About

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The team is highly specialised in all aspects of employment and labour law, advising Danish and international businesses, public authorities, institutions and executives. We work across all sectors, including the public and the semi-public sectors.

We handle complex, business-critical matters and collaborate closely with colleagues in corporate, M&A, tax, GDPR and other key areas to deliver tailored, 360-degree solutions. We also have extensive experience litigating before all relevant courts and tribunals.

Our services, inter alia, include:

    • Hiring and dismissal of employees and executives
    • Bonus and incentive schemes, including share-based plans
    • Discrimination and equality matters
    • Employee investigation cases
    • Loyalty obligations, restrictive covenants, confidentiality, and trade secret protection
    • Transfer of undertakings and other M&A-related HR matters
    • Collective redundancies and reorganisations
    • Temporary agency work, Employer of Record structures and consultancy setups
    • Dispute resolution and litigation, including industrial disputes
    • Collective agreements and industrial relations
    • Health and safety matters
    • The impact of technology on the workplace, including AI
    • Establishment and administration of whistleblower systems and report handling
    • Insourcing, outsourcing and secondment arrangements

Regardless of the service rendered, our approach is proactive, solution-oriented and always aligned with the individual client's commercial and strategic interests.

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Employment - Denmark

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Plesner houses a respected practice group that advises on a range of employment matters, including those arising from cross-border transactions. The department also holds experience handling collective redundancies as part of restructurings, as well as outsourcing issues. The law firm additionally represents clients in investigations and litigation concerning discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including Supreme Court cases.

Work Highlights

  • Plesner advised the Danish Ministry of Finance on employment matters concerning the ministry's ownership interest in Scandinavian Airlines and the latter's restructuring and capital raise.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Tina Brøgger Sørensen
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Tina Brøgger Sørensen
Head of Employment
2
Band 2
Tina Brøgger Sørensen advises clients on contentious and non-contentious labour topics including transaction-related matters.
Lise Høy Falsner
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Lise Høy Falsner
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Band 3
Lise Høy Falsner advises on investigations and disputes into misconduct and discrimination issues, often handling cases at the Supreme Court. She also assists with restructuring and redundancy processes.

Lise Høy Falsner is a brilliant lawyer.

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Employment

Tina  Brøgger Sørensen
2
Tina Brøgger Sørensen
Head of Employment
2
Band 2
Lise  Høy Falsner
3
Lise Høy Falsner
3
Band 3

Members

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Gitte Westall

Jacob Falsner

Tina  Brøgger Sørensen

Tina Brøgger Sørensen

Head of Department