Karsten Kristoffersen
- Dispute Resolution
- Banking and Finance
- Energy and Infrastructure
Karsten Kristoffersen is head of Bruun & Hjejle's dispute resolution department and works with commercial legal and arbitral proceedings, cases against supervisory authorities and legal investigations. He is the legal advisor in some of the biggest pending cases in Denmark.
A significant part of Karsten's work involves cross-border cases, primarily in the financial and energy sectors.
He has extensive experience in disputes about financial regulations and products, money laundering, natural gas and LNG, energy infrastructure and green energy, including wind turbines, solar energy and biogas plants.
Karsten also acts as an arbitrator. He has worked with arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIA and on an ad hoc basis.
Highlights (Panel content)
- Counsel for Accura and Kromann Reumert in proceedings brought by the estate of the insurance company Gefion
- Counsel for Nordea in the so-called "Hoopp case" concerning the bank's potential liability for foreign financial institutions' allegedly unlawful dividend refunds
- Represented Hesalight in bankruptcy in a case about management and auditor liability
- A number of corporate investigations on behalf of Danske Bank, including the investigations relating to Estonia/money laundering and Flex Fri
- Counsel for a number of the largest financial institutions in proceedings against the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Danish National Special Crime Unit regarding compliance with the Danish Anti-Money Laundering Act
- Counsel for Jyske Realkredit before the Danish Supreme Court in a landmark case about contribution increases to mortgage loan portfolios
- Counsel for Ørsted in arbitrations about renegotiation of pricing of natural gas and LNG
- Representing Ørsted in legal proceedings against energy authorities and gas shippers concerning tariffs for gas transportation in the North Sea
Rankings (Panel content)
Karsten Kristoffersen is ranked in Band 1 in Chambers and Partners and is recognised as a Leading Individual in The Legal 500 in the area of dispute resolution.
"Karsten Kristoffersen has clear and sharp analytical skills and is excellent in presenting the legal issues in an understandable way. He is very service-minded and attentive, and very good at following up and keeping clients informed on a running basis." (Klientcitat, Chambers and Partners, 2023).
"Karsten Kristoffersen is excellent, responsive, easy to get hold of, with a very sound understanding of not only law but also international matters." (Klientcitat, Chambers and Partners, 2023).
"His strength, apart from his obvious legal competencies, is his direct manner. He does not tell you that you have a good case if you do not. He is very direct and to the point. He has an excellent understanding of numbers and is able to use that within a legal framework. He offers a strong level of client service. He is very strong in terms of his commercial awareness and level of sophistication. He has a unique understanding of complex financial issues, and a will to win." (Klientcitat, Chambers and Partners, 2022).
"Karsten Kristoffersen stands out as proactive and very knowledgeable." (Klientcitat, The Legal 500, 2022).
"Karsten Kristoffersen is technically good, responsive, a quality lawyer for complex litigation. He is very good at making complex things simple." (Klientcitat, Chambers and Partners, 2023).
"Karsten Kristoffersen stands out for his knowledge, high quality advice and his attention-level to us as a client. He is always on the ball." (Klientcitat, Chambers and Partners, 2023).
Medlemskaber (Panel content)
Member of The Danish Arbitration Association and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Board member of Dades A/S, a major Danish real estate investment company
Member of the investment board of Gro Capital (Fund II), a major Danish private equity fund focusing on IT and technology companies