Ranking tables

Shipping | Europe

Denmark

The below Shipping rankings table provides market-leading insights on the top ranked lawyers and law firms whose advice and legal services can be purchased in Denmark. The rankings are the result of extensive research by our internal research team, who conduct interviews with in-house counsel, other third-party experts and private practice lawyers who have worked alongside them. Use our table and ranking system to identify the most suited provider of legal services for you.

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Band 1

  1. Bech-Bruun
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    Bech-Bruun
    Shipping
    2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    Bech-Bruun has an outstanding practice covering all aspects of shipping law on a domestic and cross-border level. The law firm regularly acts on high-profile insolvency proceedings in the shipping sector. The group is also active in maritime insurance cases, including issues in the offshore energy sector. The department demonstrates experience handling collision, capsizing and breakdown disputes, as well as ship arrest cases.
  2. Gorrissen Federspiel
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    Gorrissen Federspiel
    Shipping
    2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    Gorrissen Federspiel houses a market-leading practice group and is particularly active in corporate mandates, such as joint ventures and the acquisition and sale of vessels. The team is additionally experienced in sale and leaseback transactions and finance matters, and also assists with contentious shipping issues. The law firm acts for domestic and international shipping companies and owners.
  3. Hafnia Law Firm LLP
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    Hafnia Law Firm LLP
    Shipping
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked
    Hafnia Law Firm is a boutique dealing with all aspects of shipping law. It stands out for its handling of contentious issues, with particular experience in disputes and insurance claims pertaining to collisions, loss of cargo and insolvency issues, including ship arrests. The team is also adept at commercial and operational mandates, including finance and restructuring deals and construction contracts. Clients of the law firm include marine insurers, ship owners, shipyards and ports, as well as offshore energy companies.
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Band 2

  1. DLA Piper Denmark
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    DLA Piper Denmark
    Shipping
    2025 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked

    DLA Piper's shipping department handles a broad spectrum of shipping-related matters, from advising on tenders to regulatory issues and transactions. In addition, the team advises on cases relating to cargo damage, collisions and ship arrests, as well as debt collection.

  2. Kromann Reumert
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    Kromann Reumert
    Shipping
    2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
    Kromann Reumert is a strong full-service law firm covering a range of wet and dry shipping mandates. The practice handles marine insurance matters and cargo recovery claims, and also advises on the sale of vessels and shipbuilding contracts. The law firm's mandates often involve cross-border and international elements.
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Band 3

  1. NJORD Law Firm
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    NJORD Law Firm
    Shipping
    2025 | Band 3 | 14 Years Ranked

    NJORD Law Firm offers a comprehensive practice, handling aviation, shipping and road transportation mandates. The firm frequently acts on contentious shipping mandates pertaining to groundings, vessel damage, cargo claims and ship arrests, as well as charterparty disputes. The team is knowledgeable in matters of principle relating to the free movement of goods and persons, in addition to cases concerning cabotage. The lawyers are well versed in matters involving Danish and EU law, and has experience acting before the Supreme Court.

  2. Schjødt
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    Schjødt
    Shipping
    2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Schjødt enjoys a growing shipping practice, advising on a whole host of contentious and non-contentious wet and dry mandates. The firm assists with M&A, joint ventures and charterparty agreements as well as the acquisition and sale of vessels. The department has additional knowledge in shipbuilding contracts, including the financing aspects, as well as the construction of and conversation to green-fuelled vessels. The group is also well versed in admiralty and casualty law, handling wreck removals and cargo damages claims. Its expertise also encompasses vessel reflagging and sanctions-related matters.