The large-scale team at Bech-Bruun represents both government entities and leading corporate clients on the full-suite of matters, with noted expertise in major infrastructure projects and high-profile environmental disputes at all levels of the Danish court system. Public and environmental law expert Jacob Schall Holberg leads the team and frequently acts for states, regions, municipalities and private companies. Hanne Mølbeck is the go-to name in the department for infrastructure projects, regularly representing public construction authorities and infrastructure owners.
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Testimonials
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- 'The strength of the team is the solid overall hands-on experience with other similar environmental cases in Denmark.'
- 'The collaboration between Jacob Schall-Holberg and Dorte Kirkeskov Carlsson serves the client well. They make a great duo.'
Key clients
- Femern A/S
- Energinet
- Metroselskabet I/S
- Odense Letbane P/S
- Hovedstadens Letbane (The Greater Copenhagen Light Rail)
- By & Havn
- The Municipality of Lejre
- M. Goldschmidt Holding A/S
- Ny Valby Byggemodning P/S
- Ny Valby Udvikling A/S
- Municipality of Aarhus
- Vattenfall
- MT Højgaard Projektudvikling A/S
- HOFOR Vind A/S
Work highlights
- Advising state-owned company Femern A/S on the environmental and public law issues relating to the €7bn project that will ultimately lead to the construction of the longest immersed tunnel in the world.
- Assisting Energinet (the Danish national electricity and natural gas transmission system operator) with all environmental matters in connection with the Baltic Pipe Project, which aims to improve the transmission of natural gas from Norway to Poland, Denmark, Sweden, the Baltic countries, and central and eastern regions of Europe.
- Acting for Metroselskabet on all legal issues arising from the Cityringen project and the associated metro line expansion projects.