Hafnia Law Firm
Client SatisfactionBoutique shipping and transport firm Hafnia Law Firm acts on behalf of a robust client base in the sector that counts shipowners and shipyards, marine insurers, and suppliers in the international bunker industry. The team handles a full-range of specialist work, including conversion and shipbuilding issues, offshore construction work and repair contracts. Head of team Niels Jørn Friborg has over 20 years’ experience with both wet and dry transportation and offshore-related matters, advising on most aspects of shipping, transportation, insurance and offshore wind. Harald Søndergaard‘s practice emphasises the oil industry and bunker fuel trading. Andreas Oxholm receives frequent instructions from marine and cargo insurers, liability insurers and H&M insurers on both cover disputes and recovery matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Availability 24/7, in-depth knowledge of the matter, commercial orientated approach and proactive.’
‘The team is responsive, accessible, friendly and covers all areas within shipping and transport. The team has extensive experience in relation to cargo claims and insurance.'
- 'The firm consistently continues to deliver and exceed expectations, no matter the extent of the matter at hand. The firm communicates clearly and consistently, meaning that as a client you are always kept up to date.’
‘Niels Jørn Friborg is always available and a pleasure to work with. He is highly solution-oriented, to the point, and never miss the bigger picture. Niels Jørn is very capable within cargo claims, liability, insurance and regulatory matter.'
- 'Harald Søndergaard is thorough and pragmatic.’
‘Very knowledgeable especially within maritime law, quick response time. Good business understanding.’
‘Hafnia Law has a young and agile team. They focus on the core business and keep a very close relationship with their clients. Working with Hafnia is like being part of a family where everybody is making everybody shine. The is no I in team.’
‘Niels Jørn Friborg is a unique person whom I admire and have the deepest respect for. His support is second to none. In our businesses, he has the legal overview and is proactively advising us continuously to ensure that we are always in compliance.’
Key clients
- Allseas
- Baltic Shipping Company
- Bladt Industries
- Blue Water Shipping
- British Marine
- Bunker Holding
- Chubb
- CNA Hardy
- Codan
- DEME Offshore
- DSV Panalpina
- Falcon Maritime Group
- Gard
- Heerema
- Hydor
- If
- Maersk Tankers
- NKT
- NTG
- Oil Tanking Copenhagen
- Royal Sun Alliance
- Scan Global Logistics
- SDK Shipping
- Skuld
- Spar Nord Bank
- Stena Oil
- Swedish Club
- Taconic Capital
- Thorco Projects
- Tokio Marine
- Torm
- TT Club
- Van Oord
- Vattenfall
- Wrist Ship Supply
Work highlights
- Acting as litigation counsel to DSV Panalpina in litigation concerning high value loss of wind turbine generator components in a fire on board a vessel while discharging in New Zealand.
- Acting as defence counsel to 28 non-EU seafarers indicted for violation of the Danish Foreigners.
- Advising Danish shipowners in a potential MUSD 750 acquisition of Evergas.
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Niels Jørn Friborg