DLA Piper Denmark
Client SatisfactionDLA Piper Denmark’s energy and utility practice is a notable adviser on transactions, financing agreements, and project development matters across the renewable energy industry, regularly acting for clients concerning wind power, hydrogen, and biogas projects. Jacob Sparre Christiansen, who leads the team, has a wealth of experience in investment, M&A, and commercial agreements in the renewable energy sector, counting leading municipal utilities and power developers among his clients. Alongside longstanding expertise in renewable energy transactions, Martin Juste has a deep familiarity of project and contracting matters in the offshore power space.
Testimonials
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‘DLA Piper is good at solving complicated legal issues and linking the right internal competences together in a team that provides good advice.’
'Camilla Bjørslev: Very professional, knowledgeable and forthcoming in all matters. I particularly value Camilla’s ability to explain the essence of a problem in layman's terms so the message and the necessary actions become crystal clear.'
- ‘DLA Piper has a supreme level of expertise and knowledge regarding water supply and wastewater handling and provides professional value-adding advice targeted to our company.’
- ‘The practice team dedicated to our company is well experienced in the offshore wind industry, bringing profound up-to-date knowledge and a broad network. They blend in as if they were in-house lawyers and communicate well.’
‘Excellent knowledge of industry standards. Very responsive and their legal advice is to the point.'
‘Alexander Severance is a well known and recognised offshore wind lawyer with many years of practice. His advice is always to the point, never too long and he is not afraid of giving specific practical advice. It is always great fun working with him.’
‘Jacob Sparre Christensen has one of the nation's deepest understanding of our regulatory landscape, and he is able to convey this in his work for us. He has the ability to understand and handle complex topics which in some cases even have been in "uncharted territory". His work is precise and very applicable in our processes.’
‘Christian Bredtoft Guldmann: Excellent knowledge of industry standards. Very responsive and legal advice to the point.’
Key clients
- Luxcara
- Iberdrola
- ATP
- Hai Long 2 Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd. and Hai Long 3 Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd.
- DCC
- Vestas
- Government of Greenland
- HOFOR Group
- Dansk Energirådgivning
- Danish Bio Commodities A/S
- AURA Energi a.m.b.a
- The City of Copenhagen
- Aarhus Havn
- P+ Pension
- DANVA (the Danish Water and Waste Water Association)
- Maabjerg Energy Center Group
- Vestforsyning Group
- BlueKolding Group
- Aarhus Vand Group
- Billund Vand og Energi Group
- Frederikshavn Forsyning Group
- Energnist I/S
- Morsø Forsyning Group
- SONFOR Group
- Svendborg Forsyning Group
- Skanderborg Forsyning Group
- Struer Energi Group
- Thisted Vand Group
- Tønder Forsyning Group
- Vandmiljø Randers A/S
- Ringkøbing-Skjern Forsyning Group
- Farum Fjernvarme A.m.b.a.
- Forsyningsservice A/S
- SEV (the main energy supplier in the Faroe Islands)
- VEKS
- Vesthimmerlands Vand Aquadjurs A/S
- Silkeborg Forsyning Group
- Viborg Varme Amba
- Syddjurs Spildevand A/S
- DjursSam ApS
- Andelsselskabet Oksbøl Varmeværk
- Hirtshals Fjernvarme Sdr. Herreds Kraftvarmeværker A.m.b.a.
- Snedsted Varmeværk
- Veddum-Skelund-Visborg Kraftvarmeværk A.m.b.a.
- Vildbjerg Varme A/S
- Dinel A/S
- Lærernes Pension
- Lemvig Varmeværk a.m.b.a.
- Afatek A/S
- Naturbiogas Sode A/S
- Vrejlven Biogas ApS
- Jysk Energi A/S
- Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA
- Vestjyske Net 60 kV A/S
- Flemløse Biogas ApS
- Jyske Bank A/S
- Wind Estate A/S
- Odin Energy Holding P/S
- HP Now Vestegnens Kraftvarmeselskab I/S
- Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab (DLG Group)
- Lægernes Pension SolarFuture ApS
- Hy24 Ardian
- Føn Energy Services
- Danske Olieberedskabslagre/The Danish Stockholding Entity (FDO)
- Tønder Vedvarende Energi A/S
Work highlights
- Advised the Everfuel Hy24, a joint venture between the leading Danish PtX developer Everfuel and leading Paris based green hydrogen infrastructure fund, Hy24 in connection with a large-scale refinancing round which closed in July 2024.
- Advised Struer Energi and Vestforsyning in connection with the sale of their shares in Maabjerg Energy Centre Biogas A/S, first to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), then to the 135 farmers and suppliers to the plant who had a right of first refusal.
- Advised SONFOR Group on the negotiations of a share purchase agreement and a new shareholders agreement concerning Lillebælt Vind A/S.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jacob Sparre Christiansen