About

Provided by Plesner

Plesner's Insolvency Group is recognized as a leader in restructuring and bankruptcy. We offer savvy legal advice, particularly in connection with major transactions, high-stakes disputes, and strategic, complex legal challenges related to distressed companies. Plesner represents businesses, banks, creditors, and serves as trustee, administrator or liquidator in insolvency situations. Whether serving as debtors’ or creditors' counsel, we provide swift, commercial, and strategic solutions, encompassing both out-of-court and in-court proceedings.

In distressed entities, prompt action is essential to safeguard assets. We specialize in restructuring, bankruptcy and liquidation, focusing on maximizing recovery in both national and cross-border cases. Our multidisciplinary team comprises leading experts in finance, real estate, employment, tax, and M&A. This diverse expertise allows us to develop innovative solutions and deliver comprehensive, tailored advice consistently.

Plesner is renowned for handling the most complex and important cases, especially cross-border matters, utilizing a network of top foreign experts. Our strong track record, being involved in the largest, most complex and important restructuring matters in Denmark, attests to our capability to provide top-tier legal counsel, sustaining and building businesses. For us, the core is to provide solutions that actually work to address the commercial opportunities and risks for our clients' business today and tomorrow.

Chambers Review

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Denmark

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Plesner has a notable team that is active on the debtor side of major insolvency and restructuring proceedings. The lawyers regularly act as trustees on bankruptcies, advising on disputes with creditors. The practice works with cases involving fraud and mismanagement, using its strength in asset-tracing mandates. The department handles cases relating to companies in a broad variety of sectors, notably finance, pharmaceuticals and energy.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Michala Roepstorff
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Michala Roepstorff
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Band 1

Michala Roepstorff advises on a range of both local and cross-border high-value insolvency proceedings. She is regularly appointed trustee administrator of bankruptcy estates on behalf of debtors and also acts for creditors on the collection of various pledgees.

Michala Roepstorff has a great network and is always searching for solutions even in complex legal matters.

Michala Roepstorff is one of the most important restructuring and insolvency lawyers in Denmark. She is very knowledgeable and knows her case law.

Lars Skanvig
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Lars Skanvig
Head of Restructuring/Insolvency
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Band 3

Head of department Lars Skanvig handles complex bankruptcy procedures across a range of industries, most notably the finance and energy sectors. He is also a permanent trustee appointed by the Maritime and Commercial High Court. He has experience in handling the financial restructuring of distressed companies.

Toke Engberg Pedersen
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Toke Engberg Pedersen
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Up and Coming

The up-and-coming Toke Rom Engberg is a well-regarded insolvency attorney specialising in insolvency law and financial restructuring.

Toke Rom Engberg has a deep level of knowledge in his area.

He is a very good lawyer who shows attention to detail, is careful and knows when to ask questions.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Denmark

Restructuring/Insolvency

Michala Roepstorff
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Michala Roepstorff
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Band 1
Lars Skanvig
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Lars Skanvig
Head of Restructuring/Insolvency
3
Band 3
Toke Rom Engberg
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Toke Rom Engberg
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Lars Skanvig

Lars Skanvig

Head of Department

Michael Schebye Brandt-Jensen

Victoria Grevit Eriksen