Lise Høy Falsner

Attorney-at-Law, Partner

Lise Høy Falsner is a partner in our Employment and Labour Law team.

Lise has extensive experience with regard to employment and labour law and advises private, public, and semi-public businesses, including advice on restructurings, redundancies, collective agreement interpretation, working time regulations, EU law regulations, anti-discrimination rules, etc.

Her vast experience with regard to litigation and arbitration proceedings makes Lise a much sought-after attorney to conduct cases involving employment and labour law cases before the Danish High Courts, the Danish Supreme Court, the Labour Court, the Civil Servants' Court, and before industrial arbitration tribunals.

Lise also gives advice with regard to public servants, including civil servants and civil service-type employees, conducts legal investigations regarding employee relations, and serves as arbitrator within employment and labour law.

Moreover, Lise has widespread teaching experience and is a popular lecturer with respect to courses and conferences on employment law.

Highlights

Since 1997 Lise has been involved in several cases of general public importance before the Danish Supreme Court and the Danish High Court as well as industrial arbitration proceedings concerning the legal status of public-sector employees on behalf of public authorities.

  • Local authority - represented a local authority in a case of general public importance concerning alleged ageism before the Danish Eastern High Court (2017)
  • Business Academies - represented a Danish business academy in a case about limitation of actions before the District Court and then before the Danish Eastern High Court (2017)
  • Vocational schools - represented several vocational schools in cases before the Danish Board of Equal Treatment, among others, about alleged violation of the Danish Act on Prohibition of Discrimination in the Labour Market (2015-2019)
  • The Danish Act on the Transfer of Undertakings and calls for tenders - a case before the Danish Eastern High Court about the liability of the contracting entity in connection with outsourcing (2016)
  • The Danish Supreme Court - a case before the Danish Supreme Court about equal treatment and the employer's access to employees' emails (2015)
  • The Danish Civil Servants' Court - cases about rules on the classification of civil servants (2015 and 2016)
  • University - represented universities in a case before the Danish High Court about the dismissal of an employee working under a supported employment arrangement (2018)
  • Private businesses - represented private businesses in a large number of legal proceedings and arbitration proceedings on employment law during the period 2011-2020

Ratings

  • Lise Høy Falsner is recommended as a "Global Leader" as regards Labour & Employment (2022+2023)

  • Lise Høy Falsner is recommended as regards Employment (2023)
  • Lise Høy Falsner is ranked as a leading individual as regards Employment.

    Lise Høy Falsner advances in the rankings following impressive plaudits. She advises on investigations and disputes into misconduct and discrimination issues, often handling cases at the Supreme Court. She also assists with restructuring and redundancy processes.

    "She is excellent."

    "She is very precise in her answers, works very fast and is very good at understanding what direction the client wants to go."

    "Lise Høy Falsner is outstanding." (2023)

  • Lise Høy Falsner has received a Client Choice Award for Denmark in the category Labour & Employment (2022)

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    Lise Høy Falsner is recommended as regards Employment (2021+2022) 

    "Lise Høy Falsner – we have very good cooperation, and she is very skilled, good listener, professional lawyer, straight forward at the same time she remembers that we are handling employees. Very flexible and fast responder" (2022)

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    Lise Høy Falsner is ranked as a leading individual as regards Employment.
     
    Lise Høy Falsner assists clients with discrimination cases, employment disputes, collective bargaining agreements and mass redundancies. Clients praise her "strong dedication to the customer" (2022) 
  • Lise Høy Falsner is listed as a recommended expert with respect to Labour & Employment (2020 + 2021)

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    Lise Høy Falsner is ranked as a leading individual as regards Employment.
     
    Lise Høy Falsner is ranked due to increased visibility in the Danish employment market, attracting particular praise for her litigation skills. She assists clients with employment disputes, collective bargaining agreements and mass redundancies (2021)
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    Lise Høy Falsner is recommended as regards Employment (2020)

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    Lise Høy Falsner is recommended as regards Employment (2019) 

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    Lise Høy Falsner is recommended as regards Employment.

    Under the joint leadership of "very skilled" Henriette Stakemann and "sharp and pragmatic" Lise Høy Falsner, Plesner handles the employment aspects of transactions, as well as incentive schemes, collective redundancies and terminations (2018) 

  • Lise Høy Falsner is listed as an expert with respect to Labour, Employment & Benefits (2017)

  • Lise Høy Falsner is listed as an expert with respect to Labour, Employment & Benefits - Labour & Employment (2016)

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