Department profile
HortenDahl

Employment

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HortenDahl

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About

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Horten has a large and experienced employment and labour law team. Our expertise includes all areas within both individual agreements and collective agreements, and we have significant experience as litigators. We are known to be 'the best when it comes to collective agreements' in relation to negotiations with unions and in connection with acquisitions, where buyers are seeking advice on the possibilites of operating within collective agreements.

We are aknowledged for our approach as regards cases concerning executive liability. We have in the last year experienced a lot of activity related to change of CEOs in several high-profile companies in Denmark and we have represented several CEOs and executives in relation to termination procedures and summary dismissal.

We understand the various aspects of employment law and base our legal advice on a commercial, strategic and long-term perspective. We advise on all levels of the organisation and tailor our advice to the specific situation.

Employment and labour law affects all areas of both the business community and the public sector. We have therefore established thorough knowledge of a large number of business sectors and industries.

Our experts have written numerous books on a wide variety of employment law issues.

Clients (7)

  • Private companies
  • Funds
  • Unions
  • Municipalities
  • Public and semi-public companies
  • Innternational corporations represented in Denmark
  • Danish companies with divisions abroad

Industries (19)

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Charities / Not for Profit
  • Chemicals
  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Food & Drink Producers
  • Government
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Private Clients / Individuals
  • Retail
  • Software & Computer Services
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation

Chambers Review

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Employment - Denmark

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

HortenDahl advises on a broad range of employment matters. The department provides a comprehensive service drafting contracts as well as advising on employee terminations and severance agreements. Additionally, the team represents employers in the negotiation of collective agreements. HortenDahl's expertise also includes employment investigations and disputes, including arbitration proceedings, with experience in working environment issues and remuneration cases. The group has clients that include a range of corporates as well as municipal governments and public sector entities.

Work Highlights

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  • HortenDahl advised CS Wind Offshore on a mass redundancy, addressing obligations under the Danish Mass Redundancy Act and CBAs.

Strengths

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  • The practice has experience and a strategic understanding.

    Employment respondentEurope
  • They're quick, to the point and flexible.

    Employment respondentEurope
  • HortenDahl is very pragmatic in its approach to finding solutions to a given problem while still maintaining very profound guidance on what the legal position of the company is.

    Employment respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Jonas Enkegaard
    Band 3Jonas Enkegaard

    Jonas Enkegaard

    Jonas Enkegaard has experience handling M&A-related employment matters as well as collective agreements and mass redundancy. He also acts on contentious mandates, including arbitration proceedings, and has additional knowledge in labour law topics connected to white-collar crime issues.
    • He is very client-friendly, and I can rely on him to give sensible and realistic advice.

      Employment respondentEurope
    • He has extremely good experience of handling these things, with a balance of practicality and deep knowledge of law. This all works together nicely.

      Employment respondentEurope
    • He has a super strong feel for clients' commercial situations and ambitions. He also has a very strong personal touch, which quickly builds trust in the relationship.

      Employment respondentEurope

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Denmark

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