Torben is one of Denmark's foremost litigators. Torben has unique litigation experience, having been successful in eleven consecutive cases before the Danish Supreme Court.

Torben has been admitted to the Supreme Court Bar for more than 30 years, and he is also a qualified arbitrator. Due to his high success rate and extensive litigation experience he is in demand among Danish and international companies, and he conducts litigation and arbitration proceedings in a range of areas of the law.

Torben focuses on insurance law and pensions law and has conducted a large number of litigation and arbitration proceedings in these areas.

Furthermore, Torben holds a number of positions of trust relating to the field of legal proceedings and insurance law, including as chairman of the board of the Association of the Supreme Court, secretary of the Danish Society for Insurance Law, member of the Board of the Society for Compensation and Insurance (FEF), member of the International Association for Insurance Law (AIDA). He is a former board member of the regional AIDA Europe.

Bar Admissions
The International Association for Insurance Law (AIDA) 

The International Bar Association (IBA)

Højesteretsskranken (a Danish association of experienced Supreme Court litigators) 

Erstatnings- og Forsikringsret (FEF) (a Danish association for tort and insurance law) 

The Danish Association of Insurance Law (AIDA) 

The Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law

Education
2006 Arbitrator, the General Council of the Danish Bar and Law Society 1992 Admitted to the Danish Supreme Court 1987 Admitted to the bar1984 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades

• 2022 Legal 500 Private Practice Powerlist
• 2022 Legal 500 Hall of Fame
• 2022 Chambers Global
• 2021 Legal 500 Hall of Fame v2
• 2021 Chambers Global
• 2020 Legal 500
• 2020 Chambers Global
• 2019 Legal 500
• 2019 Chambers Global
• 2018 Legal 500 Hall of Fame
• 2018 Legal 500
• 2018 Chambers Global
• 2017 Whoswho
• 2017 Chambers Global
• 2017 Legal 500
• 2016 Chambers Global
• 2016 Legal 500
• 2016 Whoswho
• 2015 Chambers Global
• 2015 Legal 500
• 2015 LMG guides
• 2014 Chambers Global
• 2013 Legal 500
• 2013 Chambers Global

2009 "Follow the Settlements", Insurance Day

2000 "Méngrader" (Impairment ratings), Festskrift for Forsikrings- og Erstatningsretlig Domssamling

1999 "Development in the Danish Insurance Law"

1999 "Development in the Danish Law of Tort"

1991 "The Duty of Disclosure in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark"