Poul Schmith, Real Estate | Chambers Europe Profile

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Poul Schmith has significantly expanded its real estate offering in recent years. This concentrated inflow of expertise has provided an excellent platform for the firm’s expansion into private sector real estate work. The strategically built team offers expertise covering a broad array of real estate issues.
Poul Schmith offers impressive expertise in numerous key areas including property transactions, PPP projects, development and financing matters for institutional investors, developers, the public housing sector, the municipalities and regions in Denmark.
The team’s assistance to a number of municipalities regarding development of new city areas in greater Copenhagen and Aarhus underlines the firm’s increasing position on the development market as well as the public sector market.
Poul Schmith’s long history as key counsel to the Danish state has given the firm unmatched experience in handling the country’s biggest and most complex construction projects. The firm regularly advises on infrastructure projects of national significance.
Poul Schmith has one of the largest and most active construction teams in the market. The broad and complementary expertise of the department’s key practitioners allows the firm to provide highly integrated advice throughout the entire lifecycle of a project, from initial deliberations to the organization and implementation of tender procedures, the drawing up and conclusion of contracts and any disputes which may arise from a project.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate - Denmark

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Poul Schmith houses one of the top construction teams in the Danish market. The law firm regularly handles highly complex infrastructure, transportation and healthcare projects, and the lawyers are knowledgeable in PPP contracts. The team also has a strong track record in dispute resolution, including arbitration proceedings. Additionally, Poul Schmith represents pension funds and real estate developers in the acquisition and divestment of real estate portfolios and assets across Denmark.

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Work Highlights

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Poul Schmith advised Velliv, Pension & Livsforsikring as an investor in a PPP regarding the construction, operation, and financing of Adult Psychiatry in the New Aalborg University Hospital.

Strengths

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"They are good at being solution-oriented and examining complex issues in context."

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"Poul Schmith has an array of experts with broad experience regarding all kind of legal matters, giving them the ability to handle very complex and sophisticated matters."

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"They are good at being solution-oriented and examining complex issues in context."

Real Estate respondent
Europe

"Poul Schmith has an array of experts with broad experience regarding all kind of legal matters, giving them the ability to handle very complex and sophisticated matters."

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Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Kasper Mortensen

Band 1

Kasper Mortensen receives impressive market recognition. His expertise lies in the handling of complex construction arbitration, with experience acting for construction companies, contractors and developers, including state-owned entities.

"Kasper is a very skilled lawyer."

"Kasper is experienced and has a good balance between letting a case go to court or finding a solution through negotiation. That is client service, sophistication and commercial awareness."

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Bo Schmidt Pedersen

Band 2

Bo Schmidt Pedersen is highly active in large developments and the connected disputes, regularly advising on hospital and infrastructure projects. He also assists with renovation and refurbishment mandates.

"Bo is skilled, pleasant and service-minded."

"Bo is good at putting himself in the customer's shoes and is very strong in tender and procurement matters."

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Rasmus Holm Hansen

Band 2

Rasmus Holm Hansen advises municipalities and construction companies on the development of infrastructure, hospital, residential and mixed-use projects. He regularly handles contentious proceedings, and also has particular knowledge in PPP contracts.

"Rasmus manages to listen and find solutions to even complicated problems. The ability to communicate and listen ensures good service, sophisticated action and that business considerations become part of the decision-making basis."

"Rasmus has an incredibly high level of professionalism and is good at finding pragmatic solutions. He sees and relates the law into the business, delivering a really good service."

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Rikke Hoffensetz Andresen

Band 3

Rikke Hoffensetz Andresen advises real estate developers and pension funds on the acquisition and divestment of property and portfolios, including development projects.

"Rikke Hoffensetz is very commercially minded and finds the solutions that gets the deal done."

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Philip Prochownik

Up and Coming

Philip Prochownik assists pension funds, investment companies and real estate developers with transactions involving properties, portfolios and development sites.

"Philip Prochownik has a flair for numbers that is rare but very useful."

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