Accura Advokatpartnerselskab‘s team primarily assists international private equity funds, domestic banks and hedge fund creditors with the full range of insolvency issues, including acting as trustee of estates for companies in bankruptcy and handling voluntary restructurings. Søren Aamann Jensen leads the team and frequently assists businesses with planning restructuring processes to mitigate future proceedings, in addition to acting as trustee in bankruptcy matters.

Henrik Sjørslev, Per Astrup Madsen and Jørgen Flodgaard jointly lead the finance, projects and restructuring team at DLA Piper Denmark. The team represents a variety of clients, including financial and public sector creditors, corporate debtors and suppliers, often receiving instructions as direct court appointments. Sjørslev often acts as a trustee in bankruptcies and has acted as liquidator for numerous distressed airlines, while Madsen provides guidance under the EU sponsored Early Warning Scheme to distressed companies. The ‘very efficient and innovative‘ Trine Hasselbalch makes use of her experience in the agriculture and hospitality sectors to assist businesses in distress.

Gorrissen Federspiel houses a broad team, which handles international out-of-court restructurings, fraud work and asset recovery issues for banks and the Danish Tax Authorities. John Sommer Schmidt leads the team from Aarhus and often assists financial creditors with restructurings and liquidation proceedings. Morten Hans Jakobsen has broad knowledge of the transport sector and advises airlines in financial distress on restructuring and bankruptcy procedures, and Lars Grøngaard has longstanding experience in administering large estates. Preben Jakobsen is particularly experienced in reorganisations and distressed M&A concerning agricultural businesses and creditor fraud issues.

The ‘very efficient‘ and ‘very experienced‘ team at Kromann Reumert often acts for creditors, most notably domestic and foreign banks, including Jyske Bank and SparNord, and private equity debt funds and hedge funds. Christian Jul Madsen and Teis Gullitz-Wormslev jointly head up the practice from Aarhus and Copenhagen respectively. Madsen is a ‘high-quality adviser‘, acting for financial creditors on out-of-court and cross-border restructurings in addition to handling structured and accelerated M&A matters for distressed companies. The ‘very pragmatic‘  Gullitz-Wormsley has substantial experience in advising on the transfer of portfolios of distressed debt.

Poul Schmith‘s ‘first-class‘ team is ‘second to none‘ in advising on the full spectrum of insolvency matters, including intercreditor agreements and debt restructurings. The team continues to broaden its client base while maintaining its position as a trusted adviser to the Danish State. Practice head Boris Frederiksen is a ‘superb legal strategist‘ who primarily handles matters concerning the protection of creditor interests, fraud schemes, and the negotiation of reorganisations, and often acts for the Danish tax authorities and the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. ‘Extremely talented lawyer‘ Cathrine Wollenberg Zittan has notable experience in advising on asset tracing work, debt collections and cross-border insolvencies.

The team at Bech-Bruun utilises its ‘lengthy experience‘ in cross-border insolvency mandates across Germany, Greenland and China. The team assists a diverse client base of domestic banks and government funds, in addition to corporates, and domestic subsidiaries on the debtors side. Practice head Anders Hoffmann Kønigsfeldt handles bankrupt estates, and often appears before the High Court in matters aimed at avoiding bankruptcy. Troels Tuxen is ‘extremely experienced‘ in advising shipping companies on the out-of-court suspension of payment procedures, creditor arrangements, and frequently acts as trustee of bankruptcy estates.

Bruun & Hjejle houses a talented team of practitioners, who are often appointed as administrators by the Danish Debt Collection Agency, and act in contentious bankruptcy matters. The team often assist banks, mortgage providers and pension funds. Henrik Selchau Poulsen leads the team with his expansive experience in advising on bankruptcies of large companies across the aviation, real estate and energy sectors. Associate Rasmus Moliin handles an array of matters relating to distressed real estate properties for a variety of stakeholders.

Horten‘s team of practitioners advises a varied client base on the full spectrum of issues, including distressed M&A and matters relating to non-performing loans and compulsory liquidations, in addition to representing numerous creditors in lawsuits against bankruptcy estates. Flemming Bastholm leads the practice from Aarhus, and has notable experience advising on in-court business restructurings as an administrator, while Piya Mukherjee handles numerous cross-border insolvency issues. Bo Christensen has since left the practice to join Clemens.

The team at Lundgrens assists a broad client roster with the transfer of bankrupt businesses and debt for equity swaps, and acts for both creditors and security agents. Practice head Kristian Gustav Andersson is ‘very knowledgeable‘ in advising domestic and international corporates on securities work and creditor and pledge rights, and is often appointed trustee by banks. Praised as a ‘key figure in the Danish market‘, Pernille Bigaard handles an array of financial restructurings and insolvency proceedings, while the ‘outstanding‘ Louise Krarup Simonsen is ‘very skilled and thorough‘ when acting as trustee and restructurer in restructuring proceedings.

The insolvency team at Mazanti-Andersen consists of ‘experts with wide knowledge‘ of large corporate insolvencies, liquidations and cross-border restructurings. Practice head Peter Wedel Ranch Krarup is rated by clients as ‘one of the best insolvency lawyers in Denmark‘ and advises a number of real estate companies on bankruptcy proceedings, and often acts as trustee in the personal bankruptcies of CEOs. Henrik B Sanders frequently assists banks and creditors with bankruptcy cases involving fraud elements and claims for unpaid VAT and is praised for his ‘hands-on approach‘.

Plesner‘s team utilises its ‘very good knowledge‘ of insolvency law to advise on large corporate insolvencies, and assist a number of banks, investors and creditors. Lars Skanvig leads the practice and often acts for international companies on the full range of insolvency matters, including compulsory dissolutions, voluntary arrangements, and notified restructuring proceedings. Michala Roepstorff is an ‘excellent lawyer‘ who regularly handles the insolvencies of real estate investment companies.

Based in Kolding, Andersen Partners handles the full range of insolvency matters, including debt restructurings and compulsory dissolutions. The team is led by Jan Bruun Jørgensen and Rikke Licht Bøtcher. Jørgensen advises banks and debtors on agreements and restructurings, while Bøtcher handles the transfer of distressed businesses and the administration of insolvent estates on behalf of creditors.

Haugaard | Braad houses a ‘great‘ team which specialises in acting as court-appointed administrator on the restructuring of construction and industrial companies. Anders Braad leads the team from Aalborg, and often handles court determined restructurings of agricultural farms, including dairy and pig farms, and biogas companies; Braad also advises on forced sales and compulsory agreements.

The real estate and construction focused team at Holst, Advokater often advises domestic and overseas banks and guarantee companies. Henrik Steen Jensen and the ‘very knowledgeable‘ Andreas Kærsgaard Mylin jointly head up the practice from Aarhus and Copenhagen respectively. Jensen has been appointed trustee numerous times for contractors, including Anker Hansen & Co. and B. Nygaard Sørensen, while Mylin focuses on assisting businesses with the mitigation of future insolvency proceedings, and often acts as a restructuring administrator.

Fielding a ‘really good team with very experienced people‘, NJORD Law Firm advises companies acting as creditors on petitions for bankruptcies, and assists companies in distress. Rated by clients as ‘by far the best lawyer in the field‘, practice head Anders Hammer Hansen often advises financial institutions and employee organisations when filing for bankruptcy petitions, in addition to acting as trustee in bankruptcy estates.

The team of ‘highly experienced professionals‘ at Skau Reipurth assists clients with pre-insolvency restructuring negotiations and distressed M&A transactions. The firm often acts as a court appointed restructurer and trustee in insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings. Anders Ørskov Melballe left the team in January 2023, and Christian Tornvig Jensen joined the team from Elmann, contributing his expertise in advising domestic and international banks on the management of distressed accounts, and the administration of estates in bankruptcy.

Insolvency boutique Sundgaard Advokater houses an ‘innovative‘ team which is adept at handling the full gamut of insolvency issues. The team regularly assists with winding up proceedings, turnarounds and restructurings. Gunvor Sundgaard Happe often handles bankruptcy estates for large domestic banks, and Agnete Brus Krusell focuses on advising employees on their rights relating to distressed companies with the support of Thomas Torré Christiansen.