Christopher Halling becomes Managing Counsel in Gorrissen Federspiel’s energy group. Hal-ling brings with him extensive international experience from Vestas and will strengthen our advisory services to the energy sector and support Gorrissen Federspiel’s goal of becoming the legal adviser of choice in the global wind sector.
With 17 years of experience at Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, including as General Counsel Offshore Asia Pacific, Christopher Halling has gained extensive insight into the offshore market and experience in complex contract negotiations for both onshore and offshore wind turbine projects. His extensive international experience in markets such as Taiwan, Japan and India has given him a strong international network that will significantly strengthen Gorrissen Federspiel’s energy practice.
“We operate internationally and have a very high level of industry knowledge, which enables us to combine our legal advice with in-depth knowledge of commercial terms and technical and operational understanding. With Christopher Halling, we strengthen our position as a leading legal adviser in the wind industry. His extensive international experience and deep legal and commercial understanding of both supply and service contracts make Christopher a perfect fit for the team,” says Christian Halskov Sauer, partner at Gorrissen Federspiel.
With a newly elected US president putting all offshore wind projects on hold and a failed offshore wind tender in Denmark, the offshore market is currently facing challenges. Globally, however, the future for wind energy is positive and the growth potential is huge. It requires the best professional team of legal advisers with significant industry knowledge, says Christian Halskov Sauer:
“An incredible amount of wind energy needs to be installed globally over the next several years. We are already a competent and globally oriented team with the accumulated experience gained from some of the world’s biggest players in the green transition. The addition of Christopher Halling brings another great capability on board to help current and future clients identify opportunities and overcome challenges as the industry evolves globally. I look forward to adding his expertise to our wind energy team to strengthen our strategic position and provide our clients with the best conditions to contribute to the green transition,” concludes Christian Halskov Sauer.
Christopher Halling joins Gorrissen Federspiel on 1 February.
Gorrissen Federspiel is one of Denmark’s largest law firms. We employ more than 600 people of which approximately 350 are lawyers. We provide advice in all business-related areas. As a firm, we value quality, decency, value creation, perspective and team spirit. We provide full-service legal advice to the entire wind industry value chain through a team of experts in energy, shipping, offshore, transportation and renewable energy finance.
For further information please contact partner Christian Halskov Sauer: +45 26 66 83 53