Environment

Horten

Horten‘s specialist environmental group is praised as ’adaptable and responsive to the client’s needs’ and provides legal advice on all areas of environmental regulation, including assisting with permits for business activities and construction projects, emission and pollution issues, natural resources work, climate change constructions, environment protection matters and planning instruments. Henriette Soja heads up the department and is sought after by clients for her specialist knowledge regarding environmental, planning and construction law, coast and climate change law and supply regulations and circular economies. Of counsel and highly experienced litigator Poul Hvilsted is renowned for his expertise in environmental and planning law, and Anne Sophie Kierkegaard Vilsbøll is another key point of contact for public infrastructure projects, including the Copenhagen Metro.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Anne Sophie Kierkegaard Vilsbøll is very knowledgeable within her field of expertise and knows her way around, also in relation to dealing with the public authorities.’
‘Horten has a continuous focus on optimising their advice to their clients. They are adaptable and responsive to the client's needs.’
‘Henriette Soja is among the strongest in her field. Her legal expertise is top notch and she manages to advise on a complex world with multiple interests on the client side.'
'Rikke Søgaard Berth is the one you want to get hold of in the area of public law. Her knowledge of the rules is up-to-date and she is focused on solutions.’
‘Tue Bing Trier is a very positive person with a lot of legal knowledge.’

Key clients

Aalborg Portland A/S
A Espersen A/S
AffaldVarme Aarhus
Argo Forsyning
Bigadan
Carlsberg Byen
Dania I/S
DIN Forsyning
Dreyers Fond
DSB
Gate 21
Norlys a.m.b.a.
HOFOR A/S
Lemvig Vand & Spildevand
MT Højgaard A/S
NCC Industry
Novafos A/S
Roskilde Sten & Grus Aps
Solum Roskilde ApS
TDC Net A/S
The Danish Construction Association
The Danish Green Investment Fund
The Danish Road Directorate
The Metropolitan Copenhagen Heating Transmission Company (CTR)
The Municipality of Allerød
The Municipality of Aarhus
The Municipality of Billund
The Municipality of Brøndby
The Municipality of Copenhagen
The Municipality of Elsinore
The Municipality of Frederikshavn
The Municipality of Gladsaxe
The Municipality of Guldborgsund
The Municipality of Horsens
The Municipality of Kolding
The Municipality of Lyngby-Taarbæk
The Municipality of Naestved
The Municipality of Odense
The Municipality of Randers
The Municipality of Syddjurs
The Municipality of Sønderborg
The Municipality of Frederikssund
The Municipality of Gribskov
The Municipality of Dragør
The Municipality of Vordingborg
The North Denmark Region
TVIS

Work highlights

Providing continuing legal assistance to The City of Copenhagen in relation to the urban development project on Amager Fælled.
Represented N1 A/S in a legal action brought by the insurance company TRYG concerning claim for severe damages on submarine cables coursed by a vessel.
Providing legal assistance to The City of Copenhagen in relation to the establishment of Lynetteholm, an artificial island planned to be established in the Port of Copenhagen to provide climate change protection, a place for surplus soil and urban development.

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