DLA Piper Denmark‘s environment team sits within the wider real estate group and offers deep specialist expertise across the entire spectrum environmental law, chiefly advising on contaminated soil liability, transactions involving contaminated properties, municipality and local planning issues, environment impact assessments, climate change projects, waste regulation and environment liabilities, among others. Department head and ‘very skilled environmental lawyer’ Line Marie Pedersen is an expert in municipal and local planning, environmental impact assessments, climate change projects and contamination liability; while Per Vestergaard Pedersen is a long-time adviser to the Greenland Government in relation to hydropower, minerals and mining, environment and climate matters. At associate level, Christine Rahbek Lindhard advises private entities and public authorities on all aspects of planning and environmental law.

Horten‘s specialist environmental group is praised as ‘adaptable and responsive to the client’s needs’ and provides legal advice on all areas of environmental regulation, including assisting with permits for business activities and construction projects, emission and pollution issues, natural resources work, climate change constructions, environment protection matters and planning instruments. Henriette Soja heads up the department and is sought after by clients for her specialist knowledge regarding environmental, planning and construction law, coast and climate change law and supply regulations and circular economies. Of counsel and highly experienced litigator Poul Hvilsted is renowned for his expertise in environmental and planning law, and Anne Sophie Kierkegaard Vilsbøll is another key point of contact for public infrastructure projects, including the Copenhagen Metro.

Poul Schmith‘s specialist environmental team handles the full range both contentious and non-contentious matters arising out of the space. The team acts as the main adviser to a range of governmental and public bodies, often appearing before the Danish High Court. Kim Christian Højmark, Britta Moll Bown and Jakob Kamby jointly spearhead the practice; Moll Bown is a go-to name for contentious work in the space, whilst Højmark has a strong track record when it comes to advising public and private sector clients in complex, high-profile matters. At associate level, Louise Solvang Rasmussen leverages her knowledge of environmental law to undertake high-profile complex infrastructure and construction project-related matters, while Josephine Fie Legarth advises on environmental regulation applicable to construction and infrastructure projects.

The large-scale team at Bech-Bruun represents both government entities and leading corporate clients on the full-suite of matters, with noted expertise in major infrastructure projects and high-profile environmental disputes at all levels of the Danish court system. Public and environmental law expert Jacob Schall Holberg leads the team and frequently acts for states, regions, municipalities and private companies. Hanne Mølbeck is the go-to name in the department for infrastructure projects, regularly representing public construction authorities and infrastructure owners.

Gorrissen Federspiel's cross-practice environment group handles complex matters concerning real estate transactions, environmental issues pertaining to public law, and mining and energy mandates. The ‘diverse and extremely competent team’ is headed up by Aarhus-based Lotte Eskesen and Copenhagen’s Hans-Peter Jørgensen. Eskesen is a key contact for environmental litigation as well as advice on regulatory issues, soil contamination, nature protection and waste management; while Jørgensen lends his expertise to environmental issues arising out of real estate transactions and construction projects. Uffe Bøgelund Jensen retired in December 2022.

Haugaard | Braad is known in the marketplace for its strong capability across all aspects of Danish and EU environmental legislation, providing expert advice to both municipalities and large corporate clients. Flemming Elbaek heads up the practice group, with his work focusing on representing domestic manufacturing and utility companies on the full suite of environmental law issues.

The team at Kromann Reumert is praised as possessing a ‘high level of knowledge in respect to environmental law at national and EU levels’. The group undertakes the full range of environmental matters, with particular emphasis on representing both commercial and industrial entities, as well as public authorities, in regards to environmental and planning law litigation. Practice head Kim Trenskow has extensive expertise advising public and private sector clients in cases involving environmental and planning law issues.

Lundgrens‘ ‘very competent team’ advises both international and domestic clients on the entire gamut of environmental work, including environmental regulation litigation, compulsory acquisitions, and regulation of contamination with PFA. The group further advises on issues arising out of project development matters, such as nature protection issues. Team leader Håkun Djurhuus specialises in environmental, public and construction law, and dispute resolution. Associate Betina Wichmann is frequently engaged on zoning planning work, environmental assessments of plans and projects, wastewater supply issues and compulsory acquisitions.

SIRIUS advokater‘s environmental practice group has extensive experience in providing advice on the intersection of environmental law with general public law issues including planning, nature protection, climate change and expropriation mandates, public utilities work and litigation arising out of the space. The team also has considerable expertise in advising the public utility sector and government entities. Søren Stenderup Jensen and Kurt Helles Bardeleben jointly lead the department; Jensen has extensive experience appearing before the Danish Supreme Court and the Environmental and Food Board of Appeal regarding soil contamination, EIA and expropriation under article 73 of the Danish Constitution, while Bardeleben handles public sector activities, particularly relating to transactions between the public and private sectors, and acts in lawsuits and arbitration proceedings involving public sector entities.

Codex Advokater provides specialised environmental advice to public entities, including litigation, planning, utility, expropriation and pipeline matters. Head of the department Sarah Jano is a specialist in pipelines and is frequently directly involved in litigation and environmental assessment cases arising from such projects. Jacob Brandt is vastly experienced in environmental and planning law, while Jens Flensborg focuses on representing Danish municipalities, and Mads Kobberø acts for public authorities in environmental litigation before the Supreme Court. Elsewhere, Mark Christian Walters primarily advises public authorities and private actors in relation to major infrastructure projects, construction issues, project developments and land use.

Plesner provides full-service legal advice on large project development work, including environmental, planning and construction law. The team places particular emphasis on environmental work in the utilities and energy sector, and notably advises on the development of renewable energy projects. Niklas Korsgaard Christensen and associate Marcus Elskær Mollerup head up the team.