Anders Julius Tengvad

Partner
Anders Julius Tengvad
Location
Copenhagen
Language
English
Secretary
Sectors

Anders Julius Tengvad specialises in dispute resolution as well as the law of damages and insurance law. 

Anders is recognised by The Legal 500 as a 'Next Generation Partner' within 'Dispute Resolution’ and ‘Insurance’. Anders has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and assisted clients in major lawsuits, such as lawsuits involving Roskilde Bank, BIOS and Johan Schlüter Law Firm. 

He is also a certified arbitrator and has long-standing experience in conducting international arbitration proceedings under the auspices of various arbitration institutes. Anders has been involved in resolving several disputes before arbitration tribunals and the Danish courts, in particular concerning contractual and non-contractual damages, such as disputes relating to breach of contract, professional liability, management liability and product liability. In recent years, Anders has handled an increasing number of arbitration disputes arisen following M&A transactions. 

Within the field of insurance law, he advises insurance companies and businesses on all coverage issues relating to i.a., management liability insurance, crime insurance, cyber insurance, commercial and product liability insurance as well as buildings and contents insurance. In that connection, Anders has assisted in resolving a large number of disputes. 

Anders is co-founder of Young Arbitration Copenhagen (YAC), the Danish “under forties” arbitration association. 

He is also a professional board member and Chairman of i.a., the Executive Committee of the Danish foundation Hørslev Fonden & Arkitekt Anton Frederiksen og Hustrus Familielegat. 

Qualifications
Education
Certified arbitrator, the education programme for arbitrators operated by the Association of Danish Law Firms
2013
Admitted to the Danish Bar
2008
Master of Law, University of Copenhagen
2005
English Law, London School of Economics and Political Science
2005
Memberships

The Danish Arbitration Association 

The Danish Association of Insurance Law (the Danish section of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA)) 

The Danish Association of Litigation Attorneys 

Foreningen for Erstatnings- og Forsikringsret (a specialist association for the law of damages and insurance law, the Association of Danish Law Firms) 

The Danish Insurance Association 

Admission
Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court
2018
Experience
Recent highlights
  • Anders acted for a large Danish pharmaceutical company in international arbitration proceedings involving a considerable subject-matter. The proceedings were conducted in English and were particularly complex. 

  • Anders acted for Danish utility company Vestforsyning before the Danish Supreme Court in a dispute of general public importance concerning the scope of the legal relationship between supply-line owners and site owners.  

  • Anders has assisted clients in major liability lawsuits before the Danish courts, such as cases involving i.a., Roskilde Bank, BIOS, and Johan Schlüter Law Firm.

Career highlights

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2017 

Partner, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2015-2017 

Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2008-2015 

Assistant Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2005-2008 

Positions of trust

Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Danish foundation Arkitekt Anton Frederiksen og Hustrus Familielegat, since 2024

Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Danish foundation Hørslev Fonden, since 2016 

Member of the Advisory Board for Tandlægernes Tryghedsordninger (Danish dentists' security schemes), since 2013 

Co-founder of Young Arbitrators Copenhagen (YAC) in 2012 

Rankings
Legal 500

Anders is recognized as ’Next Generation Partner’ within ‘Dispute Resolution’ by The Legal 500. Moreover, he is recognized within 'Insurance'.

"Anders Tengvad has great business judgment, tremendous legal expertise and is a counsel and adviser in the best possible sense. His sparring is extremely valuable to make crucial top management decisions and his advice is sought and proven to be insightful, prudently weighed and communicated transparently and in an easily understandable fashion."

"Anders Julius Tengvad stands out as very, very competent. I would choose him any day to represent me in a dispute. Very professional. You immediately feel that he is a trusted adviser to you. He speaks “my language” i.e. makes me understand all that I need to understand even though I do not understand the typical legal language. He is very knowledgeable and experienced within dispute resolution."

"We have without exception experienced an exceptionally high professional standard as well a most service-minded approach."

"The team has very comprehensive knowledge in their field of work and how they are divided business-wise. Due to their volume as a company they cover many areas and always have a department they can refer to. Since they are part of global group they can refer to other entities, which is of great value."

"The team is extremely professional, responsive and to the point. Full service."

Chambers

Anders is recognized as 'Up And Coming' by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe within 'Dispute Resolution'. 

"He is very clever and has great business judgement. He offers great responsiveness and availability."

"He is thorough and has a good reputation in the market."

"Anders Julius Tengvad is very skilled."

Insights

Liability for audit committees” (published in Danish only), Revision & Regnskabsvæsen (a Danish accounting periodical), no. 2, 2022 

Can an estate in bankruptcy file creditors’ claims for damages?” (published in Danish only), Erhvervsjuridisk Tidsskrift, a Danish commercial-law periodical, no. 2, 2010 

Zero tolerance will have massive impact“ (published in Danish only), Ingeniøren, a Danish engineering periodical, 2007