Bech-Bruun

Bech-Bruun is a Danish law firm with offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Shanghai. As of 2013, the firm, has 74 partners and some 400 employees. It is described as one of the "Big Four" in the Danish market for legal services.[3][4]

Bech-Bruun
TypePartnership
IndustryLaw
Founded2001
Headquarters
Copenhagen
,
Denmark
Key people
Randi Bach Poulsen(managing partner),Jacob Hjortshøj(Chairman)[1]
Revenue€ 76.9 million[2]
Number of employees
c. 550(2012)
Websitebechbruun.com

History

Bech-Bruun traces its history back to 1872 when it was established as "Bech-Bruun I/S" but in 2001, after numerous mergers, it changed its name to "Bech-Bruun Dragsted Advokatfirma I/S", finally becoming "Bech-Bruun" in 2005.[5] In 2011, the partnership opened an office in Shanghai to provide legal assistance to Danish firms entering the Chinese market.[6]

In 2012, the company merged with Philip Advokatfirma, cementing its position as Denmark's second largest law firm.[7] The firm deals mainly with business clients.[5]

After having won a public tender in February 2017, Bech-Bruun submitted a study report in the so-called dividend tax case, concerning false claims for Danish dividend withholding tax refunds, which is believed to have cost the Danish state 12.7 billion DKK. In November 2018, in the context of a police investigation, it was revealed that two of Bech-Bruun’s partners in 2014-2015 had advised one of the largest culprits in the dividend tax case, the North Channel Bank.

Location

Bech-Bruun has its head office at Langelinie in Copenhagen. The Aarhus office is located at Vor Frue Kirkeplads but will move into a new highrise in 2014.[8] The Shanghai office opened in 2011.[9]

Assessment

In the Legal 500 listing, Bech-Bruun is rated as a first tier firm in Denmark in the areas of employment, energy, environment, information technology, insolvency, media and entertainment, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and construction, shipping and transport, and telecommunications.[10] The IFLR1000 listing of the world's leading financial law firms rates Bech-Bruun Tier 1 for restructuring and insolvency and Tier 2 for banking and finance, and mergers and acquisitions.[11]

References
  1. "Managing partner og bestyrelse" (in Danish). Bech-Bruun. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  2. The Lawyer European 100, 2012 Archived 2012-06-24 at Archive.today
  3. "Legal market overview". The Legal 500. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  4. "Gorrissen Federspiel slår dørene op" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  5. "Bech-Bruun I/S" (in Danish). Den Store Danske. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  6. Peter B. Rasmussen (4 May 2011). "Flere advokater åbner i udlandet" (PDF) (in Danish). Børsen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. "Kæmpe advokatfusion i Danmark" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  8. "Hotelkæde i nyt højhus i Århus C" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  9. "Danske topadvokater satser på Kina". Berlingske. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  10. "Bech-Bruun". The Legal 500. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  11. "Bech-Bruun". IFLR 1000. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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