Lotte Eskesen

Professional profile

Lotte Eskesen heads up both our Banking & Finance and our Dispute Resolution practice groups in Aarhus. She is admitted to the Danish Bar and is a German "Rechtsanwältin". She has extensive experience as counsel in handling major cross-border finance and dispute resolution cases, with a particular focus on Danish-German issues.

Lotte often also acts as an arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitrations.

Significant cases
Lotte has particular experience in assisting banks in finance matters, such as project finance, acquisition finance, issuing corporate bonds and drafting legal opinions.

Major cases include one concerning directors' liability at a value of DKK 100 million and another before the Supreme Court where she represented Vestas Wind System A/S in proceedings against an insurance company at a value of DKK 200 million.

Finally, Lotte is an avid horse aficionada and as such is often involved in professional equestrian case

Career and education

Career

Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 2002
Gorrissen Federspiel 1993 -
Ministry of Justice 1990 – 1993

Education

Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court 2002
Rechtsanwältin 1998
Admitted to the Danish Bar 1995
LL.M. Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg 1995
Master of Laws, Aarhus University 1990

Language

English, German

Ratings

Lotte Eskesen is ranked in Chambers Europe, Chambers Global and Legal 500.

Memberships and Activities

Memberships

Danish Arbitration Association
Danish Lawyers' Professional Group on Environmental Law
Deutsch-Nordische Juristenvereinigung
President of the Association of Danish Law Firms 2014 - 2018
Honorary Consul for Finland in Aarhus

Activities

In 2019, Lotte Eskesen was appointed Honorary Consul for Finland

She is the former chairwoman for The Association of Danish Law Firms (Danske Advokater), where she served from 2014-2018.