Partner
| Chambers Global, 2023
Michael Steen Jensen advises banks and financial institutions on all aspects of finance law, securities, securitisation, bond issues, project finance and the regulatory matters of financial institutions. He also advises on netting, financial collateral and clearing. Michael has extensive hands-on experience with establishing, acquiring, merging, selling and winding up financial institutions, and he is a director in the Danish Association of Banking and Finance Law.
Significant cases
Michael primarily advises Danish and foreign financial institutions. He is an Honorary Legal Adviser to the British Ambassador to Denmark and a director of several charitable foundations.
Gorrissen Federspiel 1984 -
Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel since 1992
Linklaters & Paines, London 1990 - 1991
Right of audience before the Danish High Court 1988
Admitted to the Danish Bar 1987
Master of Law University of Copenhagen 1984
English
Michael Steen Jensen is ranked in Who's Who Legal as Global Leader, top-ranked in Chambers Global and Chambers Europe as Senior Statespeople, ranked as Market leader in IFLR1000, top-ranked in Legal 500 (Hall of Fame and Leading Individuals) and Global Leader in WWL Banking - Finance, Regulatory and Capital Markets.
Author of articles in different financial publication
The Danish Association of Banking and Finance Law
International Bar Association (IBA), Banking Law Committee
Honorary Legal Adviser to the British Ambassador to Denmark
Chairman of the Board:
Ambassadør Anker Svart og hustru Nina Svarts Fond
Grosserer Georg Bjørkner og Hustru Ellen Bjørkners Fond
Søren og Helene Hempels Legat
Vice-chairman of the Board:
Foreningen Zoo´s Dyrefond
Louis Petersens Børnegård
Board member:
Louis Petersens Legat
Aktieselskabet Havnen ved Kolby Kaas
Havnen ved Kolby Kaas, Holding A/S
Egeskov Gods
Egeskov Fonden
The Danish Association of Banking and Finance Law
A.E. Reimann Foundation
Komtesse Elisabeth Danneskiold-Samsøes Familie- og Funktionærlegat