Christine Rahbek Lindhard
DLA Piper Denmark
DLA Piper Denmark
Client SatisfactionDLA Piper Denmark‘s environment team sits within the wider real estate group and offers deep specialist expertise across the entire spectrum environmental law, chiefly advising on contaminated soil liability, transactions involving contaminated properties, municipality and local planning issues, environment impact assessments, climate change projects, waste regulation and environment liabilities, among others. Department head and ’very skilled environmental lawyer’ Line Marie Pedersen is an expert in municipal and local planning, environmental impact assessments, climate change projects and contamination liability; while Per Vestergaard Pedersen is a long-time adviser to the Greenland Government in relation to hydropower, minerals and mining, environment and climate matters. At associate level, Christine Rahbek Lindhard advises private entities and public authorities on all aspects of planning and environmental law.
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‘DLA Piper has a unique set of skills and knowledge when it comes to environmental legislation. This reflects all DLA team members, but I would like to underline the assistance from partner, Line Marie Pedersen and Associate Christine Rahbek Lindhard.’
‘We have had excellent collaboration with Partner Line Marie Pedersen. She can very quickly identify all the icebergs ahead, and can lead us through rough seas. Or advise us to find another route.’
‘Line Marie Pedersen and her team maintain a particularly high legal level in the field of environmental law. Line has in-depth knowledge of special contamination of soil and groundwater both in relation to the legal framework and insurance coverage.'
- 'They are skilled and thorough, but not least they have excellent commercial approach to solving the problems. In addition, Line Marie Pedersen in particular has a good technical understanding of soil and groundwater pollution management. The tasks are placed where it makes the best sense in relation to the complexity of the matter.'
- 'Line Marie Pedersen is the lawyer in Denmark with the best knowledge of contamination.’
‘DLA Piper has a team of highly skilled and engaged staff with excellent expertise within the Danish environmental legislation.’
Key clients
- The Danish Petroleum Industry Association (Drivkraft)
- The Greenland Government, Ministry of Agriculture, Self-Sufficiency, Energy and Environment
- The Greenland Government, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Justice
- Crossbridge Energy A/S (former A/S Dansk Shell)
- AIG Europe S.A
- DCC Energy Center A/S
- Topdanmark Forsikring A/S
- Chubb Insurance Compagny
- The Danish Central Stockholding Entity (FDO)
- Copenhagen Airports A/S
- Colas Danmark A/S
- Avista Oil Danmark A/S
- The City of Copenhagen
- The municipality of Frederiksberg
- HOFOR
- Frederiksberg Forsyning A/S
- Vestforsyning A/S
- SONFOR Group
- Maabjerg Energy Center A/S
- The Danish Petroleum Industry Association’s Energy Saving Pool
- Lidl Danmark K/S
- De Danske Bilimportører (The Danish Car Importers Association)
- H. Lundbeck A/S
- Landsbyggefonden
- Vestegnens Kraftvarmeselskab, VEKS
- Falck Danmark A/S
- Shell International
- Cloudberry Energy ASA
- Etex Group
Work highlights
- Assisted FDO in connection with the reassessment of existing environmental approvals, including the establishment of new conditions with a view to compliance with Best Available Technic (BAT).
- Acting as adviser to the Government of Greenland on legal matters relating to hydropower, minerals and mining, and other natural resource activities and related environmental matters.
- Advised A/S Dansk Shell on environmental approvals, pollution conditions, nature protection, etc. in connection with the operation of the refinery in Fredericia.
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Line Marie Pedersen
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Line Marie Pedersen