Jan Bech
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Restructuring/Insolvency
Band 3
About
Provided by Jan Bech
Practice Areas
Jan Bech is an expert within insolvency law and restructuring of enterprises, arrangements with creditors and bankruptcy proceedings. He also advises on all aspects relating to commercial law, including sale, acquisitions and restructuring of insolvent enterprises. As the attorney of the Danish Dairy Board and a number of dairies, he has also obtained wide experience within this industry, and he has a number of clients within the car industry for which he has conducted a a number of leading cases on vehicle registration fee.
Jan is an experienced litigator with a right to appear before the Supreme Court, and he has extensive lecturing experience, including as a lecturer at the master's degree programme in law and the Elite Module at the University of Aarhus.
Career
Partner, Horten, 2019
Attorney, Lett (later to be DLA Piper), 2000-2019
Attorney, A. Bøgh Andersen & Henriksen (later to be Lett), 1995-2000
Assistant judge, the Ministry of Justice, 1991-1995
Professional Memberships
The Association of Danish Insolvency Lawyers
Chambers Review
Europe
Jan Bech advises clients on restructuring processes and bankruptcy-related litigation. He also acts on non-contentious and voluntary bankruptcy proceedings and advises multinational companies. He works from the law firm's Aarhus office.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jan Bech is a pleasure to work with."
"Jan Bech is a pleasure to work with."