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Attorney of the Danish Supreme Court, Partner

Christian Tornvig Jensen

Tel +45 30 58 15 86
ctj@skaureipurth.com
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Christian Tornvig Jensen heads Skau Reipurth’s department of Insolvency and Restructuring. He has several years of experience in advising on the restructuring of distressed companies, the administration of estates in bankruptcy, and dispute resolution at the civil courts and by arbitration. Christian advises Danish as well as non-Danish companies, including banks, on the management of distressed accounts, reorganisation of companies, maintaining operations as well as the sale and acquisition of distressed companies.

Christian is an experienced litigation attorney and has, over the years, conducted numerous cases concerning directors’ liability and management liability, avoidance, construction law and contractual disputes.

Christian also advises on commercial law matters, including company law and commercial contracts. Christian is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the jewellery company Maanesten, which was founded in 2010 and today has more than 30 own shops and more than 400 distributors in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England and the USA.

Christian has a direct and informal approach to providing advice. This, combined with a broad commercial insight and business understanding, ensures effective and lasting solutions.

Christian speaks English and the Scandinavian languages.

Work experience

2023–Skau Reipurth Advokatpartnerselskab
2012–2022Elmann Advokatpartnerselskab
2009–2012Abel & Skovgård Larsen, Copenhagen
2007–2008The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority

Educational background

2022Right to appear before the Danish Supreme Court
2014Right to appear before the Danish High Courts
2012Admission to practise law
2007Master of Laws, the University of Copenhagen

Memberships

  • Certified insolvency and restructuring lawyer, the Association of Danish Insolvency Lawyers
  • The panel of insolvency lawyers set up by the Danish Debt Collection Agency

Positions of trust

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Maanesten A/S
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Maanesten Holding A/S

Ratings

  • The Legal 500

    Legal 500

    Christian Tornvig Jensen has a high level of knowledge and experience with insolvency. He has a quick response time and cuts easily through complexity. With a high knowledge of adjacent legal areas, he is a go-to advisor.

  • The Legal 500

    Legal 500

    Christian Tornvig Jensen is a very experienced insolvency practitioner. A key strength lies in his ability to quickly assess the client’s needs and solve them quickly and with excellent results.

  • The Legal 500

    Legal 500

    Chistian Tornvig Jensen is the essence of the strength of the team. Pragmatic, skilled.

  • The Legal 500

    Legal 500 (2020, 2021, 2023)

    Christian Tornvig Jensen has a high level of knowledge and experience with insolvency. He has a quick response time and cuts easily through complexity. With a high knowledge of adjacent legal areas, he is a go-to advisor.

    Christian Tornvig Jensen is a very experienced insolvency practitioner. A key strength lies in his ability to quickly assess the client’s needs and solve them quickly and with excellent results.

    Chistian Tornvig Jensen is the essence of the strength of the team. Pragmatic, skilled.

    Possesses a very thorough expertise within the complex field of insolvency. A key strength compared with other practices is their agility and speed.

    Skilled and very pragmatic. Always a pleasure to work with them.

    Christian Tornvig Jensen joined the team from Elmann, contributing his expertise in advising domestic and international banks on the management of distressed accounts, and the administration of estates in bankruptcy.