Casper Gammelgaard, Supreme Court Attorney, Managing Partner, FCIArb
Østre Havnegade 12, DK-9000 Aalborg
Direct tel.: +45 7221 1688
Mobile: +45 5199 9039
E-mail: cga@70151000.dk
www.linkedin.com/in/casper-gammelgaard/
Professional profile
Extensive experience in assisting and advising business enterprises, ranging from industrial groups and publicly quoted companies to small and medium-sized enterprises, both Danish and foreign. In addition, the client base includes municipalities, public institutions, foundations, associations and financial institu-tions.
§ Dispute Resolution – Extensive experience in participating in legal actions and arbitration proceedings relating to construction work, international contracts and commercial disputes in general. Acted as both council for parties and as arbitrator (both in ad hoc arbitrations and institutional arbitrations and both as party appointed arbitrator, nominated arbitrator by an institute and as chairman of the arbitral tribunal).
Personally covered more than 150 litigation or arbitration cases, which have been administered by the following institutions:
- The Danish Arbitration Board for Building and Construction.
- The Danish Institute of Arbitration.
- Ad hoc established arbitration tribunals.
- The International Court of Arbitration (ICC Paris).
- London Court of Arbitration (LCIA).
- The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
§ International Contracts – Over 20 years’ experience in handling major construction assignments and international contracts, e.g. in connection with contract drafting and conflict management. Having assisted multiple clients, among other things, in connection with the following projects:
- Supply of transformer and ancillary electrical installations, including wiring work to several projects in Central and South America.
- Establishment of airports in Bangladesh and Mozambique.
- Design and planning of infrastructure in connection with power grids in the Maldives and Mauritius.
- Supplies of machinery for Saudi Arabia.
- Shipyard contracts and supplies of vessels for China, South Korea, Iran, and a number of European countries.
§ Energy, Gas and Oil – Having assisted both Danish and foreign companies with considerable activities within the energy and wind sector (both on and off-shore). The assistance being aimed at suppliers as well as operators, public authorities and investors. The following are examples of such projects:
- Foundations, transformer stations, electrical installations for off-shore wind farms located in both Danish and foreign waters with corresponding O&M contracts.
- Setting up joint ventures with local partners in numerous countries including in Taiwan, USA and Japan
- Establishment of power stations in Tanzania and Iraq.
- Establishment of gas supplies in El Salvador.
- Conflict management due to serial defects in a wind turbine produced in more than 5,000 units.
§ Construction Law – The client base comprises public authorities (both municipal, regional and governmental), owners, contractors, suppliers, project developers, consultants, insurance companies, and others. The assistance has been aimed at a wide range of contracts – from project development, drafting of tenders, contract drafting, establishment of guarantees and securities on to counselling during the implementation of contracts and any subsequently related disputes; e.g.:
- Establishment of the Copenhagen Metro.
- Building of harbours, bridges, and oil rigs.
- Building of public institutions in Greenland.
- Building of production facilities among other things in Germany, Poland, China, England and the U.S.
- Attorney to the owners in connection with the building of Musikkens Hus (concert hall), Nordkraft (entertainment center) and renovation of both Læsø Museum and Skagens Museum.
- Regular attorney to a developer, who has built for more than DKK 3 bn during the past years.
- Regular attorney to a construction contractor, who has built for more than DKK 2 bn during the past years
- Attorney to the North Denmark Region in connection with the building of the university hospital in Aalborg (+ 170,000 square metres with a capital sum in excess of DKK 4.5 bn)
§ General Commercial Consultancy Services – Primarily within the above areas but also counselling on areas of commercial lease law, company law and real estate.
Memberships
- Delegate for Denmark, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Commission on Arbitration and ADR
- The Danish Arbitration Association
- The Danish Society for Construction and Consulting Law
- The Danish Building Association
- The International Bar Association (IBA)
- The Danish Marine and Offshore Group
- Vice-Chairman, European Branch Committee Member and Fellow (FCIArb), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London)
- CEAC Chinese European Arbitration Centre, Hamburg
Education
2024 Diploma Course for International Arbitrators, SCC Arbitration Institute / Swedish Arbitration Association
2023 Executive Management Program, INSEAD and Scandinavian Executive
2019 Admitted as Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (CIArb)
2014 FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) Certified lawyer
2014 Right to appear before the Danish Supreme Court
2013 Certified arbitrator by The Danish Institute of Arbitration & The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
2008 Right to appear before the Danish High Court
2008 Admission to practice law
2005 Master’s degree in law studies, The Faculty of Law at Aarhus University
2005 Supplementary studies at the Aarhus School of Business (cand.merc.jur.), Aarhus
2003 – 2004 Supplementary studies at the Faculty of Business and Law, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
1999 Commencement of law studies at The Faculty of Law, Aarhus University
2025 Managing Partner, HjulmandKaptain Law Firm
2024 Vice-Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), European Branch
2024 Delegate, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Commission on Arbitration and ADR for 2024-2027 mandate by ICC Danmark.
2016 Appointed as a permanent member of The CADR International Arbitrations & Mediators (The Center for Arbitration & Dispute Resolution CADR)
2015 Equity Partner, HjulmandKaptain Law Firm
2015 Member of the Danish Court of Appeals (appointed by the Danish Bar Association).
2014 Appointed by the Danish magazine “Berlingske Business” as one of Denmark’s 100 top talented persons.
2012 – 2015 Associate Partner, HjulmandKaptain Law Firm
2012 – 2022 Associate professor of Danish and International Arbitration Law at The Faculty of Law, Aalborg University
2010 – 2012 Attorney, HjulmandKaptain Law Firm
2008 – 2010 Attorney, LETT Law Firm, Copenhagen
2006 – 2008 Assistant attorney, LETT Law Firm, Copenhagen