Christian Th. Kjølbye
advokat, partner, LL.M.
advokat, partner, LL.M.
Christian Th. Kjølbye er partner i vores team for Dispute Resolution.
Christians track record omfatter flere af de allerstørste virksomhedstransaktioner i Danmark. Christian har desuden en dyb sektorspecialisering bl.a. inden for telekommunikation, IT/rådgivningsvirksomheder, logistikvirksomheder og food/beverage segmentet. Han rådgiver klienter om overtagelsestilbud og ledelses- og governance-forhold.
Christian er en af landets førende rådgivere inden for fondsret. Han rådgiver en række af de største erhvervsdrivende fonde i Danmark om strategiske forhold til fondens erhvervsvirksomheder og rådgivning om fondens formål bl.a. i forhold til uddelinger, governance og formålsændringer mv.
Desuden er han bestyrelsesformand og bestyrelsesmedlem i en række fondsbestyrelser. Christian sad som sagkyndigt medlem af Erhvervsfondsudvalget i 2012 og var med til at udarbejde forarbejderne til Lov om Erhvervsdrivende Fonde.
Derudover er Christian særdeles erfaren inden for voldgift. Christian har ført en række betydende internationale voldgiftssager vedrørende M&A garantikrav, loyal oplysningspligt og andre transaktionsrelaterede tvister med en høj grad af kompleksitet, ekspertvidner mv. Christian har desuden medvirket som voldgiftsdommer og voldgiftsformand i en række danske og internationale voldgiftssager.
Christian har en LL.M fra New York University og underviser og holder foredrag om selskabs- og fondsretlige emner.
Christian Th. Kjølbye has been inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A. He is recommended as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A (2023)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is ranked as a Senior Statesman as regards Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
Senior statesman Christian Kjølbye is noted for his longstanding experience in the field. He offers strategic advice on cross-border M&A deals (2022+2023)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is listed as a Leading Lawyer (Highly Regarded) as regards Capital Markets: Equity and M&A (2019+2020+2021+2021/2022+2022)
Christian Th. Kjølbye has been inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A. He is recommended as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A (2022)
Christian Th. Kjølbye has been inducted into the Legal 500 Hall of Fame as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A. He is recommended as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A (2021)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is ranked as a Senior Statesman as regards Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
Christian Kjølbye is noted for his longstanding experience in the field. He advises clients on cross-border M&A deals (2021)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is recommended and listed as a leading individual (Hall of Fame) as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A (2020)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is ranked as a leading individual as regards Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
Christian Kjølbye assists clients with acquisitions and divestments. He is recognised as a "skilled and experienced" lawyer in M&A transactions. He advises public sector clients and energy companies (2020)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is listed as a leading individual as regards Commercial, Corporate and M&A. Further, Christian Th. Kjølbye is recommended as regards Telecoms.
Christian Th. Kjølbye "stands out as a very capable lawyer" with "a great insight into legal issues" and "a friendly, understanding and hardworking attitude" (2019)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is ranked as a leading individual as regards Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
Christian Th. Kjølbye has a strong track record in the corporate/M&A field. He has experience advising on transactions and commercial agreements (2019)
Christian Th. Kjølbye has in January 2018 been inducted into the Legal 500's Hall of Fame for his continuous excellence within the practice area: Commercial, Corporate and M&A. Before 2018, the Hall of Fame only featured leading lawyers from the US.
The Legal 500 Hall of Fame highlights individuals who have received constant praise by the clients for continued excellence. The Hall of Fame highlights, to clients, the law firm partners, who are at the pinnacle of the profession. In EMEA, the criteria for entry is to have been recognised by The Legal 500 as one of the elite leading lawyers for seven consecutive years.
Christian Th. Kjølbye is ranked as a leading individual (Band 1) as regards Corporate/M&A by Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
According to clients, Christian Th. Kjølbye is very "efficient, both in his approach to the process as well as in his advice". He has noteworthy expertise in acting for clients on mergers and structured sales processes and recently led the firm's work on a significant corporate transaction in the Danish media sector (2018)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is ranked as a leading individual (Band 1) as regards Corporate/M&A by both Chambers Global and Chambers Europe.
Christian Th. Kjølbye remains a leading figure for Danish M&A transactions, while also advising high-profile clients on complex multi-jurisdictional mandates (2016)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is listed as a leading individual as regards Mergers & Acquisitions (2016)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is listed as an expert with respect to Corporate - Merger & Acquisition.
Christian Th. Kjølbye is listed as an expert with respect to Telecommunications Media & Technology - Telecoms and Media (2016)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is recommended as regards Energy.
Christian Th. Kjølbye is listed as a leading individual as regards Mergers & Acquisitions.
Christian Th. Kjølbye is recommended as regards Capital Markets (2015)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is listed as a Leading Lawyer as regards M&A as well as Equity Capital Markets (2015)
Christian Th. Kjølbye is listed as a leading individual as regards Mergers and Acquisitions in the Banking, Finance and Transactional Law (2015)