Niklas Korsgaard Christensen

Managing Partner

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Managing Partner at Plesner Law Firm. Head of our energy, infrastructure and construction practice. I devote my time to management of Plesner and on project development, transactions and dispute resolution particularly within matters relating to energy, infrastructure and construction. Ratings: Over a decade Niklas Korsgaard Christensen has been ranked as a leading individual as regards Energy, Project Development, Infrastructure and Construction by Chambers, Legal 500 and International Financial Law Review. in 2021, Niklas Korsgaard Christensen received the Client Choice Award in Denmark with the following remarks: "His degree of professional expertise and results are always outstanding; he never compromises with quality" "He is a highly trusted adviser no matter the case"

Experience

  • Plesner (23 yrs 11 mos)
    • Managing Partner
      Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

    • Member of the Board (vice chairman of the board)
      Jan 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

    • Partner, attorney-at-law, MBA
      Jan 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

      Energy | Infrastructure | Construction | Project Development | Dispute Resolution Head of Real Estate, Construction and Infrastructure at Plesner

  • Chairperson at Kwera
    Jun 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

    Kwera is a social enterprise that finances higher education for African youth enrolled at local universities and simultaneously develops their employability and entrepreneurship skills via a tailored, inclusive and demand-driven skills building programme. Kwera’s model is not only innovative but scalable, as our students commit to pay a percentage of their salary when they graduate and have found work creating a self-sustaining model. Kwera makes use of blended finance to achieve its goals, including philanthropic means and impact investments.

  • Vice Chairman of the Board of directors at Dansk Kræftforsknings Fond
    Jan 2015 - Mar 2025 · 10 yrs 3 mos

  • Member of the board of directors at Hjerteforeningen
    May 2019 - May 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Medlem af repræsentantskabet (Member of the board of representatives) at Danske Advokater (association of Danish law firms)
    Sep 2014 - Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo