Nordics - Denmark

DLA Piper Denmark

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DLA Piper Denmark’s expertise extends across employment aspects of M&A and transactional work, including cross-border transactions, alongside outsourcing, incentive schemes, data protection, union issues and collective agreements, among others. Contentious employment matters and dispute resolution is another key focus of the team comprised of ‘experts within the field’. Nina Wedsted heads up the department represents Danish and international clients in cases concerning incentives, share-option plans, dismissals and restrictive covenants, among others.

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  • ‘High availability, flexibility and experts within the field.’

  • ��Michael Klejs Pedersen knows his clients and their needs.’

  • ‘Reliable and fast replies. Fulfils tasks within the deadlines.’

  • ‘Nina Wedsted replies fast with high quality. She gives valuable advice also from a business perspective.’

Key clients

  • ARKEN
  • Kongens Sløjd ApS
  • Sonoco Products Company
  • Arkitekternes A-kasse
  • Dansk Sygeplejeråd
  • AP Pension f.m.b.a.
  • itm8 Holding A/S (formerly IT Relation)
  • Polaris Equity
  • ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund PE B.V.
  • Re-Match Group (Denmark)
  • The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (US)
  • Abbott Laboratories (US)
  • NEC Corporation (Japan)
  • Nordic Eye Private Equity (Denmark)
  • Rekom Group (Denmark)
  • Broad Horizon B.V. (The Netherlands)

Work highlights

  • Assisting ARKEN museum of modern art in all legal questions including in employment matters, including a dispute between the museum management and an anonymous group of employees.
  • Provided assistance to AP Pension in legal matters related to non-discrimination issues in insurance policies applicable on the labour market, particularly in regard to non-discrimination of pregnant insurance takers.
  • Representing Arkitekternes Pensionskasse in a principal case at the Equal Treatment Board where a board member candidate claimed age discrimination after she was rejected as a candidate.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nina Wedsted

Other key lawyers

Michael Klejs Pedersen