With an ‘unwavering commitment to understanding client needs and providing tailored solutions‘, Gorrissen Federspiel‘s Greenland desk acts for a varied roster of Greenlandic and international clients on mandates in the Greenlandic energy, infrastructure, transport and fishing industries. The firm also leverages its cooperation agreement with local firm Arctic Law Greenland ApS, which combines the firm’s corporate expertise with on-the-ground resources. Michael Meyer leads the desk from Aarhus and is praised as ‘a strong business partner with the ability to see potential and relevant opportunities‘; he is particularly active in corporate matters and also heads up the firm’s energy and infrastructure group. Banking and finance specialist Thomas Maaberg Hansen, shipping expert Peter Appel and litigator Jacob Skude Rasmussen also contribute to the practice from the firm’s base in Copenhagen.

Horten‘s Greenland desk team is led by Søren Hornbæk Svendsen and is noted for its expertise in the energy and infrastructure spaces, regularly advising on corporate issues, commercial matters and employment work in these industries. Svendsen is a go-to name for advice on energy projects, particularly those relating to Greenland’s green energy transition. Other key names include Lars Gregersen, who specialises in construction mandates; project specialist Christian Tullberg, and energy expert Klavs Gravesen. The firm also closely cooperates with local Greenlandic firm Nuna Advokater to add further regional capabilities.

Acting for a varied roster of government-owned enterprises, private enterprises and municipalities, Bech-Bruun is well regarded in the Greenlandic market for its expertise in the energy and mining sectors, with practice co-heads Johan Weihe and Per Hemmer particularly active in the energy space. The team regularly handles mineral resource licensing issues, public law work and project-related matters, and also counts the government of Greenland as a client. Construction and procurement law specialist Claus Berg also contributes to the practice, as does litigator Anne Buhl Bjelke and procurement expert Anne Bergholt Sommer.

Bruun & Hjejle is a key contact in the market for international clients with business in Greenland, and is well regarded for its expertise in Greenlandic legislation and regulatory issues. The practice acts for a client list comprised of public authorities and governments on public and administrative law, contractual issues and foreign investments, and also leverages the firm’s wider expertise in the mining, minerals and energy sectors. Ole Spiermann leads the desk and focuses on dispute resolution and litigation work.

Per Vestergaard Pedersen leads the Greenland practice at DLA Piper Denmark and is experienced in the energy and natural resources sectors, where he acts for a varied roster of enterprises and public authorities. Camilla Bjørslev Paulsen also contributes to the practice, with notable expertise in utilities issues, procurement mandates and contract law, as does Michael Klöcker, who focuses on competition matters.

Leveraging the firm’s wider experience in construction projects, Plesner regularly handles construction mandates in Greenland, particularly in the mining, infrastructure and energy industries, acting for developers, contractors and financial institutions. Construction and mining specialist Frants Dalgaard-Knudsen heads up the firm’s Greenland desk, while managing partner Niklas Korsgaard Christensen is a key contact for energy-related work, and Jimmy Skjold Hansen focuses on contentious matters.