VILTOFT

Number of partners: 4

Number of lawyers: 12

Languages: Danish, English, French, German and the Scandinavian languages

Firm Overview: VILTOFT is a boutique firm of highly specialised lawyers known in particular for their work in construction and real estate, public procurement and litigation and arbitration. Established in 1974, VILTOFT enjoys a reputation among clients and peers for being among the very best within its practice areas.

Main Areas of Practice:

Construction: Since 1978 VILTOFT has been a leading provider of legal services to the building and construction industry. The firm provides advice and representation to employers, contractors, architects, engineers, insurance companies and investors and has been involved in most of the significant construction and engineering projects in Denmark during the last several decades. Perhaps most notably, VILTOFT is sole legal advisor on all construction and procurement matters to Metroselskabet I/S, the public company building the Copenhagen Metro. VILTOFT’s team also advises clients on cross-border projects based on international standard contracts such as FIDIC.

Key Clients: Metroselskabet I/S, Odense Tramway P/S, Danish regions and municipalities, insurance companies, energy sector clients and technical consultancy firms (architects and engineers).

Contact: Henrik Hauge Andersen

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Morten Ruben Brage

Email: [email protected]

Real Estate:

VILTOFT advises both public and private clients on, inter alia, development projects, public-private partnerships (PPPs) as well as on sales and purchases of real estate. For example, VILTOFT advises urban real estate developers on development projects in collaboration with municipalities across the country.

Key Clients: Realdania By & Byg A/S, Boligforeningen 3B and Danish municipalities.

Contact: Henrik Hauge Andersen

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Morten Ruben Brage

Email: [email protected]

Public Procurement:

VILTOFT advises public and private clients on all aspects of public procurement (both EU and domestic), from the designing and conducting of the tender process to the drafting of contracts and tender documents and representation in the complaints procedures before Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and courts. VILTOFT offers a team of leading experts on public procurement matters within the building and construction industry, including infrastructure and offshore projects. The firm’s services are also often sought by clients in other sectors such as energy, pharma and healthcare.

Key Clients: Metroselskabet I/S, Odense Tramway P/S, HOFOR, Danish regions and municipalities and technical consultancy firms.

Contact: Henrik Hauge Andersen

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Eva Olesen

Email: [email protected]

Litigation & Arbitration:

Being a core element of the firm’s practice, VILTOFT offers dispute resolution services within all of its practice areas. In real estate and construction, VILTOFT represents a variety of clients in some of the most high-profile disputes before the Danish courts, arbitral tribunals and complaints boards as well as in other forms of ADR. VILTOFT has represented Metroselskabet I/S in Denmark’s largest construction arbitration ever against an international consortium of civil works contractors regarding phases 1 and 2 of the Copenhagen Metro. VILTOFT is highly experienced in cross-border construction and energy sector disputes, including disputes regarding offshore projects. VILTOFT's team is also often involved — both as counsel and arbitrators — in disputes outside of the firm’s specialist areas, including general commercial, corporate and insurance disputes.

Contact: Henrik Hauge Andersen

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen

Email: [email protected]

Publications:

VILTOFT’s partners have published articles & leading textbooks on construction law and commercial arbitration in Denmark including: 'ABR 18 – General Conditions for consulting services within the building industry' (by Michael Gjedde-Nielsen, Henrik Hauge Andersen, Steen Hellmann, Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen and Morten Ruben Brage; 1st ed. 2021); 'ABR 89 – General Conditions for consulting services within the building and construction industry' (by Michael Gjedde-Nielsen and Hans Lykke Hansen; 3rd ed. 2013); and 'Danish Arbitration' (by Jakob Juul and Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen; 3rd ed. 2017).