Peter is a partner in Plesner's Litigation team. He has extensive experience in all aspects of dispute resolution and appears regularly before Danish courts and arbitration tribunals in Denmark and internationally.He has appeared regularly in complex cases involving a wide range of commercial law for more than 20 years since his admission to the Danish Supreme Court.In his practice, Peter is particularly focused on professional services disputes, D&O liability, and insolvency-related litigation.Apart from acting as counsel in arbitration cases, Peter is also a certified arbitrator, and he frequently acts as such.Peter has lectured on the law of evidence at the University of Copenhagen's Master of Laws program and has authored a variety of articles and books on dispute resolution topics.He has management experience from acting as a board member of Danish limited liability companies and from a range of leadership positions with the Royal Danish Air Force reserves, where he holds the rank of colonel.

Bar Admissions
Højesteretsskranken (an association of experienced Supreme Court litigators)
Institut for Selskabsledelse IS24 (an institute acting as a facilitator for a number of executive network groups)

Dansk Forening for Insolvensret (a Danish insolvency law association)

Dansk Forening for Bank- og Finansieringsret (a Danish association for banking and finance law)

Dansk Forening for Voldgift (a Danish arbitration association)

Danske Procedureadvokater (a Danish association of litigators)

Danske Dødsboadvokater (an association of administrators of the estates of deceased persons)

Foreningen af Danske Insolvensadvokater (an association of Danish insolvency lawyers)

Education
2014 Certified litigator

2014 Certified insolvency lawyer

2009 Wing commander (reserves)

2006 Certified arbitrator

2001 Admitted to the Danish Supreme Court

1997-2002 External lecturer, University of Copenhagen

1995 Major (reserves)

1994 Admitted to the bar

1991 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen

1989 Flight Officer (reserves)

1984 Second Lieutenant (reserves)

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
- 2015 Expert guides

- 2013 Chambers Global

- 2012 Chambers Global

- 2011 Chambers Europe

- 2011 Chambers Global

"Voldgiftsaftalers gyldighed overfor konkursboer" (Arbitration agreements validity facing estates in bankruptcy), Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift 2013.337

"Bestyrelsens rolle i forbindelse med insolvens og konkurs" (The Board's role regarding insolvency and bankruptcy) Bestyrelseshåndbogen, 2012.

"Leasingaftaler og ejendomsret" (Leasing agreements and the law of property), Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift 2007.155

"Habilitetskravene til voldgiftsmænd" (Capacity requirements for arbitrators), UfR (Danish weekly law reports) 2000 B.634

"Nogle overvejelser over retsplejelovens § 380, stk. 2" (Thoughts on Section 380(2) of the Danish Administration of Justice Act), UfR (the Danish weekly law reports) 1999 B.444

"Bevisbyrden i transfer pricing sager" (Burden of proof in transfer pricing cases), Skat udland 1999, 59

"Tvangsakkord i konkurs" (Compulsory arrangements with creditors in bankruptcy proceedings), UfR (the Danish weekly law reports) 1999 B.59

"Bevisbyrde og bevisvurdering i civile retssager" (Burden of proof and assessment of evidence in civil actions), Juristen 1998.396

"Partsedition" (Discovery), UfR (the Danish weekly law reports) 1997 B.268

"Insolvency Reforms", International Company and Commercial Review 5/1997

"Modernisation of the Danish Bankruptcy Act", International Insolvency Review 2/1996

"International voldgift i handelsforhold" (International business arbitration), UfR (the Danish weekly law reports) 1995 B.439

"Lovbestemte panterettigheder i fast ejendom" (Statutory mortgages in real property), Fuldmægtigen 1992.149