needed.’
‘Very competent, professional and a pleasant team, whom we regard as trusted advisers.’
‘Jonas Blegvad Jensen stands out for his ability to provide both very competent and professional legal advise, but also be a good sparring partner on options/scenarios in a given situation.’
‘My experience is that the team are knowledgeable and swift to reply. My dealings with them concerned international contracts and we felt we were in good hands and that the team found and flagged many relevant items and guided us through important decisions with a thorough understanding of what we needed.’
‘Jonas Blegvad Jensen is a pleasure to work with. Very broad knowledge and expertise within the domain. Great in engaging and creating a trusting environment.’
Key clients
- APM Terminals A/S
- Norwegian (Norwegian Crew Resources Denmark ApS)
- Exerp ApS
- CSC Primo P/S
- Himmerland Forsikring G/S
- Gensam Data A/S
- TechCollege S/I
- The Board of Equal Treatment (in Danish “Ligebehandlingsnævnet”)
- The Department of Prisons and Probation (in Danish “Direktoratet for Kriminalforsorgen”)
Work highlights
- Assisted CSC Primo P/S with all employment-related matters in connection with the acquisition of 33% of the shares in Scanmetals A/S.
- Advised Gensam Data A/S in relation to a CEO substitution including advice regarding termination, hiring of an interim CEO, and hiring of a new CEO.
- Advised on the entire collective dismissal process, including the drafting of an action plan as well as assisting with the relevant documentation for the steps required in order to ensure compliance with the Danish rules on collective dismissals.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jonas Blegvad Jensen, Marianne Lage