Henrik Lund-Koefoed

Lawyer
Senior Associate
Henrik Lund-Koefoed
Location
Copenhagen
Language
English
Secretary

Henrik Lund-Koefoed specialises in insolvency law focusing on issues relating to charges, the administration of bankruptcy estates as well as in the conduct of lawsuits regarding insolvency law before the Danish courts.  

Henrik represents the Danish Guarantee Fund for Non-life Insurers in a number of contexts in relation to bankruptcies in Danish insurance companies. Henrik primarily advises financial creditors, including lenders and charge holders such as banks, insurance companies and pension companies. Henrik also advises owner managers of distressed enterprises.  

He especially deals with restructuring of distressed enterprises, acting either for the principal creditor or on behalf of the distressed enterprise. Henrik is also engaged in the compulsory dissolution of companies as well as in the liquidation of solvent enterprises. 

He often deals with highly complex cross-border matters and has thereby gained extensive experience of coordinating work across national borders. 

Furthermore, Henrik has authored several articles on insolvency, which have been published by The Legal 500 and Chambers. 

Qualifications
Education
Certified insolvency lawyer, the Danish Association of Insolvency Lawyers
2023
Admitted to the Danish Bar
2020
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen
2017
Studies at the University of San Diego School of Law
2014
Memberships

The Danish Association of Insolvency Lawyers 

INSOL Europe 

Experience
Recent highlights
  • Henrik assists the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in connection with the restructuring of Scandinavian airline company SAS in the US. The restructuring is of a cross-border nature involving players throughout Scandinavia, where Henrik coordinates the work between DLA Piper’s Scandinavian offices.  
  • Henrik represents a number of institutional investors, including Danish pension funds ATP and PFA, in actions for damages in the OW Bunker related cases.  
  • Henrik represents the Danish Guarantee Fund for Non-life Insurers in a number of contexts in relation to bankruptcies in Danish insurance companies. Henrik advises in the interfaces between insolvency and insurance and the public and private sectors.  
Career highlights

Senior Associate, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2024 

Attorney, DLA Piper Denmark, 2020-2023 

Assistant Attorney, DLA Piper Denmark, 2017-2020 

Rankings
Legal 500

Henrik is recognized by The Legal 500 within 'Insolvency'.

"Peter Hedegaard Knudsen and Henrik Lund-Koefoed are excellent in familiarising themselves with the specific issues we run into, and they are also good at conveying comprehensible answers."

"The DLA restructuring and insolvency team is great. They are very skilled, business-minded and are always ready to work on finding solutions for the clients and cases they are working on. They are well-connected and ready to use it advantageously for their clients."

Insights

Denmark: Restructuring & Insolvency”, The Legal 500, 2021, 2022 and 2023 

Chambers Global Practice Guide – Insolvency”, Chambers, 2021, 2022 and 2023