Martin Lavesen
Partner
Country Managing Partner
DLA Piper Denmark
Martin Lavesen advises on all aspects of commercial law focusing particularly on company law and contracts. He has knowledge of and experience in advising private as well as public players on commercialisation, partnerships, corporate structures and private placements.
Martin has, for a number of years, been a regular external legal advisor to Danish regions and higher-education institutions in relation to technology transfers etc and he acts for a number of technology-based enterprises – ranging from start-ups to small and medium-sized enterprises to large industrial enterprises within various segments.
Martin is a frequent mediator and arbitrator. He is also an experienced advocate and has appeared before the Danish Supreme Court as well as before various boards and tribunals in cases centring on intellectual property law. He frequently lectures at conferences and courses and lectured at the junior-lawyer programme for a number of years. He is the author of several books and articles.
Education
Diploma in Law Firm Management, Harvard University
2013
Certified Board Member, The Danish Bar and Law Society
2013
Certified Arbitrator, The Danish Bar and Law Society
2009
HD Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Organisation and Management), CBS
2006
Certified Mediator, The Danish Bar and Law Society
2004
Admitted to the Danish Bar
1997
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen
1994
Studies at University of British Columbia
1993
Studies at Cambridge University
1992
Memberships
- Sailing Sclerosis Foundation, 2013
- Danish Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (DVCA), 2009
- The International Bar Association, 2008
- The Danish Association for Company Law, 2006
- Licensing Executives Society, 2003
- The BiotechBuilders network, 2003
- Youth For Understanding, 1985
Experience
Martin's experience is not restricted to his activities as a Danish lawyer and, for a period of time, he was CEO of Exiqon, a biotech company, and he holds and has held executive positions with innovation-based enterprises. In addition, he has an international outlook, which has provided relevant experience and contacts, including as a lawyer with Loche Lord in Boston.
Publications
Co-author, "Kampklar til fremtiden - Rekonstruktionen af Brøndby IF" (published in Danish only), LETT
2013
Editor, "Intellectual Property Contracts" (published in Danish only), Gjellerup
2013
Co-author, "Vækst og innovation - Rettidige og gode generationsskifter skaber fremtidens vindere" (published in Danish only), LETT
2012
Co-author, "Legal ethics – the law and its framework" (published in Danish only), 2nd edition, The Danish Bar and Law Society
2012
Co-author, "Code of Conduct – Annotated Code of Conduct for Lawyers" (published in Danish only), The Danish Bar and Law Society
2011
Co-author, "An employee representative’s manual" (published in Danish only), 2nd edition, Erhvervsskolernes Forlag
2011
Co-author, "Advokatetik - ret og rammer" (published in Danish only), 1st edition, The Danish Bar and Law Society
2008
Co-author, "Mediation – the law and its framework" (published in Danish only), Thomson
2006
Co-author, "Renvoi" (published in Danish only), The Danish weekly law reports, No 50
2001
Co-author, "Funktionærmemo" (published in Danish only), Magnus
1998
Co-author, "Consolidation of registration fees for assignment of charges" (published in Danish only), The Danish weekly law reports
1997