Practice Expertise
- Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Competition Law
- Infrastructure View More
Profile
Plesner is the powerhouse for arbitration in Denmark and for international arbitration cases involving assets or interests relating to Denmark. Jimmy heads our arbitration team, which handles some of the largest and most complex arbitration cases, and shares a passion for delivering services to our clients at the highest international standards.
Jimmy is highly specialised in handling domestic and international arbitration cases, including investor-state arbitrations. He frequently represents clients before several of the most renown arbitration institutions in the world, including the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC), the London Court of Arbitration (LCIA), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington (ICSID), and the Scandinavian arbitration institutes. Jimmy is also involved in some of the largest litigation proceedings in Denmark.
Jimmy's broad industrial experience covers renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, M&A, IPOs, private equity and alternative investments, banking and finance, telecoms and & IT, shipping, food and beverages, retail, IP and commercial contracts.
Jimmy has a Master's degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and a LL.M. from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) in International Dispute Settlement. He is admitted to all Danish courts, including the Supreme Court of Denmark, and he is a certified arbitrator acting in both domestic and international cases. He also has experience from working at a law firm in Geneva, assisting leading international arbitrators in handling commercial and investment arbitration proceedings.
The team's focus in all matters is to provide an efficient, honest and commercially oriented collaboration with Plesner's clients, and, in doing so, the team draws on their diverse international backgrounds and vast experience.
Jimmy is highly specialised in handling domestic and international arbitration cases, including investor-state arbitrations. He frequently represents clients before several of the most renown arbitration institutions in the world, including the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC), the London Court of Arbitration (LCIA), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes in Washington (ICSID), and the Scandinavian arbitration institutes. Jimmy is also involved in some of the largest litigation proceedings in Denmark.
Jimmy's broad industrial experience covers renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, M&A, IPOs, private equity and alternative investments, banking and finance, telecoms and & IT, shipping, food and beverages, retail, IP and commercial contracts.
Jimmy has a Master's degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen and a LL.M. from the University of Geneva (Switzerland) in International Dispute Settlement. He is admitted to all Danish courts, including the Supreme Court of Denmark, and he is a certified arbitrator acting in both domestic and international cases. He also has experience from working at a law firm in Geneva, assisting leading international arbitrators in handling commercial and investment arbitration proceedings.
The team's focus in all matters is to provide an efficient, honest and commercially oriented collaboration with Plesner's clients, and, in doing so, the team draws on their diverse international backgrounds and vast experience.
Bar Admissions
The Danish Arbitration Association
ICC Young Arbitrators' Forum
Young ICCA
Swiss Arbitration Association
Union International D'Avocats
Young Arbitrators Copenhagen
International Bar Association
Education
2008-2013, Bruun & Hjejle
2012-2013, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler (Geneva)
2012, Master of International Dispute Settlement, Université de Genève
2011, Admitted to the bar
2008, Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen
2006, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
Areas of Practice
- Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Litigation
- Competition Law
- Infrastructure
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades
- 2022 Legal 500 Private Practice Powerlist
- 2020 2021 2022 Legal 500
- 2022 WWL Arbitration
- 2021 WWL Com Lit
- 2019 Legal 500
Articles
"Missing Links" in Investment Arbitration: Quantification of Damages to Foreign Shareholders, The Journal of World Investment & Trade, Volume 14 (2013) No. 3
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