About
Provided by Gorrissen Federspiel
Gorrissen Federspiel renders advice on all corporate matters, such as M&A transactions, company law and commercial contracts.
Our experts in the field advise on all aspects of M&A, securities law, company law, trust and foundations law and contract law. We advise Danish and multinational companies and private equity funds on acquisitions, mergers, disposals, corporate restructurings, management buy-outs and compliance. We have acted as advisers in a vast number of transactions within many different sectors of business. We advise across a broad spectrum of transactional and corporate matters, including a large number of the most comprehensive and complex transactions completed in Denmark. Likewise, we advise on a broad range of contractual matters, for instance joint ventures, commercial contracts, shareholders’ agreements, articles of association and incentive schemes.
Chambers Review
Gorrissen Federspiel's team is recognised as an impressive department with notable experience in cross-border transactions. The team overlaps with the law firm's capital markets group to assist clients with ECM transactions and high-profile public M&A. The lawyers work with an impressive roster of international and domestic clients, ranging from company founders to financial institutions and private equity funds.
Work Highlights
- Gorrissen Federspiel advised Chr. Hansen Holding on its USD25 billion merger with Novozymes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gorrissen Federspiel is very commercially minded and understands the business context."
"The law firm is pragmatic and solution-oriented."
"They always made the required resources available for our project."
"It offers excellent service and commercial awareness - a strong team."
"The M&A team is both very diligent and expeditious even when working under time pressure on complex matters."
"Gorrissen Federspiel is very commercially minded and understands the business context."
"The law firm is pragmatic and solution-oriented."
"They always made the required resources available for our project."
"It offers excellent service and commercial awareness - a strong team."
"The M&A team is both very diligent and expeditious even when working under time pressure on complex matters."
Notable Practitioners
Senior practitioner Klaus Søgaard has a strong reputation and long-term experience in a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial matters, including acquisitions, mergers and corporate governance issues.
"He is extremely experienced and result-oriented."
Continuing to rise in the rankings, Anders Ørjan Jensen co-heads the M&A department and is recognised for his impressive activity on large transactions. He is experienced in cross-border and high-value mergers and divestments.
"He is a versatile lawyer who is very knowledgeable within all the matters pertaining to corporate law."
"Anders Ørjan is very skilled and always provides value-adding solutions on even the most complex matters."
"It is always easy to work with Anders Ørjan Jensen."
"He is available and hands-on."
"He is extremely experienced, with a very high level of commercial understanding. He provides high-value advice."
Department co-head Rikke Schiøtt Petersen is instructed by large corporations on complex, cross-border mergers and public takeovers. She receives particular plaudits for her capital markets expertise.
"Rikke Schiøtt Petersen is always to-the-point, skilled and very responsive."
"She is always proactive and has extremely deep knowledge."
Anders Peter Christoffersen co-leads the department and assists with domestic and Nordic transactions. He acts for a range of clients, from company founders and owners to private equity funds.
"Anders is an excellent adviser."
New to the rankings, Niels Bang is highlighted for his expertise in corporate and company law. He acts for large financial institutions on high-value and cross-border acquisitions and divestments, as well as IPOs.
"His calmness and deep experience make him a very valuable partner."
"He is a good technical lawyer with good commercial understanding."
The up-and-coming Mikael Philip Schmidt frequently acts on cross-border transactions, including assisting clients with entering the Danish market.
Ranked Lawyers at
Gorrissen Federspiel
Denmark
Members
Provided by Gorrissen Federspiel
Head of Department
Head of Department
Andreas Hertel
Bjørn Jurjans Moosgaard
Camilla Louise Mørup
Camilla C. Collett
Caroline Boysen
Chantal Pernille Patel
Charlotte Thorsen
Christina Rahbek
Christoffer Fode
Emily Nordin
Gitte Dehn Lansner
Jacob Gunst
Julie Rindom
Kasper Berg
Kathrine Færløv Hovelsø
Lasse Lyng Myrup
Mads Robert Bording V. Jensen
Michael Meyer
Michael Wejp-Olsen
Head of Department
Soren Stæhr