Insolvency

Gorrissen Federspiel

Gorrissen Federspiel‘s ’very experienced’ restructuring and insolvency team is renowned for handling domestic and international restructuring and bankruptcy matters in Denmark, frequently representing banks, banking syndicates, and the Danish tax authorities. The team leader John Sommer Schmidt brings extensive experience in restructurings and insolvency-related matters, acting as a liquidator, restructuring administrator, and trustee for bankruptcy estates in Denmark. Morten Hans Jakobsen specialises in advising distressed companies, with particular emphasis on the transportation sector, while Preben Jakobsen is well-versed in all aspects of insolvency and restructuring law, including reorganisation proceedings and distressed M&A transactions. The ‘knowledgeable and respectable’ Kristian Gammelgaard Møller advises financial institutions and other clients on challenges arising from insolvent customers or suppliers, as well as claims involving bankrupt estates.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Gorrissen Federspiel is a very reputable law firm in Denmark with large international clients. The law firm is particularly well-known within business advice, including M&A and insolvency.’
'In the past year, I have worked together with John Sommer Schmidt and Preben Jakobsen. They are both well-known names in the market and typically have large banks and other lenders as their key clients. They are both very competent, well-liked, and seek solutions for their customers.'
'Very experienced team who are all very hands-on.'
'Kristian Gammelgaard Møller stands out as a knowledgeable and respectable lawyer.'

Key clients

Danske Bank
DNB (Den Norske Bank)
Nordea Bank Denmark
SEB Denmark (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken)
Swedbank

Work highlights

Advised Scope Investment, a Danish capital manager, as creditor in the $211m restructuring of Oskar Group A/S, a Danish property development group with subsidiaries and significant real estate holdings.
Advised the Danish State and Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (NAS) in the bankruptcy proceedings of NAS’s three Danish subsidiaries, with Morten Hans Jakobsen of Gorrissen serving as one of the court-appointed trustees.
Advised Brøndum A/S, one of Denmark's largest technical contractors specialising in plumbing, ventilation, and district heating, by appointing partner John Sommer Schmidt as the bankruptcy trustee and serving as legal counsel to its owner.