Accura Advokatpartnerselskab has a ‘strong insolvency practice’, and acts for clients from a variety of sectors, including the tech, manufacturing and insurance spaces. Typical mandates for the team include handling large restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, and liquidation matters. The team is jointly steered by insolvency head Søren Aamann Jensen, who is praised as one of the ‘most experienced insolvency practitioners in Denmark’, with significant support from Charlotte Damsbo Lose. Jensen provides clients with advice on major restructurings, while Lose works with banks and financial creditors in relation to non-performing loans.

Bech-Bruun is home to a well-experienced team of restructuring and insolvency practitioners, with mandates across a wide range of industries including the energy, sport, waste management, insurance, health and beauty sectors. The team is strong at handling restructurings, as well as other facets of insolvency mandates, such as bankruptcy proceedings and administrations. The practice group is led by Anders Hoffmann Kønigsfeldt, who advises on business reorganisations and insolvency litigation, and is often appointed as trustee. Clients describe him as ‘exceptional at quickly and effectively creating a plan and executing it’. Søren Christensen Volder has experience in distressed transactions, and Anders Hauge Gløde handles a wide array of insolvency work.

DLA Piper Denmark is well equipped to handle cross-border restructurings and insolvency matters, and the team works across a wide array of industries including the energy, renewables, manufacturing and investment spaces. The practice, which is led jointly by Henrik Sjørslev and Trine Hasselbalch, is praised for its ‘deep legal expertise, commercial pragmatism, and high degree of professionalism’. Sjørslev has noted expertise as a trustee, liquidator and administrator, while Hasselbalch is admitted to the high court of Denmark, and is adept at restructuring mandates, particularly in the agriculture sector. Per Astrup Madsen also contributes to the practice as the head of the finance team, and Henrik Lund-Koefoed has experience in construction matters.

Gorrissen Federspiel's insolvency practice provides ‘deep subject-matter expertise with a highly pragmatic, results-oriented approach’, advising clients from a variety of industries, including the financial, real estate, construction and food and beverage spaces. Services provided by the team include acting as court-appointed trustee for businesses, acting as administrator and advising on restructurings. John Sommer Schmidt is at the helm of the insolvency practice and has experience acting as a liquidator, restructuring administrator and trustee in high-profile and complex bankruptcies; Schmidt also works in the probate court in Aarhus. Morten Hans Jakobsen, Preben Jakobsen and Kristian Gammelgaard Møller all contribute experience in handling distressed companies.

Kromann Reumert covers the entire scope of insolvency work, offering clients advice on bankruptcies, liquidations and administrations across a wide range of industries, including the renewables, energy, construction, public utilities and manufacturing sectors. Leading the team, which is praised by clients for its ability to combine ‘knowledge with a very sensible commercial outlook’, is Christian Jul Madsen and Teis Gullitz-Wormslev. Madsen has a particular focus on restructuring law and M&A work, and handles compulsory composition and voluntary credit agreements, while Gullitz-Wormslev works in the Copenhagen bankruptcy court as a permanent liquidator. Kamilla Krebs focuses primarily on bankruptcy and liquidation mandates.

Poul Schmith has a strong reputation in the Danish insolvency space thanks to its connection to the Danish tax authorities, and has notable expertise in representing public entities in insolvency proceedings. The team also handles investigations into large Danish institutions, and works as liquidator in cross-border bankruptcies. Boris Frederiksen is head of the team, and is adept at handling restructurings, contract administration issues, reorganisations and liability assessments; clients praise his ability to ‘see the big picture and play the long game, while also being on top of the key details’. Rune Derno and Cathrine Wollenberg Zittan also have expertise in debtor restructurings. Mathias Juul Holter adds depth to the team with expertise in the insolvency of insurance companies.

Bruun & Hjejle has a longstanding reputation for insolvency work, and covers an array of industries, including the manufacturing, food and beverage, energy and transport spaces. Henrik Selchau Poulsen is head of the insolvency practice, and is recognised for his experience advising on restructurings, suspension of payments and bankruptcy compositions; Poulsen is also a permanent trustee in the Danish courts. Therkel Brinth supports the team with his niche practice in complex insolvency issues, and Rasmus Moliin adds support on matters involving distressed real estate properties.

Mazanti-Andersen ‘consistently punches above its weight’ and has expertise in the insolvency market in Denmark. Peter Wedel Ranch Krarup heads up the team, and has expertise in corporate restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings, compulsory liquidations and managerial liability cases in the civil court. Christian Tornvig Jensen also plays a prominent role in the team, and clients praise him as ‘always willing to be solution orientated while never losing sight of the overall principles and obligations of a trustee’.

Plesner‘s ‘highly professional’ and ‘well-organised’ team offers clients a range of advice in the insolvency market, including handling large restructurings with a public interest, bankruptcy proceedings and investigations into business failure. Lars Skanvig heads up the team, and has experience in complex insolvency and restructuring proceedings; clients praise him as a ‘very strong tactical and strategic practitioner’. Michala Roepstorff also has experience across all facets of insolvency mandates, and Toke Rom Engberg provides support on distressed M&A.

Elmann‘s insolvency department is led by Finn Lynge Jepsen, who clients praise for his ‘strong command of insolvency law’ and ‘pragmatic judgment’. The team takes on a variety of insolvency cases, including advising on debt recovery work, the restructuring of companies, winding-up procedures, and litigation and arbitration proceedings. Jepsen is regularly appointed as a trustee, and often represents both secured and unsecured creditors with a specialism in winding-up procedures. Janne Yde Sjørslev also plays a prominent role in the team, with special focus on maritime and commercial insolvency mandates.

HortenDahl‘s insolvency practise represents clients stemming from a range of industries, including the agriculture, gaming, travel and manufacturing sectors. Troels Tuxen has notable experience as a trustee in bankruptcy cases, and also assists with in-court and out of court restructurings as well as the sale and purchase of insolvent businesses. Piya Mukherjee has experience in dealing with a variety of insolvency cases, and Birgitte Jørgensen excels in insolvency proceedings, liquidation matters and bankruptcies, and also acts as trustee in compulsory dissolutions.

Lund Elmer Sandager‘s ‘experienced and skilled’ insolvency team is well known in the market, and is led by Pernille Bigaard, who is a permanent trustee on the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court. Christian B. Elmer also contributes to the team and is sought out by banks, creditors and distressed companies.

Schjødt Advokatpartnerselskab is singled out by clients for its ‘broad experience and sharp insights into the field of insolvency, pre-insolvency, restructuring and in-court bankruptcy procedures’. Kristian Gustav Andersson is head of the team, and has notable experience in cross-border work, often working on creditor claims and asset recovery matters. Victoria Grevit Eriksen has expertise in restructuring law, and handles a wide variety of bankruptcy proceedings.

Andersen Partners has a range of insolvency capabilities, including expertise in corporate reconstructions, debt restructurings and liquidations, as well as working with creditors pre-bankruptcy. Jan Bech leads the team alongside Nicolai Thornemann. Both have significant experience in the insolvency sector; Bech specialises in cases in the auto industry, while Thornemann is prominent in corporate finance matters.

Haugaard | Braad‘s ‘very dedicated’ team advises clients across a variety of industries, with a particular focus on the agriculture and construction spaces. Anders Braad heads the insolvency practice, with expertise in the restructuring of companies and farms, often working as the administrator. Søren Bjerre Bach is also active in insolvency work, and handles negotiations for financial restructurings.

Moalem Weitemeyer‘s wide ranging department handles insolvency matters, reconstructions and restructurings, and also draws on the firm’s M&A and real estate departments. Thomas Weitemeyer leads the team, and has acted as trustee in bankruptcy estates and as administrator in restructuring matters, with additional expertise in distressed M&A transactions.

NJORD Law Firm‘s insolvency practice is home to ‘highly skilled insolvency practitioners with a lot of experience’, according to clients. Anders Hammer Hansen and Morten Bøgenskjold lead the team. Hansen represents financial institutions, employees and employee organisations in bankruptcy cases, while Bøgenskjold is often appointed as trustee by Danish banks and institutions.