Employment
Europe Guide 2024 : Denmark
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+45 7227 0000About
Provided by Bech-Bruun
Bech-Bruun is highly specialised in the area of labour and employment law. We regularly offer legal counsel to listed companies, international corporations, SMEs, public authorities, including municipalities, on issues within all areas of labour and employment law. We are often involved in cases of general public importance brought before the ordinary courts, the Labour Court, the Unfair Dismissals Board and arbitration tribunals.
Our advisory services include:
- Issues relating to employees
- Issues relating to executives
- Collective employment law
- The transfer of undertakings
- Secondment
- Outsourcing
- Health and safety
- Bonus schemes and other incentive programmes, including share-based incentive schemes
- Protection of trade secrets
- Business Immigration
- Staff regulations and policies
- International labour law.
We also have extensive experience conducting legal inquiries and HR Audits.
Our broad expertise in labour and employment law means that all aspects are always considered, offering our clients the optimal advisory services. Our clients gain access to a wide range of legal skills in labour and employment law.
We know how important it is for your enterprise that we as labour law advisers have a deep understanding of your activities and the business reality that applies to your enterprise.
We also cooperate closely with our specialists in the areas of M&A and Corporate matters, Data Protection, Insolvency & Restructuring, Tax.
Chambers Review
Bech-Bruun houses a highly experienced team recognised for its extensive employment law practice. The department has notable skill in labour law investigations and disputes, including arbitration proceedings, with expertise pertaining to trade secrets, mass redundancies, immigration-related issues and whistle-blowing cases. The team has additional experience advising on incentive schemes. Bech-Bruun also assists with the employment law aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Work Highlights
- Bech-Bruun represented Lægernes Pension in a case before the Danish Board of Equal Treatment concerning the difference in pensions for female and male members for schemes established before 1999.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bech-Bruun has very solid knowledge in labour and employment law, both in the collective and individual field."
"Bech-Bruun has one of Denmark's largest employment teams. It is impressive; always quick to respond and offers top-notch service."
"It is a very strong team which is able to handle all matters within employment, not least complex and sophisticated matters."
"The employment team is highly specialised and has a great understanding of the client's commercial drivers."
"The lawyers act and respond with great commercial awareness."
"Bech-Bruun has very solid knowledge in labour and employment law, both in the collective and individual field."
"Bech-Bruun has one of Denmark's largest employment teams. It is impressive; always quick to respond and offers top-notch service."
"It is a very strong team which is able to handle all matters within employment, not least complex and sophisticated matters."
"The employment team is highly specialised and has a great understanding of the client's commercial drivers."
"The lawyers act and respond with great commercial awareness."
Notable Practitioners
Morten Ulrich is a highly respected practitioner with extensive experience in both collective and individual employment mandates. He frequently acts on high-profile labour law disputes.
"Morten Ulrich is a brilliant litigator."
Advancing to the top tier, Lise Lauridsen advises clients on breach of contract investigations as well as M&A-related employment questions. She has additional expertise in incentive schemes.
"She is responsive, knowledgeable and very clear in her communication."
"Lise Lauridsen is the go-to employment lawyer in Denmark - top notch."
"She is one of the top legal advisers on employment law in Denmark."
"She has strong commercial awareness."
"Lise has a very good insight into our reality and its complexity."
Sandro Ratkovic represents companies in a broad range of labour law disputes, including cases pertaining to trade secrets, redundancies and immigration. He also assists with the employment aspects of M&A.
"Sandro provides a very high level of service and flexibility, expert and pragmatic advice and excellent value for money."
"He has great knowledge and super availability."
"Sandro Ratkovic is a great lawyer."
"He always provides business-focused legal advice."
Ranked Lawyers at
Bech-Bruun
Denmark