Henrik Thal Jantzen joined Hafnia as partner in 2018. Being a partner of Kromann Reumert since 1993 and head of the law office’s shipping and transportation group for more than 20 years, he holds a remarkable experience within that area.

The maritime and transportation work includes i.a. cargo recovery, marine insurance disputes, freight forwarding and logistics issues and marine casualty.
In addition, Henrik has a substantial experience in general commercial insurance matter, including disputes in relation to construction and operational all risk policies, property risk and other commercial risk insurance.
With his experience in maritime matters, Henrik has been appointed as trusted advisor in various marine related matters, including

• President of the Danish Maritime Law Society 2009-2019

• Appointed by Confederation of Danish Enterprise (Dansk Erhverv) and Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise in connection with the revision of the Nordic Freight Forwarding Standard Terms in 2000 and 2015

• Appointed by Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri) in the period 2000-2024 as a member of Danish Maritime Law Committee (Sølovsudvalget)

• Assisted Danish Insurance Association (Forsikring & Pension) in 2017 in the revision of standard cargo insurance terms

• Danish constituting member of the board of the Nordic Arbitration Institute in 2017-2019

Henrik is furthermore a highly experienced commercial litigator and has conducted several landmark financial and maritime cases before the Danish Supreme Court. He has been a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association since 1991. He has acted as counsel and arbitrators in a number of arbitration proceedings.

• Cargo claims, freight forwarding disputes and marine casualties

• Commercial and property insurance

• Shipyard disputes

• Marine and transportation insurance

• Arrests of vessels and ITF conflicts

• Product liability, professional liability and tort law

• General commercial litigation and arbitration

• Since 2006: Board Member of Krøll Cranes A/S

• Since 2016: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Danish shipping company Falcon Maritime Group A/S

• Since 2019: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Müller Gas Equipment A/S

• Since 2018: Member of the constituting board of Nordic Arbitration

• Since 1998: Titulary Member of Comité Maritime International

• Since 2015: Board member and administrator of the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Foundation

• Since 2021: Board member of the Museum Odense

• 2002-2024: Member of Sølovsudvalget (Danish Maritime Law Committee)

• 2009-2019: President of Danish MLA/CMI

• Board member and administrator of the Finn Jensen and Kirsten Finn-Jensen’s Foundation

• Board member and administrator of the Kaj and Allis Bunch-Jensen Foundation

• Member of the International Bar Association

• Member of the Danish Supreme Court Bar Association (Højesteretsskranken)

• Member of a Danish professional group for tort and insurance law

• Titulary Member of the Comité Maritime Internationale (CMI)

• Transportforsikring (Transport Insurance), Forsikringshøjskolens Forlag, 2nd edition 2011

• Contributing editor of Lamont-Black and Thomas, Current issues in freight forwarding: law and logistic, 2017

• Cargo Insurance – risk and coverage, The Danish Maritime Law Association 150 year

• Insurance & Reinsurance 2024, Chambers and Partners, Co-editor

• Danish and the other Scandinavian languages

• English

• 2018-: Partner, Hafnia Law Firm

• 1983-2018: Employed with Kromann Reumert, from 1993 as partner

• 1991: Admitted to the Supreme Court

• 1986: Admitted to practice law

• 1983: Master of Laws (cand.jur.) from the University of Copenhagen