International & Cross-Border Capabilities
Global Guide 2024 : Denmark
Band 1
About
Provided by Gorrissen Federspiel
Gorrissen Federspiel is not only one of the largest full-service law firms in Denmark, but we are also one of the most international.
Our international outlook has always been a part of our DNA, founded on many years of working together with the world’s leading law firms, banks and other professional advisers and developing a common approach to supporting clients' international ambitions.
One of the firm’s founders, Per Federspiel started the tradition of sending young lawyers from the firm abroad to work for a period of time. This is a tradition we still uphold today by continuously sending our attorneys, assistant attorneys and law students abroad to work or study.
A core part of our employee development programme involves lawyers studying abroad or working at one of our international relationship firms. Around 90% of our partners have worked at a law firm outside Denmark, and this have over many years formed the foundation of our strong international network and client base.
The majority of our work has an international perspective, and we have therefore accumulated wide international expertise within all material areas of business law.
Chambers Review
Gorrissen Federspiel is one of the leading full-service law firms in Denmark and has a strong reputation for international work. It has a strong focus on advising Danish-headquartered clients on outbound work, taking advantage of relationships with top-end law firms in other jurisdictions. The law firm is often engaged in either a local or a co-counsel role on cross-border matters and demonstrates particular skill in coordinating Danish law-governed cases with international aspects. It houses UK-qualified individuals in Copenhagen who can support the team on English law-governed cases in cooperation with international law firms.
While Gorrissen Federspiel excels across a wide range of industries and practice areas, the law firm stands out in cross-border shipping transactions, where it often acts in a lead counsel role when advising domestic and international shipowners as well as private equity funds. The law firm is especially active in the Nordic countries, as well as on cases involving Germany, the UK and the USA. Its client base also includes blue-chip Danish-listed companies and regional players.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gorrissen Federspiel did an excellent job across multiple jurisdictions and managed local legal counsel on our behalf."
"Gorrissen immediately warns me of cultural differences in negotiating, which is of huge value. Further they are fluent in the local language, which helped me enormously and is a rare commodity with Danish lawyers."
"Gorrissen Federspiel did an excellent job across multiple jurisdictions and managed local legal counsel on our behalf."
"Gorrissen immediately warns me of cultural differences in negotiating, which is of huge value. Further they are fluent in the local language, which helped me enormously and is a rare commodity with Danish lawyers."