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| Kromann Reumert | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kromann Reumert |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Num attorneys | 300+ |
| Practice areas | Corporate law, Litigation, Intellectual Property, Employment, Tax, Competition, Real Estate, Banking and Finance |
| Key people | Lars Høgh, Michael Rasmussen, Anja Lund |
Kromann Reumert is a leading Danish law firm established in 1973 with headquarters in Copenhagen. The firm provides transactional, litigation, and advisory services to corporations, financial institutions, and public sector entities across Scandinavia and internationally. Kromann Reumert operates multiple offices and employs specialists in areas including corporate law, dispute resolution, competition, intellectual property, tax, employment, real estate, and banking and finance.
Kromann Reumert was formed during a period of consolidation in the Danish legal market and grew alongside institutions such as Danske Bank, Novo Nordisk, and Maersk by advising on mergers, acquisitions, and regulatory matters. The firm expanded through organic growth and lateral hires drawn from firms like Plesner, Gorrissen Federspiel, and Bech-Bruun, while participating in cross-border matters involving jurisdictions such as Sweden, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, and United States. Over decades the firm advised on significant transactions linked to entities including Carlsberg, Vestas, AP Moller–Maersk, and Nordea, and engaged with regulatory processes involving Danish Competition and Consumer Authority and EU institutions such as the European Commission.
Kromann Reumert is organized into practice groups and industry teams structured around transactional, contentious, and advisory work, mirroring organizational models used at firms like Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. The firm maintains its principal office in Copenhagen and regional offices in cities that facilitate connections with markets such as Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, and international desks oriented to London, New York City, and Brussels. Governance combines partner-led management with specialized committees for risk, compliance, and recruitment, analogous to committees at White & Case and Linklaters. The firm’s leadership has included individuals with prior roles in institutions like Danish Bar and Law Society and advisory positions to ministries including Ministry of Justice (Denmark).
Kromann Reumert’s core practice areas encompass corporate M&A, private equity, capital markets, litigation and arbitration, intellectual property, tax, competition and EU law, employment and pension, real estate and construction, banking and finance, and insolvency. The firm handles cross-border mergers involving parties such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and CVC Capital Partners, and antitrust matters with relevance to the European Commission and Danish Competition and Consumer Authority. In intellectual property the firm supports clients including Lundbeck and LEGO, while its banking and finance team works with institutions like Nordea and SEB. Its dispute resolution practice conducts arbitration under rules of ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL.
Prominent lawyers associated with the firm have included partners and alumni who moved between Kromann Reumert and public institutions such as the Supreme Court of Denmark, European Court of Human Rights, or government ministries. Senior figures have had careers connected to entities like A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group, Danske Bank, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and regulatory bodies including the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. Several partners have been cited in directories such as Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, and have presented at forums hosted by organizations like IMF, OECD, and International Bar Association.
The firm has represented major Danish and international clients in high-profile M&A deals, corporate reorganizations, cross-border financings, and complex litigation. Representative clients have included Maersk, Carlsberg Group, Vestas Wind Systems, Novo Nordisk, LEGO Group, Nordea, Danske Bank, AP Moller–Maersk, Arla Foods, and private equity firms such as KKR and EQT Partners. The firm has been engaged in matters before courts like the High Court of Eastern Denmark and international arbitrations under ICC and SCC rules, and has acted in restructurings involving creditors such as Nordic Investment Bank.
Kromann Reumert is regularly ranked in legal directories and industry surveys, featuring in rankings by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, International Financial Law Review (IFLR), and Euromoney. The firm has received awards in areas such as M&A, banking and finance, and competition law, and its partners are frequently listed among leading practitioners in Denmark alongside peers at Plesner and Bech-Bruun. Industry accolades have referenced successful transactions involving firms like Goldman Sachs and advisory roles in privatizations and IPOs linked to exchanges such as NASDAQ Copenhagen.
Kromann Reumert engages in pro bono work and corporate social responsibility initiatives, partnering with nonprofit organizations, legal clinics, and institutions such as Red Cross, Danish Refugee Council, and educational programs tied to universities like University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School. The firm supports sustainability and ESG-related advisory services for clients in sectors represented by Ørsted and renewable energy investors, and participates in volunteer legal assistance aligned with programs run by Danish Bar and Law Society.
Category:Law firms of Denmark