Peter is a partner in Plesner's Construction team and for many years he has been involved in some of the most complex construction disputes in Denmark. Peter enjoys working with his younger colleagues in the Construction team, but also with his colleagues in Plesner's Litigation team where he draws on specific competences, in particular in respect to international disputes. Peter has a Master's degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen which has been supplemented with a Master of Law from London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

He is admitted to the Supreme Court of Denmark.

Peter is also a certified arbitrator and a certified mediator.

Peter was president of the Danish Bar and Law Society from 2015 to 2021.

For the last many years, nature of the construction disputes handled by Peter has required him to draw on the expertise of his colleagues.

Bar Admissions
Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law

Education
2013 Advanced Management Programme (AMP), Insead
2007 Arbitrator
2004 Mediator
1990 Admitted to the Danish Supreme Court
1986 LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science
1985 Admitted to the bar
1982 Master of Laws, University of Copenhagen

Professional Activities and Experience
Accolades

• 2022 Legal 500
• 2022 Chambers Europe
• 2021 2022 IFLR
• 2021 Legal 500
• 2021 Chambers Europe
• 2020 Legal 500
• 2020 Chambers Europe
• 2019 Legal 500
• 2019 Chambers Global
• 2019 IFLR1000
• 2019 Expert guides
• 2018 Chambers Global
• 2018 Legal 500
• 2018 Chambers Europe
• 2017 Whoswho
• 2017 Chambers Global
• 2017 Chambers Europe
• 2017 Legal 500
• 2016 Chambers Global
• 2016 Chambers Europe
• 2016 Legal 500
• 2016 Whoswho
• 2015 Chambers Global
• 2015 Legal 500
• 2014 Chambers Global
• 2013 Chambers Global

"International Civil Procedures", Center for International Legal Studies, 1995 (co-author) 

Review of "Finans & Kredit" (Finance & credit), Juristen, 1993.82 

Juridisk Formularbog (Book of legal forms), section on the registration of ships, 1989 

Article on the interpretation of the EU Judgments Conventions, the Danish weekly law reports 1989 B.386

The Dispute Resolution Review, Denmark (co-author)

Article on Float under Danish law, International Construction Law Review (co-author)