Nicolai Hesgaard

"Nicolai is very service-minded and makes himself available when needed. He provides high-quality legal advice and has a great understanding of our business needs."

Employment - Chambers & Partners

"Nicolai Hesgaard is simply a great adviser."

Employment - Chambers & Partners

Nicolai Hesgaard handles employment agreements, terminations and bonus and share based incentive schemes on behalf of both domestic and multi-national corporations, as well as private equity funds and senior executives.

Employment - Legal 500

‘Nicolai Hesgaard provides legal advice of great quality and he understands our need to receive solid legal advice that still reflects the reality of our everyday business. He makes himself available when needed.’

Employment - Legal 500

Nicolai Hesgaard co-heads the practice alongside Morten Langer. Hesgaard often assists private equity funds and multinational companies on the HR aspects of GDPR issues and bonus based incentive schemes.

Employment - Legal 500

Nicolai Hesgaard is recognised by clients as a practitioner with deep sector knowledge. His experience ranges from discrimination lawsuits to advising on the employment aspects of cross-border transactions. Sources praise his "excellent commercial awareness" and "sound, business-oriented advice."

Employment - Chambers & Partners

Recognised as Thought Leader - Labour & Employment

Who's Who Legal

"Nicolai Hesgaard: Accessible, straight to the point, good at providing advice that takes the context into consideration, business oriented."

Employment - Legal 500

Nicolai Hesgaard is recognised by clients as a practitioner with deep sector knowledge who is "always quick to respond to inquiries." His experience includes bonus entitlement disputes, severance agreement negotiations and employment aspects of cross-border transactions.

Employment - Chambers & Partners

‘Nicolai Hesgaard is super commercial, responsive and knowledgeable.’

Employment - Legal 500

Nicolai Hesgaard is always there when we need him. His advice is always to the point and he always recommends the shortest route from problem to solution.

Employment - Legal 500

Nicolai Hesgaard is very experienced, pragmatic and responsive, even with the tight deadlines that can apply to our international projects. He is always able to look past the legal issues to the wider market commercial context. We appreciate his constructive approach to problem-solving. We work in a variety of sectors, but particularly rate Nicolai’s knowledge in the technology sector.

Employment - Legal 500

Nicolai Hesgaard handles transfer of employees, contract negotiations, employment matters related to transactions and mass redundancies for his clients.

Employment - Chambers & Partners

"He understands our company and provides legal solutions that are workable from a practical perspective," states one client.

Employment - Chambers & Partners

Who's Who Legal 2018 has identified Nicolai Hesgaard to be among the leading within labour and employment law in Denmark.

Who's Who Legal

Nicolai Hesgaard advises both international and domestic businesses on employment and data privacy laws. A client praises him for being "always focused on the best alternatives and solutions."

Employment - Chambers & Partners

Department head Nicolai Hesgaard is "very responsive and business-minded. He is experienced and has a good sense of what we need," according to clients. He assists both Danish and international clients with terminations and incentive schemes and he also acts on behalf of senior executives.

Employment - Chambers & Partners

"Practical, efficient and commercial."

Employment - Legal 500

"His strengths are his legal knowledge, judgement, and his ability to analyse the current issue and situation, but also his commercial and practical skills."

"His strengths are his legal knowledge, judgement, and his ability to analyse the current issue and situation, but also his commercial and practical skills."

"Nicolai Hesgaard is responsive, proactive and trusted."

Employment - Legal 500

"Nicolai Hesgaard is particularly noted for his expertise in data protection and privacy issues, including contractual and whistleblowing matters. He also has considerable experience in incentive schemes."

Employment - Chambers & Partners

Sources describe Nicolai Hesgaard as a "timely, exact and well-prepared lawyer". He is also praised as a "pleasure to work with."

Employment - Chambers & Partners

"The enthusiastic, responsive Nicolai Hesgaard gives to-the-point advice."

Employment - Legal 500

Nicolai Hesgaard is valued for "giving straightforward advice that is easy to implement," and for being client-focused.

Employment - Chambers & Partners