Per Hemmer

Bech-Bruun handles regulatory issues, M&A transactions, energy project developments and contentious matters for a client list of energy companies, investors, project developers, public companies and municipalities. The team’s project advice includes the drafting and negotiation of renewable energy project contracts and handling energy project financing work. Practice head Per Hemmer is notably active in his work on geothermal plants and solar parks and also assists with regulatory matters relating to cross-border gas pipeline projects.

Legal 500, Energy

Led by the well-respected Per Hemmer, the energy and infrastructure practice at Bech-Bruun can be ranked among some of the very best in Denmark. Clients praise the team’s competence and service-minded approach and praise the work of every lawyer they worked with.

“They are a highly professional law firm which has managed to assimilate itself to our business structure and contractual positions in a very short time frame,” says one leading industry figure. “They were adaptable to changes, flexible, and offered a very structured approach throughout. They are assertive professionals with sound commercial acumen.”

The team was involved in a number of significant deals in the energy sector, including transactional matters like advising Energinet.dk on its acquisition of Dong Storage, a Stenlille gas storage facility, from Dong Energy.

Per Hemmer is recognised for his expertise in the energy sector, working with both domestic and international clients on wind, oil and gas mandates. Market commentators note his abilities, describing him as "knowledgeable about this area" and "very dedicated to what he does."

Chambers and Partners Europe, Energy

Key contacts include Per Hemmer, Haakun Djurhuus, Hanne Moelbeck, Johan Weihe and Peter Oestergaard Nielsen, who each head different aspects of the department's work.

Chambers and Partners Europe, Public Law