Claus Juel Hansen
Claus Juel Hansen works almost exclusively with dispute resolution.
A highly recommended litigator, Claus has conducted a number of significant cases, before civil courts and arbitration tribunals alike, many of them over complex commercial problems. He has successfully tackled major cases in the financial sector. He also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to management and professional liability cases, employment law and corporate criminal law. Another particular area of expertise is the issues that arise where company law/M&A and employment law intersect.
Internationally, Claus has widespread contacts, and his advice is often sought by international lawyers and businesses because of his innate understanding of their special needs. Claus is one of the partners that also works out of Kromann Reumert's London office. He is also one of Kromann Reumert’s two representatives in Lex Mundi, the world’s biggest and premier international lawyers’ network.
Claus is very attentive to client needs, drawing on his many years of experience to deliver proactive and hands-on solutions – solutions which go beyond traditional legal advice to ensure that each task is resolved to accommodate the individual client's business situation and requirements.
Claus offers particular strength handling extremely large cases, effectively coordinating excruciating amounts of documents while at the same time staying on top of even the most complex legal issues. He has argued some of the biggest cases heard before a Danish court of law in recent times, including some of the biggest Supreme Court cases.
Background
Career
- Managing Partner, Kromann Reumert, 2011-2014
- Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court 2009
- Partner, Kromann Reumert, 1997-
- Solicitor to the Supreme Court of England & Wales 1997
- Head of Kromann Reumert’s London office 1994-1997
- Right of audience before the Danish High Courts 1994
- Kromann Reumert, 1989-
Education
- Certified arbitrator 2011
- Admitted to practise law 1992
- Master of Laws (cand. jur.), University of Copenhagen, 1989
Languages
- The Scandinavian languages
- English
Activities
- Member of the Danish Supreme Court Bar Association
- Member of The Supreme Board of Appeal of The National Olympic Committee & Sports Confederation of Denmark 2014-
- Member of the board of the Association of Danish Lawyers 2012-2018
- Member of the Danish Employment Lawyers Association, the European Lawyers’ Association, and the International Bar Association
Publications
- Book: “Direktørkontrakten” (The Executive Service Agreement), with Jørgen Boe and Jens Lund Mosbek, 2023
- Book: “Aktieoptionsloven med kommentarer” (The Annotated Danish Share Option Act), with Jonas Blegvad Jensen, 2019
- Book: “Medarbejdervalgte bestyrelsesmedlemmer” (Employee Directors), co-author, 2005
- Article: “Nye regler om lønpolitik i finansielle virksomheder” (New Rules on Pay Policy in Financial Services Companies), Revision & Regnskabsvæsen no. 3, 2011
- Article: “Nye regler om medarbejderrepræsentation” (New Rules on Employee Representation), Revision & Regnskabsvæsen no. 10, 2010
- Article: “Regeringens åbenhedspakke” (The Government's Openness Package), Revision & Regnskabsvæsen no. 9, 2010
High-profile cases
Claus has conducted numerous significant cases:
- He acted in an international arbitration (2023) about a purchaser's obligation to pay the purchase price in an M&A transaction.
- He acted on behalf of a Norwegian guarantee scheme in a Supreme Court case (2022) against a Danish guarantee scheme, claiming the latter was obliged to cover claims for compensation by injured Norwegian employees who had found themselves without coverage because of the bankruptcy of an insurance company.
- He was heading the teams retained by a government-owned company after the financial crisis to investigate and sue former directors, management members and auditors of the banks that collapsed during the crisis, including six of the biggest and most high-profile and noteworthy legal actions, most of which were or are being pursued right up to the Supreme Court (2018-2023).
- He was a member of the team that advised a large Danish bank charged with infringement of the Danish AML Act and the Danish Financial Business Act (from 2019-2022).
- He acted on behalf of a Danish trade union in the Supreme Court case (2020) over the validity of a bylaws provision restricting cancellation of union membership.
- He represented a Danish biotech company in a Supreme Court case (2016) over market manipulation.