Lars Hjortshøj Nielsen

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Lars Hjortshøj Nielsen

Lars Hjortshøj Nielsen is in DLA Piper Denmark’s restructuring practice group. Lars deals primarily with insolvency law, including particularly restructuring and winding-up of enterprises and handling of distressed properties.

Throughout the last 30 years, Lars has been in charge of operating, transferring and winding up a large number of enterprises within the real estate, agricultural and market garden sectors, the transport industry and the retail sector, etc.

Lars has extensive experience in assisting banks and other charge holders in realising practically all types of real estate, in some cases following operation of the properties after taking possession of the mortgaged properties or during bankruptcy proceedings.

Lars acts for Danish mortgage bank DLR Kredit A/S in the Aarhus judicial district.

Moreover, Lars advises a number of enterprises on common issues of commercial law.

In addition, Lars has been appointed to the panel of insolvency lawyers set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency.

Qualifications
Education
Certified Insolvency Lawyer
2013
Master of Law, Aarhus University
1988
Memberships

Danske Insolvensadvokater (the Association of Danish Insolvency Lawyers)

Netværk i Insolvensret (Danish Insolvency Law Network), JUC (a Danish Legal Training Centre)

The Danish Bar and Law Society

Panel of Insolvency lawyers set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency 

Admission
Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court
2001
Right of audience before the Danish High Courts
1992
Experience
Recent Highlights

Curator in the AC Farming Group, Skousen Detail ApS and Hansen Møbler ApS.

Positions of trust

Board member of Uniwrap A/S since 2014.

Other positions

Lawyer for DLR Kredit A/S in Aarhus jurisdiction.

Furthermore Lars teaches courses in agricultural law for lawyers and financial institutes.