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Andreas OxholmAttorney-at-Law (L)
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Profile

Andreas Oxholm joined Hafnia Law Firm in 2016 as an assistant attorney and became an attorney-at-law in 2019. The same year, in 2019, Andreas obtained right of audience before the High Courts of Denmark.

Andreas obtained his Master of Laws degree from the University of Copenhagen in 2016. Andreas completed an LL.M. at New York University in 2021 in “International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration”.

The main area of Andreas’ expertise is insurance and litigation, and Andreas regularly takes instructions from insurance companies including numerous marine insurers on both recovery and cover matters. His expertise covers professional and product liability insurance, operational all risk policies, property insurance, management liability as well as marine cargo and marine casualty insurance.

In addition, Andreas has extensive experience in maritime liability matters, including collision matters, cargo insurance matters, shipyard liability as well as limitation funds and also takes instructions from bunker companies and ship suppliers with respect to collection matters as well as contract work. Andreas further advises shipowners on newbuild-contracts as well as sale and purchase of vessels and other transactional work. He also regularly advises clients on the new EU ETS issues and is a co-author on a book regarding decarbonisation of shipping.

Finally, Andreas is a skilled and experienced litigator, and regularly represent both insurance companies as well as companies in commercial disputes before the Danish Courts. He further has experience with international commercial arbitration including LMAA-arbitration.

In 2024 Andreas was awarded “Rising Star” within Shipping and Transport by Legal 500.

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Practice Areas
  • Insurance litigation

  • Dispute resolution, arbitration and litigation

  • Professional and product liability insurance

  • All-risk insurance (including CAR-insurance)

  • Property insurance

  • Management liability

  • Marine cargo and marine casualty

  • Green shipping and decarbonization

  • Ship arrests and maritime enforcement,

  • Bunker contracts and commercial shipping and ship-supply contracts

  • Ports and port operators

  • Ship sale and purchase and newbuild-projects

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Positions of Trust
  • Copenhagen Young Lawyers Association (member of the board)

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Memberships
  • The Danish Bar and Law Society

  • The Danish Branch of Comité Maritime International (CMI)

  • The Danish Branch of Young CMI

  • Copenhagen Young Lawyers Association

  • Young Arbitrators Copenhagen

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Languages
  • Danish and the other Scandinavian languages

  • English

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Experience and Education
  • 2019- : Attorney-at-Law, Hafnia Law Firm

  • 2019: Admitted audience before the High Courts

  • 2016-2019: Assistant Attorney, Hafnia Law Firm

  • 2014-2018: Pro Bono Counsel, Copenhagen Legal Aid

  • 2017-2017: Secondee, ENSafrica

  • 2014-2014: Stagiaire, the Danish Permanent Representation at NATO

  • 2012-2015: Law Student, Bech-Bruun

  • 2010-2012: Assistant to Member of Parliament, the Danish Parliament

  • 2021: LL.M. in “International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration", New York University

  • 2015: Cand.jur. (Master of Laws), University of Copenhagen

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Andreas OxholmAttorney-at-Law (L)
01 Profile

Andreas Oxholm joined Hafnia Law Firm in 2016 as an assistant attorney and became an attorney-at-law in 2019. The same year, in 2019, Andreas obtained right of audience before the High Courts of Denmark.

Andreas obtained his Master of Laws degree from the University of Copenhagen in 2016. Andreas completed an LL.M. at New York University in 2021 in “International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration”.

The main area of Andreas’ expertise is insurance and litigation, and Andreas regularly takes instructions from insurance companies including numerous marine insurers on both recovery and cover matters. His expertise covers professional and product liability insurance, operational all risk policies, property insurance, management liability as well as marine cargo and marine casualty insurance.

In addition, Andreas has extensive experience in maritime liability matters, including collision matters, cargo insurance matters, shipyard liability as well as limitation funds and also takes instructions from bunker companies and ship suppliers with respect to collection matters as well as contract work. Andreas further advises shipowners on newbuild-contracts as well as sale and purchase of vessels and other transactional work. He also regularly advises clients on the new EU ETS issues and is a co-author on a book regarding decarbonisation of shipping.

Finally, Andreas is a skilled and experienced litigator, and regularly represent both insurance companies as well as companies in commercial disputes before the Danish Courts. He further has experience with international commercial arbitration including LMAA-arbitration.

In 2024 Andreas was awarded “Rising Star” within Shipping and Transport by Legal 500.

02 Practice Areas
  • Insurance litigation

  • Dispute resolution, arbitration and litigation

  • Professional and product liability insurance

  • All-risk insurance (including CAR-insurance)

  • Property insurance

  • Management liability

  • Marine cargo and marine casualty

  • Green shipping and decarbonization

  • Ship arrests and maritime enforcement,

  • Bunker contracts and commercial shipping and ship-supply contracts

  • Ports and port operators

  • Ship sale and purchase and newbuild-projects

03 Positions of Trust
  • Copenhagen Young Lawyers Association (member of the board)

04 Memberships
  • The Danish Bar and Law Society

  • The Danish Branch of Comité Maritime International (CMI)

  • The Danish Branch of Young CMI

  • Copenhagen Young Lawyers Association

  • Young Arbitrators Copenhagen

05 Languages
  • Danish and the other Scandinavian languages

  • English

06 Experience and Education
  • 2019- : Attorney-at-Law, Hafnia Law Firm

  • 2019: Admitted audience before the High Courts

  • 2016-2019: Assistant Attorney, Hafnia Law Firm

  • 2014-2018: Pro Bono Counsel, Copenhagen Legal Aid

  • 2017-2017: Secondee, ENSafrica

  • 2014-2014: Stagiaire, the Danish Permanent Representation at NATO

  • 2012-2015: Law Student, Bech-Bruun

  • 2010-2012: Assistant to Member of Parliament, the Danish Parliament

  • 2021: LL.M. in “International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration", New York University

  • 2015: Cand.jur. (Master of Laws), University of Copenhagen

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