Jes A. Rosenvinge

Partner
Jes Rosenvinge
Location
Copenhagen
Language
English, German
Secretary
Services

Jes A. Rosenvinge is highly specialised in construction law and has more than 25 years’ experience in dealing with issues of building and construction, including invitations to tender, Danish and international construction contracts, arbitration and litigation proceedings, conciliation and mediation, expert valuations as well as in handling additional requirements and claims regarding delay (claims management).

Jes has a right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court and is a qualified, certified arbitrator from the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC Arbitration Institute); he is also qualified as a construction-law mediator under the auspices of the Association of Danish Law Firms. Jes advises contractors, employers and technical advisors in Denmark as well as abroad and has been involved in some of the major and most complex arbitration proceedings and construction cases in Denmark. 

Jes Rosenvinge has conducted 500+ proceedings before the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board, thereby gaining many years of in-depth arbitration experience enabling quite a precise anticipation of the decision on and outcome of an arbitration.

Within the field of construction law, Jes deals with construction contract drafting and contract review, tender and project documents, risk management, claims management, preservation of evidence in expert valuations, performance bond payments, mediation and conciliation as well as arbitration; in addition, Jes also acts as a sparring partner for construction-industry players. 

Furthermore, Jes deals with contract law, damages and insurance as well as the drafting of terms of sale and delivery, etc. 

Jes Rosenvinge is a member of several construction-law networks and has, since 2017, worked regularly with DI Construction. Jes is also an experienced lecturer and frequently holds courses for construction-industry players (in 2025 alone, Jes gave six lectures on AB 18 and climate requirements for Danish BYGMA Group).

Qualifications
Education
Admitted to the Danish Bar
2000
Master of Law, Aarhus University
1996
Certified mediator, the Association of Danish Law Firms
2019
Certified arbitrator, the Danish Institute of Arbitration and the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
2013
Memberships

The Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law 

The Danish Association of Litigation Attorneys 

Oresundsadvokater (an association of Danish and Swedish attorneys in the Oresund Region) 

Admission
Right of audience before the Danish Supreme Court
2007
Experience
Recent highlights
  • Jes acted for a major Danish employer in connection with the termination with immediate effect of a DKK 138m construction contract and subsequent arbitration proceedings and conciliation before the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board.
  • Over the course of 13 years, Jes acted for a Danish municipality in extensive arbitration proceedings against a major Danish turnkey contractor concerning defects in an institution building. The proceedings involved e.g. 8 expert opinions and 4 different experts as well as subsequent legal proceedings brought by the contractor regarding invalidity. Jes’ client was successful in the proceedings. 
  • Jes successfully acted for a major Danish contractor in an extensive DKK 50m arbitration before the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board relating to a dispute with the main contractor, CMT, Italy, concerning the Cityringen metro in Copenhagen. 
Career highlights

Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2017 

Partner, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2008-2017 

Attorney, LETT (DLA Piper Denmark), 2006-2008 

Attorney, Norsker & Jacoby, 2003-2006 

Attorney, Hasløv & Co., 2000-2003 

Other positions

Jes often gives lectures and holds courses for employers and contractors, etc. 

Insights

In 2017, Jes entered into a cooperation agreement with DI Byggeri regarding construction law and consultancy services to the members of DI Byggeri.