Areas of Practice

Through a close connection to the organisations within the fishing industry, participation in numerous transactions, and as adviser to great as well as small shipping companies in fishing ports all over the country, Morten is highly specialised in the legal issues within the Fishing Industry.

As a result of the capitalisation of fishing rights and a decade of significant reorganisation, the fishing industry is now challenged by political demands for interventions against quota concentration as well as closer regulations imposing heavy requirements in relation to diligent registration of ownership and financial relations in the industry.

In order to advice clients on transactions, successions and shareholders’ agreements etc. within the commercial fishing industry, it is absolutely essential to have updated and specialised knowledge of the background and the special rules applicable to commercial fishing companies, transfer of individually transferrable quotas (ITQs) and individual vessel quotas (IVQs), requirements for commercial fishermen, quota limitations, quota companies, quota pools as well as the continuous regulation and amendment thereof, and registration with the Danish Fisheries Agency’s Register of Fishing Vessels and the Danish Maritime Authorities’ Ship’s Register.

Morten is moreover engaged in insolvency law and has been appointed permanent trustee at the Bankruptcy Court in Herning. Through his work during the years as trustee in bankruptcy he has acquired a substantial theoretical and practical expertise within the insolvency law.

Educational Background

Morten graduated with a Master’s Degree in law from Copenhagen University in 1990 and was admitted to the bar in 1993, and he has the right to appear before the Danish High Courts. 

In 2013/14, Morten completed the CBS Executive Board Education consisting of 14 modules during a total of 16 days of education. He passed the final examination with distinction.