Moltke-Leth Advokater

Corporate law

Moltke-Leth provides counsel to owners and management in all matters pertaining to corporate law and associated areas of law:
• Establishing a business, including choice of corporate form
• Management team, directors’ contracts etc.
• Entrance into ownership agreements between stockholders
• Conducting general meetings and making changes to articles of association
• Capital expansions or reductions
• Mergers, splits and liquidations
• Restructuring
Through online access to the Danish Business Authority, we can found companies or change registrations for existing ones in a matter of a few hours.

Employment law

Moltke-Leth provides legal assistance and counsel in all aspects of individual and collective labour and employment law primarily to enterprises of all sizes, as well as to employees, including managers.
Moltke-Leth also provides counsel in all areas of personal data law, including in particular the HR field.
Our employment law specialists have extensive expertise in individual employment law, and provide counsel in connection with:
• employment contracts, including their negotiation and preparation
• changes in employment relationships, including counsel regarding and the negotiation and implementation of such changes
• terminations, notices and mass layoffs
• severance agreements, including their negotiation and preparation
• business transfers, including the legal status of employees
• restrictions on competition, including their preparation and relevant counsel
• HR policies, including the preparation and implementation of employee handbooks
• pregnancy and maternity leave rules, discrimination etc.
• holiday law
• other counsel for HR supervisors

Estates and wills

Moltke-Leth assists by providing counsel in connection with estate administration for both private distributions of estates and estates under the administration of a trustee.
We have experienced and highly trained secretaries who handle the practical aspects of estate administration, which helps to make our fees reasonable.
We offer counsel regarding inheritance law, wills and prenuptial agreements.

Real estate

Moltke-Leth counsels real estate investors in connection with the following:
• Purchases of property portfolios and land for development
• Due diligence reviews of all relevant property information etc.
• Counsel regarding planning and environmental issues etc.
• Preparation of contract documents etc. for use in project development, construction and resale
• Specialised assistance in project development, including preparation of documents etc. for use in connection with resale
Moltke-Leth also assists private persons in connection with purchases of owner-occupied flats and real estate.

Family law

Moltke-Leth offers counsel in connection with separation and divorce cases, estate distributions etc., and generational changes.

Litigation

Moltke-Leth has significant experience in assisting clients seeking legal conflicts thrus litigation, including:
• Handling of lawsuits and arbitration cases brought before courts, the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board and administrative appellate bodies, such as councils and boards
• Obtaining surveys and expert appraisals, including isolated evidentiary hearing
• Preparation of requests for auction sales and foreclosures brought before the enforcement courts

We focus in particular on the litigation of commercial law cases in Danish courts and arbitration courts.