Reputed for its ‘unique competencies and experience within complicated regulatory issues, including litigation of such issues before regulatory bodies, courts or arbitral tribunals’, and its ’strong capabilities broadly within energy law’, boutique firm KLEIST Legal focuses on regulatory matters, projects and disputes within the energy sector. The group is headed up by Nicolaj Kleist, who has vast experience advising energy companies, utilities clients, and organisations on high-value and complex projects and disputes.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Kleist Legal is a boutique firm with a focus on energy. It has unique competencies and experience within complicated regulatory issues, including litigation of such issues before regulatory bodies, courts, or arbitral tribunals. It, however, also has strong capabilities broadly within energy law, including with the negotiation of large complex contracts.’
  • ‘Nicolaj Kleist is a technically very able lawyer, certainly one of the best within his field. He is quick but also responsible and thorough. He has a good sense of humour and is a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘The team has an outstanding knowledge regarding energy, and especially within heating.’

Key clients

  • FDO - Danske Olieberedskabslagre
  • GWO - Global Wind Organisation
  • Hovedstadsregionens og Midt-Nords Naturgasselskab (previously HMN Naturgas)
  • Frederiksberg Forsyning
  • Green Power Denmark
  • Innargi A/S

Work highlights

  • Represented Frederiksberg Fjernvarme before the Danish Energy Board of Appeal in price disputes.
  • Assisted Danske Olieberedskabslagre (FDO) with a new oil pipeline transportation agreement with Crossbridge Energy.
  • Assisted Global Wind Organisation with reorganising its governance structure.

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Nicolaj Kleist