Johannes Grove Nielsen

Johannes Grove Nielsen advises clients on a wide range of wet and dry shipping mandates, including insurance claims, insolvency proceedings and vessel arrests.

"He is at the forefront of the maritime law field in Denmark and will be my go-to lawyer for years to come."

"He is a very experienced lawyer who is able to formulate legal advice in a commercial context."

Chambers and Partners Europe 2023, Shipping

Johannes Grove Nielsen has been listed as a Notable Practitioner by IFLR1000.

IFLR1000, Restructuring and insolvency, 2022

The ‘extremely qualified team‘ at Bech-Bruun often appears before the Supreme Court in commercial litigation and international arbitration proceedings. Johannes Grove Nielsen heads up the practice (...) The team’s varied client base includes notable insurance companies, banks, and pension funds. (...) In 2023, the practice also benefitted notably from the firm’s merger with ‘super strong‘ boutique litigation firm Lundsgaard & Partners (...).

"Johannes Grove Nielsen has assisted clients in an excellent manner, he is very skilled."

Legal 500, Dispute Resolution, 2023

Bech-Bruun houses a ‘first-class practice‘ which handles the full range of issues, including international dispute resolution and mediation proceedings arising from dry and wet shipping matters; the firm is also known for its dedicated cross-border insolvency shipping team, giving it tremendous ‘strength in depth‘ across the shipping sector. The ‘exceptionally bright‘ Johannes Grove Nielsen spearheads the practice and has notable contentious expertise and ‘exceptional knowledge‘ of commercial, insolvency and damages related disputes within shipping. (...)

"Johannes Grove Nielsen is exceptionally bright and knows the ins and outs of all aspects of shipping law. He is extremely service minded and has a great commercial understanding which brings the extra edge to his first-class advice."

"Johannes Grove Nielsen is one of the outstanding Danish maritime lawyers. He has a profound knowledge of both the law and the sectors that he serves. His advice is direct and to the point. I unreservedly recommend him as one of the elder statesmen among Danish shipping lawyers."

"Johannes Grove Nielsen is a very competent lawyer with a pragmatic approach to dispute resolution.  He is also very good at assimilating technical aspects of disputes."

"Johannes Grove Nielsen has a calm and confident approach to matters, combined with exceptional knowledge and his smart procedural moves are very reassuring and we will not hesitate to provide them with further business or recommend them to others."

‘Both Johannes Grove Nielsen and (...) are excellent ambassadors of the firm. One feels the matter to be in good hands in all respects. Would like to highlight Johannes, who has great insight in complex issues – both from a legal and commercial point of view."

Johannes Grove Nielsen has been listed as a Leading individual by Legal 500.

Legal 500, Shipping and Transport, 2023