Andreas Medom Madsen

Partner

andreas.madsen@dk.dlapiper.com

Phone

Mobile

Location

Secretary

About

Andreas Medom Madsen deals primarily with litigation involving bankruptcy estates and conducts proceedings before the Danish courts.

Andreas has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and is a certified arbitrator. Moreover, he is in charge of disqualification proceedings in DLA Piper Denmark’s insolvency and restructuring practice group.

Andreas acts for both types of parties involved in bankruptcy. He regularly provides advice to the Danish Guarantee Fund for Non-life Insurers and also conducts litigation for the Guarantee Fund.

Andreas has conducted a considerable number of cases before the Danish courts and is particularly experienced in acting for large bankruptcy estates in proceedings relating to avoidance or damages. He conducts/has conducted several cases of general public importance on issues such as prospectus liability and the avoidance of successive provisions of financial security. Andreas takes a keen interest in procedural matters, including survey proceedings, discovery of documents, examination of witnesses, etc. Furthermore, Andreas advises on general commercial law.

For a number of years, Andreas co-authored the annotations to the Danish Act on VAT published (in Danish only) by Karnov, the leading provider of compilations of Danish statutes.

Services

Insolvency and Restructuring

Bankruptcy litigation

Legal Assistance to Creditors and Mortgagees/Chargees

Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Sectors

Financial Services

Qualifications

Education

Certified arbitrator, the education programme for arbitrators operated by the Association of Danish Law Firms

2013

Admitted to the Danish Bar

2004

Master of Law, Aarhus University

2001

Memberships

The Danish Association of Litigation Attorneys

The Danish Lawyers’ Tax Law Association

Admission

Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court

2010

Experience

Recent highlights

Andreas conducted a case of general public importance on the avoidance of successive provisions of financial security for Copenship A/S under konkurs (in bankruptcy), in which the Danish Supreme Court set aside as voidable two payments of supplementary security for increases of debt.
Andreas acts for institutional investors in a case brought against the former management, among others, of O.W Bunker A/S under konkurs (in bankruptcy). This case of general public importance concerns prospectus liability and is pending before the Eastern High Court of Denmark at first instance.
Andreas regularly provides advice to the Danish Guarantee Fund for Non-life Insurers and he also conducts litigation for the Guarantee Fund.

Career highlights

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2023

Director, DLA Piper Denmark, 2019-2023

Attorney, DLA Piper Denmark, 2017-2019

Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2011-2017

Attorney, Nordia, 2008-2011

Attorney, Poul Schmith/Kammeradvokaten (the legal advisor to the Danish Government), 2004-2008

Assistant Attorney, Poul Schmith/Kammeradvokaten (the legal advisor to the Danish Government), 2001-2004

Insights

Co-author of the annotations to the Danish Act on VAT published (in Danish only) by Karnov, the leading provider of compilations of Danish statutes, 2010-2015

Rankings

Legal 500

Andreas is recognized by The Legal 500 within 'Dispute resolution'.

"DLA Piper Denmark is very responsive and hands-on. In multiple complicated disputes, they managed to negotiate a successful outcome for the various stakeholders. Highly recommend."

"Very professional, well-prepared, client-focused and capable of handling a complex arbitration case."

"Good collaboration across departments in DLA Piper Denmark. They bring each speciality into play."