Poul Schmith represents a range of clients in matters involving mass redundancies, employment aspects of M&A deals, collective bargaining agreements and recruitment and departure negotiations with a ‘great insight in the public sector.’ Marianne Lage is at the helm of the practice, offering significant experience in negotiations with unions, strategy preparation and overall legal employment advice. Jonas Blegvad Jensens is prepared to handle a variety of employment law matters, including M&A adjacent work, outsourcing, and other transactions work, and the partners at the firm are praised for their ability to ’show an immediate and good understanding of the challenges’. Thomas Christian Thune joined the firm in 2026.
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Testimonials
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- Great knowledge about employment law.
- ‘Service minded and experienced.’
- ‘Marianne Lage is very service minded and experienced.’
- ‘The Employment team distinguishes itself through its depth of expertise, pragmatic approach, and strong commercial understanding. They are not only technically outstanding but also exceptionally good at translating complex employment law issues into clear and practical advice that works in real life. The team is highly responsive, collaborative, and always aligned with the client’s business needs.'
- ‘Great insight in the public sector. Relevant capabilities in employment law as well as intellectual property rights which is relevant to the cultural sector.’
- ‘Marianne Lage stands out on availability, knowledge of the sector, appropriate resourcing and clear answers great help in small as well as larger topics.’
- ‘The members always show an immediate and good understanding of the challenges and needs that we have.’
- ‘This practice is distinguished by its ability to combine deep legal expertise with outstanding commercial awareness and delivery speed. It is a high-performing team that has succeeded in attracting and retaining top-tier talent across all levels which ensures a consistently high level of quality and professionalism.'
Key clients
- Maersk Logistics
- The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark
- Dansk Teater
- APM Terminals Aarhus
- Metroselskabet I/S
- Dagrofa ApS
- Helios
- Himmerland Forsikring
- The People Agency of the Danish Ministry of Defence (Forsvarsministeriets Personalestyrelse)
Work highlights
Assisted APM Terminals Aarhus A/S, part of MAERSK Group, with the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, especially with the agreement covering the dock workers.
Advised Metroselskabet I/S on all employment law aspects of Metroselskabet’s upcoming procurement processes.
Advised The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark during the process of merging two companies (EKF and Vækstfonden) in relation to all terms and conditions applying to the employees.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Jonas Blegvad Jensen; Marianne Lage
Other key lawyers
Thomas Christian Thune