In September 2024, Guozun Law Firm’s Denmark Office was formally established in Copenhagen, the capital of the Kingdom of Denmark. This office is an important strategic layout within Guozun Law Firm’s global legal service system, and is the core cross-border service hub for its deep cultivation of the Nordic market and connection with the unified EU legal system. It can provide full-dimensional and professional legal service support for two-way cross-border economic and trade exchanges between China and Denmark, Nordic countries, and the EU region, as well as for the full-cycle compliant operation of market entities.
I. Basic Overview of the Office
Establishing entity: Guozun Law Firm
Official establishment date: September 2024
Permanent office address: Core business district, Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
National unified service hotline: 4006661890
Service positioning: The core cross-border service platform of Guozun covering the entire Nordic region and connecting with the EU legal system, focusing on the two-way core legal needs of Chinese-funded enterprises going to the Nordic region and Danish and EU enterprises developing in China, breaking through the barriers of cross-legal-system and cross-regional services between China and Denmark, and providing full-chain legal services from early-stage business planning and operational implementation to risk handling. It is the key pivot in Guozun’s global network connecting China with the Nordic-EU market.
Team qualifications: The core team is composed of senior local practicing lawyers in Denmark, cross-border lawyers with expertise in both Chinese and Danish legal systems, and EU special compliance experts. All members possess complete lawyer practice qualifications officially recognized by Denmark and the EU. Core members have an average practice experience of more than 10 years and are deeply proficient in Danish civil and commercial law and regulatory law, unified EU legislative rules, Nordic business practices, and judicial practice. At the same time, they have a deep understanding of the Chinese legal system and the core demands of Chinese-funded enterprises going abroad, can skillfully provide seamless legal services in Chinese, English, and Danish, and possess the capability to manage and implement complex cross-border legal projects throughout the entire process.
II. Core Scope of Legal Services
Guozun Denmark Office focuses on local Danish and EU-wide legal needs, achieving full coverage in civil and commercial matters and administrative compliance. Its core business sectors are clear and responsibilities are explicit. The specific services are as follows:
I. Full-Process Legal Services for Two-Way Cross-Border Investment and Mergers and Acquisitions Between China and Denmark
Full-process legal services for greenfield investment, equity or asset acquisitions, joint ventures and cooperation, and strategic investment projects by Chinese-funded enterprises in Denmark, Nordic countries, and the EU region, covering investment structure design, legal due diligence, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents, foreign investment filing and national security review response, closing execution, and post-investment compliance management.
Full-process legal services for Danish and EU enterprises investing in China, market access, industrial implementation, and joint ventures and cooperation, including Chinese market compliance assessment, investment structure planning, transaction implementation, and supporting legal services for daily operations.
Special services for EU cross-border merger control filings, response to concentration review, application and implementation of cross-border investment incentive policies, and foreign exchange and cross-border capital compliance arrangements.
Full-process legal services for cross-border asset restructuring, supporting investment and financing for cross-border listings, and cross-border projects involving private equity and venture capital.
II. EU-Wide Compliance and Corporate Risk Management Legal Services
Full-process compliance services under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, including the establishment of corporate data compliance systems, design of compliant solutions for cross-border data transfer, compliance audits of data processing activities, emergency handling of data security incidents, and response to investigations by EU data regulatory authorities.
Compliance services for EU and Danish export control and economic sanctions, including compliance system construction, transaction compliance screening, investigation of violation risks, and full-process services for regulatory investigations and enforcement response.
Services for EU anti-corruption and anti-commercial bribery compliance, establishment of anti-monopoly and anti-unfair competition compliance systems, internal compliance audits, fraud investigations, regulatory response, and compliance training.
Full-chain compliance services for cross-border trade, including special legal services relating to EU customs rules, rules of origin, product compliance and market access, and response to technical barriers to trade.
Full-process compliance internal control system construction, regular compliance review, and customized compliance training for corporate cross-border operations, comprehensively preventing legal risks in enterprises’ operations in Europe.
III. Full-Cycle Legal Services for Local Commercial Operations in Denmark
Full-process legal services for the establishment, alteration, deregistration, relocation, amendment of articles of association, and optimization of governance structure for all kinds of local market entities in Denmark.
Annual legal counsel services for enterprises, including drafting and review of daily commercial contracts, support for business negotiations, compliance assessment of operational decisions, and legal risk warning and handling.
Design of company equity structures, formulation of equity incentive plans, protection of shareholders’ rights and interests, compliance in partnership matters, and non-litigation resolution of internal corporate disputes.
Special legal services for enterprise liquidation, bankruptcy reorganization, and debt restructuring.
IV. Cross-Border Commercial Dispute Resolution and Crisis Handling Legal Services
Full-process representation in civil, commercial, and administrative litigation before Danish courts at all levels, as well as connection with and representation in judicial procedures involving the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Representation in international commercial arbitration and mediation cases, covering arbitration rules of major arbitration institutions in China, the EU, Stockholm, and other places, and providing full-process dispute resolution solutions.
Special agency services for the mutual recognition and enforcement of cross-border civil and commercial judgments and arbitral awards between China and Denmark and between China and Europe.
Full-process handling services for various types of cross-border commercial disputes, including cross-border contract disputes, investment disputes, trade disputes, intellectual property disputes, and financial disputes.
Emergency handling, legal support, and supporting legal services for crisis public relations in corporate cross-border emergencies, regulatory investigations, and business crises.
V. Full-Chain Legal Services for Intellectual Property and Technological Innovation
Services for the application, registration, filing, rights maintenance, and global layout planning of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, geographical indications, and integrated circuit layout designs in Denmark, the EU, and worldwide.
Full-process legal services for cross-border intellectual property infringement investigations, administrative complaints, rights protection litigation, dispute negotiations, and dispute resolution.
Full-process compliance services, document drafting, and business negotiation support for technology transactions such as technology import and export, technology licensing and transfer, joint research and development, and industry-university-research cooperation.
Full-life-cycle intellectual property protection and compliance services for cross-border research and development, commercialization of achievements, and commercial operations of Nordic technology enterprises and Chinese-funded technology enterprises.
Special intellectual property compliance and risk prevention services in frontier areas such as digital economy, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, and high-end manufacturing.
VI. Full-Process Compliance Legal Services for Cross-Border Employment and Human Resources
Full-process compliance services for local employment in Denmark, including the drafting and compliant revision of labor contracts, employee handbooks, and rules and regulations, as well as compliant design of salary and benefits, working hours and leave, non-competition restrictions, and equity incentive plans.
Legal arrangements for expatriate employees of Chinese-funded enterprises and cross-border employment, work permit support, social insurance compliance, and risk prevention services for cross-border employment.
Compliant operation and risk prevention for economic layoffs, employee dismissal, and termination of labor contracts, as well as full-process representation in mediation, arbitration, and litigation of labor disputes.
Adaptation to Danish trade union rules, compliance in collective bargaining, prevention of employment discrimination risks, and services for the construction of corporate human resources compliance systems and special training.
VII. Taxation, ESG, and Sustainable Development Compliance Legal Services
Special services for local tax compliance in Denmark, application of the China-Denmark tax treaty, cross-border investment tax planning, transfer pricing compliance, and prevention of cross-border tax risks.
Services for response to tax inspections, tax dispute resolution, tax administrative reconsideration, and litigation representation.
Full-process compliance services relating to the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, EU carbon neutrality-related rules, and Danish environmental protection regulations, including the construction of corporate ESG management systems, compliance in sustainable development reporting, and support for green investment and low-carbon transition compliance.
Special services relating to EU environmental regulation, climate-related information disclosure, and ESG compliance in the supply chain, helping enterprises adapt to the strict sustainable development regulatory requirements in the Nordic region.
VIII. Special Legal Services for Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Energy Projects
Full-process legal services for local real estate investment in Denmark, acquisition of land use rights, real estate transactions, leasing, mortgages, and property management.
Full-process services for compliance in bidding and tendering of construction projects, drafting and negotiation of construction contracts, engineering claims and counterclaims, and resolution of construction project disputes.
Full-cycle legal services for engineering projects such as EPC and PPP, covering municipal, transportation, water conservancy, new energy, and various other infrastructure projects.
Full-process special legal services for the development, investment, construction, and operation of clean energy and renewable energy projects in Denmark and the Nordic region, including wind power, hydrogen energy, biomass energy, and photovoltaics.
IX. Financial and Cross-Border Capital Market Legal Services
Compliance design and full-process legal services for cross-border credit financing, cross-border guarantees, financial leasing, and commercial factoring.
Full-process legal services for the cross-border establishment, investment, management, and exit of private equity funds, including supporting legal services for two-way private investment and financing projects between China and Denmark.
Special legal services for domestic and overseas listings, bond issuance, asset restructuring, and refinancing of enterprises.
Compliance and risk prevention services for cross-border financial regulation, fintech compliance, and emerging financial business models.
X. Legal Services for Cross-Border Personal Status, Family Matters, and Wealth
Full-process agency and compliance legal services for business visas, work permits, residence permits, and permanent residence applications, covering the related needs of corporate executives, technical personnel, and accompanying family members.
Compliance handling, dispute mediation, and litigation representation services for family law matters such as cross-border marriage, foreign-related inheritance, and parent-child relationships.
Special legal services for cross-border personal wealth management, establishment of family trusts, compliance in global asset allocation, cross-border estate planning, and family wealth inheritance.
Compliance review and full-process legal support for personal cross-border investment and immigration-related matters.
XI. Customized Special Legal Services for Key Industries
In combination with the industrial advantages and cross-border investment hotspots of Denmark and the Nordic region, customized and vertical special legal services are provided for clients in different industries, with core coverage of:
Clean energy and renewable energy industries, including wind power, hydrogen energy, biomass energy, and green environmental protection
Life sciences and healthcare industries, including pharmaceutical research and development, medical devices, clinical trials, and biomedicine
Food, agriculture, and dairy industries, including cross-border food trade, agricultural investment, food safety compliance, and dairy industry cooperation
High-end equipment and advanced manufacturing industries, as well as digital economy and information technology industries
Shipping and logistics, cultural and creative design, cultural tourism and hotels, and cross-border e-commerce and other key industries
III. Core Service Advantages and Capabilities
Full-qualification local practice capability in Denmark:
All members of the team possess lawyer practice qualifications officially recognized by Denmark and the EU. They have cultivated the local Danish legal services market for many years, deeply understand the Danish legislative system, judicial practice, regulatory policies, and unified EU legal rules, and are able to seamlessly undertake local Danish legal matters of all fields and throughout the entire process, providing clients with compliant legal services fully adapted to local regulatory requirements.
Two-way service capability across the legal systems of China, Denmark, and the EU:
The core team possesses professional service capability in Chinese law, Danish law, and EU law. It deeply understands the core pain points and business demands of Chinese-funded enterprises going to the Nordic region, and at the same time is familiar with the core demands of Danish and EU enterprises developing in China. It can precisely break through the service barriers across legal systems and regions and provide seamless two-way cross-border legal services.
Integrated coordination capability of the global network:
Relying on Guozun Law Firm’s integrated legal service network covering the world’s major economies, it can quickly coordinate with the China headquarters and all global branches, achieving business coordination across multiple legal jurisdictions and countries, and providing full-cycle and comprehensive legal service support for clients’ global business layout.
Deep industry-adaptive customized service capability:
The team focuses deeply on Denmark and the Nordic region’s advantageous industries and has accumulated rich industry legal service experience. It can provide vertical and customized special legal solutions according to the personalized needs of clients in different industries, precisely adapting to industry regulatory requirements and business development needs.
IV. Significance of the Establishment and Future Development Direction
The formal establishment of Guozun Denmark Office is an important milestone in Guozun Law Firm’s global strategic layout. It further improves Guozun’s legal service network in Europe, fills its service gap in the core Nordic market, and builds a professional channel for cross-border legal services connecting China with Denmark, the Nordic region, and the EU market.
At present, bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and Denmark continues to deepen, and economic, trade, and industrial cooperation between China and the EU continues to upgrade. The two-way demand of Chinese-funded enterprises going to the Nordic region to seek development opportunities, and Danish and EU enterprises deeply cultivating the Chinese market, continues to rise, and the corresponding demand for cross-border legal services is increasingly strong. In the future, Guozun Denmark Office will always uphold the professional philosophy of professionalism, rigor, integrity, and efficiency, continue to deeply cultivate the Danish and Nordic legal service market, continuously improve professional capabilities, expand service boundaries, deeply integrate local resources and global network advantages, provide more professional, more comprehensive, and more demand-oriented legal services for Chinese and foreign market entities of all kinds, fully escort the global development of Chinese-funded enterprises, and help achieve higher-quality development in China-Denmark and China-Europe bilateral economic and trade cooperation.