PHILIP

Philip has a considerable amount of experience and expertise in regard to defending clients in criminal matters. We assist our clients throughout the case, from the early phases until its final adjudication in the city court, High Court or the Supreme Court. Our work as defence attorneys typically involves:

• Legal counselling in connection with interrogations by the police;
• Establishing the defence strategy, including assessment of evidence and retaining assistance from external experts e.g. regarding questions of tax law or accounting matters;
• Assessment and analysis of the authorities’ investigations before the case goes to trial;
• Drafting of written briefs and oral pleadings, including cross-examination of witnesses.
• We defend clients in all types of cases - from simple traffic violations to cases concerning major financial crime, including in particular tax and VAT cases.

In addition, Philip has, within the recent years, advised clients in a number of cases regarding regulations on anti-corruption and anti-money-laundering. These regulations have had a growing influence, especially, in relation to real estate development projects and transactions in Asian and Eastern European countries. In cases with international aspects, we benefit from our membership in the worldwide network of law firms, the International Alliance of Law Firms.

All of our attorneys have considerable court room experience and are specialised in the cross-examination of witnesses, which often leads to the uncovering of factual circumstances of crucial importance to the outcome of the case. Furthermore, some of our attorneys have taught criminal procedure at Copenhagen University for a number of years. Through their academic work, they stay constantly updated on the latest developments in the area of criminal law.

As in civil litigation, we always attach the greatest importance to analysing and examining the facts of the matter when we represent clients in criminal cases. This applies to all cases regardless of their size or type. In regard to large and complex criminal cases, we often retain external experts with special knowledge of technical, scientific, fiscal or financial areas. Thus, regardless of whether the case concerns an alleged traffic violation or an alleged violation of tax laws, our clients can be sure that every single factual detail of the case will be thoroughly analysed by our attorneys to uncover potential weaknesses in the evidence and the charges.

Furthermore, we carry out a thorough legal analysis in every single criminal case, which we handle – not only in relation to the relevant provisions in the penal code, but also in relation to company law, competition law, IP law, tax law and many other legal areas that may be of importance to the case.