Kristian Skovsgaard
Kristian Skovsgaard specialises in construction law and works in our Real Estate practice group advising Danish and international clients on all aspects of building and construction projects.
His advisory services span calls for tenders, contract negotiation and completion of construction works, including the application and adjustment of the Danish General Conditions applied in the Danish construction industry, in particular AB 18, ABT 18 and ABR 18. He holds special expertise in preparing turnkey contracts as well as in handling complex issues, including changes, obstacles, delays and defects.
Kristian has a wealth of experience in dispute resolution and regularly conducts proceedings before the Danish courts and arbitration tribunals, including the Danish Building and Construction Arbitration Board, and is a certified arbitrator.
Kristian is editor of the construction-law section in the Danish construction journal Tidsskrift for Bolig- og Byggeret (T:BB) and is a part-time lecturer in Construction Law at Aarhus University. In 2016, he was awarded a PhD from Aarhus University for a thesis on constructors’ extra works.
Kristian was previously a part of the defence in the historic impeachment trial against Inger Støjberg, former Danish minister for immigration and integration.
Partner, DLA Piper Denmark, since 2026
Partner, DAHL Law Firm PS, 2021-2026
Attorney, DAHL Law Firm PS, 2014-2020
Assistant Attorney, DAHL Law Firm PS, 2011-2014
Editor of the construction-law section in Tidsskrift for Bolig- og Byggeret, T:BB, (a Danish construction journal), since 2022
Part-time lecturer in Construction Law, Aarhus University, since 2020
Part-time lecturer in Property Law, Aarhus University, 2017-2022
Co-authored »A landlord’s legal position in the event of a tenant’s potential lack of procedural capacity« (published in Danish only), T:BB, a Danish construction journal, 2013.3
»Constructors’ extra works« (published in Danish only), 1st edition, Jurist- og Økonomforbundets Forlag, 2017, 334 pages
»Upcoming new rules on changes« (published in Danish only), T:BB, a Danish construction journal, 2018.368
»A final statement’s excluding effect« (published in Danish only), T:BB, a Danish construction journal, 2019.632
»VAT in construction projects« (published in Danish only), T:BB, a Danish construction journal, 2020.559
»Price increases on materials« (published in Danish only), T:BB, a Danish construction journal, 2022.623
»Unrequested extra works«, a contribution to the Commemorative publication to Hans Henrik Edlund (in Danish only), Karnov Group, 2024
»The Annotated Danish Interest Act« (published in Danish only), Djøf Forlag, 2025
Review: »The Annotated ABR 18« (published in Danish only), the Danish weekly law reports, 2021, p. 176, U.2021B.176
Review: »Technical consultancy services - ABR 18« (published in Danish only), the Danish weekly law reports, 2021, p. 177, U.2021B.177
Review: »The Annotated AB 18« (published in Danish only), the Danish weekly law reports, 2021, p. 78, U.2021B.78
Review: »Lasse Simonsen: Agreements for the construction and purchase of new homes – the Norwegian Act on construction projects for private clients« (published in Danish only), Tidsskrift for Rettsvitenskap, a Norwegian periodical for Nordic jurisprudence, (TfR 2023.252)